Healthy Kid Friendly Banana Bread Food

HEALTHY, KID-FRIENDLY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat an 11x7-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk together applesauce and maple syrup in a large bowl. Add eggs and whisk until well blended. Add bananas, yogurt, and milk; mix until combined but still lumpy. Whisk in vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Fold flour mixture slowly into banana mixture with a large wooden spoon until fully combined. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Slice and serve.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Grind the oats in a food processor for about 30 seconds, or until they resemble a coarse flour.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and process for about 1 minute, stopping to scrape down the sides of the processor as needed, until the batter is smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan, smoothing with a spatula. Bake for 25-28 minutes, or until the edges are golden and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan before slicing.
• Serve chilled, at room temperature, or slightly warm.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160ºC (320ºF) and grease a loaf pan.
• Add the Medjool dates to a food processor and blend until it forms a paste. Add the milk and continue to blend until mixed.
• In a large mixing bowl add the date mixture, oil, yoghurt, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until combined. Add the mashed banana and stir.
• In a seperate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined. Be careful not to overmix, some lumps are good.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55 - 60 mins. Check the loaf is ready by inserting a skewer into the centre. If the stick comes out clean, or with a few crumbles on it, the bread is done.
• Allow to cool in the pan for around 10 mins and then transfer to a wire rack to cool for a further 20 mins + before slicing.

KID-APPROVED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Beat brown sugar and butter together using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add egg and beat on medium-high speed until mixture is light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Mash bananas using a fork and add to mixture, beating just until mixture is fairly smooth (some lumps are okay).
• Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Blend into banana mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes; turn pan over to release loaf and let cool further on a wire rack. Tastes best warm.