Applesauce Banana Bread

Applesauce banana bread with a knife, applesauce, and cinnamon sticks off to the side.

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3.54 from 13 votes

A simple recipe for a healthy, low-fat banana bread made without the use of butter or oil.

Prep Time15

Cook Time55

Total Time1 10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Applesauce Banana Bread

Servings:

Calories: 240kcal

Author: Kelly Anthony

Ingredients

⅔ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
2 ripe bananas, mashed
⅔ cup applesauce
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoon old-fashioned oats (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready one standard-sized loaf pan, greased and dusted with flour. See the instructions below if using smaller loaf pans.
In a large bowl, mix together sugar, brown sugar, mashed bananas, apple sauce, eggs, and vanilla using a handheld mixer or a whisk. Set aside.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
Add the batter to the loaf pan, sprinkle the oats over the top of the loaf pan, and bake for 40 minutes. Add a tent of aluminum foil on top of the bread, and bake for 15 minutes longer, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool about 20 minutes. Then, turn the bread out (if desired), slice, and enjoy!

Notes

If you are using two small loaf pans, grease them and dust with flour. When you've finished making the batter, divide it amongst the pans and bake for 35 minutes.

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