Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Olive Oil and Blueberries
This whole wheat banana bread is a big family favorite. It has tremendous banana flavor because I use frozen bananas. Plus my banana bread is baked with olive oil and has just enough sugar to sweeten it.
Servings 10
Calories 183kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed over-ripe bananas
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 1 TBS whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup wheat bran
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a small bowl combine blueberries with 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk together remaining flour, wheat bran, baking soda and salt.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, whisk together sugar and olive oil until creamy and whipped.
- Mix in mashed bananas, yogurt, vanilla and egg.
- Add flour mixture into the banana mixture and whisk until combined.
- Using a rubber scraper, stir in blueberry mixture by hand.
- Apply non-stick spray to a 9"x 5" loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
- Bake bread in oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Great as muffins, too!
Instead of blueberries you can mix in your favorite chopped nuts, like walnuts, pecans, almonds or macadamia nuts.
Cooking Tips: Store over-ripe bananas in the freezer until you are ready to bake with them. Their skins will turn black, but the banana flavor is intensified. You can use them for smoothies.
TO STORE: I usually store it in foil and keep it on the kitchen counter for up to 4 days, as long as it is not hot. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week.
TO FREEZE: You can also freeze slices or a whole loaf. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g
