Healthy banana bread

I am putting on my cutest apron and making a healthy banana bread with my kiddos plus my niece Roselyn for my mother who's recovering from a splenectomy. Let's begin the fun!


I love owls...can you tell :)

The ingredients:

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  2 cups all-purpose flour *
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  3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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  1/2 teaspoon salt
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  1 cup sugar
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  1/4 cup butter, softened ( I use Land O'Lakes light butter)
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  2 large eggs
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  1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana ( about 3 bananas)
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    1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt**
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  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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  chopped walnuts if you want or you can omit them
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  cooking spray

*I personally use 1 cup King Arthur 100% whole wheat & 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour

** If I am out of plain low-fat yogurt, but have low-fat vanilla yogurt on hand I will use that as a substitute

NOTE: I always double this recipe that's why I have 4 eggs out

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then combine the flour, baking soda, and salt by whisking them in a bowl.

In a separate large bowl beat sugar and butter with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 min)

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition

Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla to the bowl; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until moist. Spoon batter into two loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 mins. to 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack and enjoy.

*recipe courtesy of Cooking Light Magazine