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Your favorite dessert bread now made with less sugar and fat, and you won’t taste the difference! This Skinny Banana Bread recipe will be your new go-to!
Skinny Banana Bread Recipe
I was skeptical. I have a banana bread recipe I’m obsessed with. It’s better than Starbucks’ and when I make it with walnuts its better than any cake on the block! I don’t brag about many things, but that recipe will blow you away! But with the new year, I wanted to make some Skinny Banana Bread with the brown bananas on my counter calling my name. So I made this low fat and low sugar recipe! I wasshocked by how good it was! I mean, I guess it makes sense because the bananas keep the bread from getting dry.
Low Sugar Healthy Banana Bread
This recipe doesn’t have much sugar in it. Usually banana bread has a ton, but I scaled it way back to keep it as healthy as possible. You won’t notice the fat being gone but you will notice it’s less sweet. It didn’t bother me at all but if you ever want some more sweetness after you bake it you can add a drizzle of honey! I liked the less sweet version because I had a slice of banana bread and some greek yogurt for breakfast and it was a great way to start out my day. Usually I eat banana bread and feel a little guilty…like I’m eating cake! But this Skinny Banana Bread is guilt free!
Tips for Making the Best Banana Bread
As with any quick bread, the number one tip is to not over mix! If a recipe ever calls to add in chocolate chips, nuts, blueberries or anything at the end, always add it in before you’re finished mixing in the previous ingredient. For example, don’t wait to completely mix in your dry ingredients with your wet and then add in your walnuts and stir them in… that makes for more mixing than you need! Add in the walnuts when the dry ingredients are 75% mixed in! The more you stir, the tougher your bread will be, that’s why recipes and us bloggers always warn you about over mixing.
My next tip is about the bananas… make sure you’re ripe! The flavor changes as they ripen and those yellow peels with the brown marks make for the sweetest banana bread! If I have some bananas and I know I want to make bread in a few days, I’ll place them in brown paper bags to help speed up the process!
I switch back and forth from using my standard loaf panto using one that’s a few inches smaller.
I hope you enjoy my Skinny Banana Bread as much as I did! It’s a healthier version of one of my favorite things to make and I looooooved eating it. Though my husband stole the last 2 slices!! I guess I’ll just have to make some more…
4.67 from 21 votes
Skinny Banana Bread (Low Sugar + Low Fat)
Ingredients
- 3ripe bananasmedium-large
- 1egg
- 1Tbsp.vanilla extract
- 3Tbsp.brown sugar
- 3Tbsp.granulated sugar
- 1 1/2C.flourAP or whole wheat
- 1tsp.baking soda
- 1tsp.baking powder
- 1/2tsp.salt
- 3Tbsp.buttermelted
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a loaf pan (9x5 or 8x4) by greasing it or lining it with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl add bananas and use a fork to mash well.
3. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Stir well.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients into the wet slowly as you stir. Before the two are incorporated add in melted butter. Stir just until barely combined, DO NOT OVER MIX.
6. Pour into pan and bake for 30-45 minutes or until an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean.
7. Serve warn or cooled. As with any banana bread/cake, it always tastes better the next day! Store in an airtight container.
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Beverly saysSounds delish…..the bananas, any idea how much the three called for equal in cups?
Thanks Lizzy!Reply
- Lizzy Mae Early says
The three bananas is about 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 cups mashed!
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- Tee says
Worst bread I ever made! Terrible!
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- Charlotte Prow says
My husband made this banana bread for me tonight and it is just delicious. It is plenty sweet and oh so moist. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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- Lizzy Mae Early says
It really is a great recipe! All the flavor but not too many calories! Thanks for coming back and sharing!
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- Lynn says
Hi Lizzy! This bread is SO good! I have made it multiple times (although it never looks like your photo) Any idea what the nutritional value would be for a slice? (Calories, fat, sugar, etc…) Thank you in advance for your help! Love your site and have made SO many things!
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- Lizzy Mae Early says
I don’t know, but there are sites where you can add in all the info and give it a serving size and it will spit out all the info for you! Try that!
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- Pat Boothe says
I very much would like the natrutional information on this reciept including the number of servings per reciept. I watch my coloric intake and my husbands calories and sodium intake ( he has conjestive heart failure) so the nutrional information is very important.
