Whole Wheat Pomegranate Banana Bread with Pistachios
Love pomegranates? They add so much flavor and crunch in this whole wheat pomegranate banana bread with pistachios. A perfect way to get a jump on your fall baking!
Servings 1 9-inch loaf
Calories 281kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup pomegranate juice
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
- ¾ cup pistachios shelled and chopped
- 1 ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup wheat bran
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup mashed over ripe bananas
- ½ cup milk
- 4 ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a small saucepan whisk pomegranate juice and sugar over medium-high heat.
- Bring to boil and cook until reduced by half, about 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a small bowl mix pomegranate and ½ cup chopped pistachios.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flours, sugar, wheat bran, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Using a stand mixer, whisk together bananas, milk, olive oil and egg.
- In batches, add dry ingredients into wet, making sure everything is evenly distributed. The batter will be stiff.
- Gently stir in pomegranate-nut mixture by hand.
- Apply non-stick spray to a 9"x 5" loaf pan, and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Pour half of the batter inside the pan.
- Drizzle half of cooled pomegranate syrup over the bread batter.
- Using a toothpick or wooden skewer, swirl pomegranate swirl into bread batter.
- Pour remaining bread batter into the pan.
- Drizzle remaining half of pomegranate syrup over the bread batter and swirl again.
- Sprinkle remaining chopped pistachios over the top of the bread.
- Bake bread in oven for 60-70 minutes 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 completely.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Great as muffins, too!
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, too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 283mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 20g