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- Cora says
Hey, I know I’m a little late, but I logged everything from the recipe into a nutritional calculator online and, assuming that this makes 10 slices, each slice should be around 175-190 calories depending on the ingredients, banana size, etc. that you use.
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- cheryl says
Any idea what calories are per slice? Thanks
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- annest says
This skinny banana is so good! My grandkids were here so I added 1 half cup walnuts and put a little glaze on top, Just a couple tablespoons of powered sugar and about a tablespoon of vanilla.
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- Fiona says
I would appreciate the nutritional breakdown on your cake. It looks lovely!
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- John says
30-45 minutes is not long enough! at least 50-60Reply
- Lizzy Mae Early says
It may just depend on your baking pan too! Sometimes those can make a real difference in bake time!
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- Linda Voris says
Did some quick math, the total calories (rough estimate) for the whole loaf is around 1700 calories, 3 bananas- 300 cal, 1 egg – 72 cal, 3 T Br Sugar – 156 cal, 3 T Sugar 180 cal, 1 1/2 C Flour – 680 cal, 3 T Butter – 306 cal, 1T vanilla – 36 cal, Soda – 0 cal, powder – 2 cal . If you get 10 slices from the loaf, approx 170 cal. Correct me if I am wrong, Going to try to make this right now
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- Linda Voris says
If you add walnuts to the mix, figure 190 calories for 1/4 cup of nuts, making the total calories 1890 for the whole loaf.
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- Ruth says
Glad no added sodium. I too have to be careful.
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- Jacqueline says
Thanks for nutritional values, then we can make better choices
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- Linda Voris says
Okay, I made it, and it turned out great! Very good taste, raised beautifully, used the walnuts, guessing around 150 calories per slice because I should get about 12 slices (thin) Thank you!Reply
- Colleen says
Great but use more bananas very moistReply
- Millie says
I am sure I did something wrong as my bread came out doughy and tasted doughy. The bananas were black and I used unbleached flour. Could that have been the problem? I didn’t think I over mixed it, but maybe I did??Reply
- Faith says
This was great! I love my traditional recipe, but it is very greasy and sweet. This was just right for breakfast and didn’t leave me feeling heavy. I subbed 3 tbsp baking powder (total) for the baking soda, and it worked perfectly. Next time, I will probably add an extra banana!
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- Tracy Price says
Super easy! I added some quartered grapes. I can’t believe how good it tastes. We don’t even miss all the added sugar a regular recipe calls for!
TracyReply
- Cheryl Prevost says
Delicious recipe. I substituted Swerve granulated and brown sugar for zero sugar calories.
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- Susan says
Can i sub. applesauce for the butter
It works in other receipesReply
- Laila says
I love this recipe so much I use it every time I have banana bread it’s it’s healthier than a normal recipe but it still tastes better!! I told everyone to use this recipe, and it’s soo good if you add chocolate chunks ,Thankyou xxReply
- Sherry-Anne Richard says
The best banana bread I’ve made and tried! Thank you for sharing your recipe with me. Look forward to trying more of your low fat low sugar recipes.
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- Laurel says
I can’t find the nutrition information. How many calories
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- pavithren says
Thanks for the recipe. May I know what can be a vegetarian substitute for egg?
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- Otok says
Great banana bread recipe. The family loved it!Reply
- Bengt says
I’ve been looking for a banana bread recipe for years, that tastes like my American grandma’s recipe back in 1977. But they are all either horrendously sweet, too fat or have a bunch of stuff in them that don’t belong in a banana bread. I tried yours the day before yesterday and, BINGO! It’s exactly as I remember it! She stored hers on the countertop, just turned over onto a cutting board with the pan over it and with a bread knife on top. And when it was gone, she’d whip up a new one. And mine’s gone already! It really is that good! 😋Reply
- Sue says
How many calories are in each slice please ?
Thank youReply
- Lillian says
The recipe I use I changed out oil and used vanilla Greek yogurt and egg whites instead of whole eggs and I figured up I cut over 1000 calories off the recipe …… I need to try this recipe!!!
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- Ella says
This is an amazing recipe, instead of using butter I used yogurt and substituted the sugars for 3 tbsp of stevia. I also used oats in a blender and mixed it up for flour. This is the best banana bread I have ever tasted!!Only 37 minutes in the oven.Reply
- Pam Meredith says
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: slices
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories165
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.2g5%
Saturated Fat 2.4g12%
Cholesterol 26mg9%
Sodium 275mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 29.1g11%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g5%
Total Sugars 10.8g
Protein 2.9g
Vitamin D 4mcg20%
Calcium 32mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
Potassium 210mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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- Pam Meredith says
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: slices
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories137
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.5g4%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 228mg10%
Total Carbohydrate 24.3g9%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g4%
Total Sugars 9g
Protein 2.4g
Vitamin D 3mcg16%
Calcium 27mg2%
Iron 1mg5%
Potassium 175mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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- Sarah-Jane Clarke says
I was going to make this but it’s got sugar in it! So it’s not low sugar, as described after all. I would put granulated sweetener in but don’t know if it would affect the texture
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- Sherry says
This banana bread is wonderful. I would like to know the calories, fat grams carbs and sugar grams on this skinny banana bread. ThanksReply
- Richard Lawrence says
Do you have any nutrition information on this recipe? Calories, protein, sugar, fat per slice? Thank you.
Richard
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- Ronald Akin says
How much fat grams in one slice
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- Chrisssi says
SKINNY BANANA BREAD (LOW SUGAR + LOW FAT)
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas medium-large
1 egg
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 1/2 C. flour AP or whole wheat
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. butter melted
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a loaf pan (9×5 or 8×4) by greasing it or lining it with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl add bananas and use a fork to mash well.
3. Add egg, vanilla, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Stir well.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients into the wet slowly as you stir. Before the two are incorporated add in melted butter. Stir just until barely combined, DO NOT OVER MIX.
6. Pour into pan and bake for 30-45 minutes or until an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean.7. Serve warn or cooled. As with any banana bread/cake, it always tastes better the next day! Store in an airtight container.
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- Pam M says
I made these in mini aluminum tins and baked at 350 for 36 minutes. I used 1 cup of bananas. I made 3 mini loads with only bananas and 3 with frozen blueberries added to the original recipe. Very good. I am making another batch today and will be adding an extra banana and either blueberries or cranberries that I have in the freezer.Reply
- Carol says
Can I use Truvia instead of regular sugar?
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- Debra says
Beautiful. I added 1/4 cup of Greek Yoghurt and 1/2 cup of walnuts I crushed into smaller pieces. This added about 15 minutes to the max cooking time of this recipe [ 55 m plus 15 m . Superb recipe.
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- Shelly says
This banana bread came out moist and delicious. I added cinnamon to the dry mix. I also sprinkled brown sugar and cinnamon to the top before baking. This will be my go to banana bread re IEP from now on!Reply
- Emma Harriet says
Es un pan de azúcar de plátano muy sabroso. Gracias por chicas escort Caleta Olivia compartir la receta.Reply
- Raylene says
I entered all the ingredients that I used in a calorie calculator and it came out to 153 calories per slice, for 10 slices. I made in a cast iron loaf pan and cooked 45 minutes, covered at 35 minutes with foil to prevent further browning. It was a little dryer than your usual banana bread but still good, next time I’ll probably add an extra banana to see if that helps.Reply
- Raylene says
Tried making again, the same as before but added a 1/4 cup of plain fat free Greek yogurt and it came out moist and fluffy.Reply
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- Judy says
I find this bread to improve if waiting a day before serving. It becomes more flavorful, moist and quite delicious.Reply
- Ana says
This is exactly the kind of banana bread recipe I e been looking for! Healthier without using a bunch of ingredients I don’t have 😂 it was delicious!Reply
- lilahses says
I just made these and they’re delicious! I added cardamom, cinnamon and instant coffee to the batter too. 59 cals pr piece😍 exercising caution and sticking to reputable platforms like the official unblocked games 76 is essential.Reply
- CRYSTAL says
Making it for the 2nd time today. Maybe it was my bananas, but it was plenty sweet. I’m not dieting, but it will likely be my go-to from now on. Very good.Reply
- Jamie says
I subbed monkfruit brown sugar and monk fruit regular sugar to reduce sugar more. It is delicious!Reply
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- Patricia says
Baking 4 more batches if this delicious skinny bread, mg husband truely, enjoyed the 1st batch I made last week, had ripened banana s, so got them into the batter, oven, before the heat got too bad…
Thankyou. No one knows its skinny and healthy…Reply
- Ji says
How many calories per slice?
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