This easy no-fail Healthy Banana Bread recipe makes the most fluffy and moist banana bread you will find! It contains NO processed sugar or butter and comes together in just a few minutes!

healthy Moist Banana Bread

It’s finally here! We are a huge fan of banana bread.  Somehow, we always end up with 3 to 4 very ripe bananas just sitting on the counter. Bananas that are too ripe to eat, but are perfect for baking. You know what they say, when life gives you ripe bananas, make banana bread.

healthy Moist Banana Bread

But seriously, ripe bananas are a dream in banana bread and make the best banana bread ever. This healthy banana bread is everything you want in banana bread. It’s moist, dense, and full of flavor. I made a batch and shared a few slices with my friends and they could not believe it was “healthy”.

This recipe is a keeper for sure, and I’m sure your family will love it as much as we do! 

HOW TO MAKE BANANA BREAD HEALTHY

To make this banana bread healthy:

The sugar is replaced with honey

for the butter, we opted for coconut oil

As for the flour, whole wheat flour works wonders!

Another very important ingredient is the ripe bananas. Ripe bananas are super sweet so the riper the better. If your bananas are not yet brown or soft then you can place them in a 300F degree oven for 20 minutes or until dark brown. I swear this method will produce the ripest bananas that are perfect for banana bread.

healthy Moist Banana Bread

HOW TO STORE BANANA BREAD

This banana bread will last at room temperature for 3-4 days. To store, place a paper towel in an airtight container or ziplock bag and top your bread with another paper towel. Be sure to seal the bag or airtight container.

To Freeze: You can leave the loaf whole and just wrap it and store it in a freezer-safe bag or container until you’re ready to eat it. You can also slice it and freeze it as well. To unthaw, just move it to the fridge for a short time or take it out of the freezer and set it out on the counter. It will unthaw quickly and easily.

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4.72 from 326 votes

healthy Moist Banana Bread

By: Layla
This no-fail recipe makes the best moist and tastiest banana bread you will find! It contains no sugar or butter! 
Prep10 minutes
Cook55 minutes
Total1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 3/4” slices

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Pre-heat oven to 325F. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and set aside.

  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

  • In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, honey, milk and vanilla for 2 minutes. Stir in the bananas, flour mixture and chocolate chips (or any other add ins of choice.

  • Pour batter into greased pan, sprinkle with some more cinnamon, raw sugar, or banana slices (optional) Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, slice and enjoy!

Notes

To make this bread gluten free: Use Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour.
For dairy-free/vegan: use almond milk and flax eggs and maple syrup.
*Trader Joe’s has white whole wheat flour that is also great in this bread.
Recipe inspired by allrecipes and cookie and kate

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 238kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 209mg, Potassium: 199mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 60IU, Vitamin C: 1.7mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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595 Comments

  1. hi , can i use spelt four instead of the whole wheat?

    1. I have not tried it with spelt flour but have had other people use it and have had positive results!

  2. This was a delicious healthier banana bread! Not too sweet which i like. I used maple syrup and also subbed 3/4 c white flour since i ran out of whole wheat. I wouldn’t skip chocolate chips on this one!

  3. Hii can i use virgin coconut oil instead of just coconut oil?

  4. I love this recipe but this morning find that I only have extra virgin olive oil. Anyone tried this or will the flavour be too strong? I love it with coconut oil but i’ve run out.

    1. I just made it with extra Virgo in olive oil. I was worried the taste would be too strong, but I didn’t even notice!

  5. Used almond milk instead of regular milk. Turned out amazing! This is fail proof indeed. Its so moist even tho i used 100% whole wheat flour

  6. I’ve never commented on a blogpost before but i just wanted to say i’ve used this recipe for a few years and it’s always been a hit, an easy recipe and absolutely delicious, thanks for sharing!

    1. I’m flattered that you stopped by to comment, Rabiah! Happy that you have been enjoying the recipe for years <3

  7. what is the difference between using honey vs. maple syrup? how long will it stay good in the fridge?

    1. In terms of texture, there really isn’t much difference. It’s more of flavor preference. For fall and winter, I highly suggest using maple syrup but in the end, I would just use whatever I have on hand!

  8. Thumbs up here! i USED SOUR CREAM INSTEAD OF MILK, AND GLUTEN FREE FLOUR. bECAUSE OF THE gf fLOUR, I ADDED A TEASPOON OF XANTHAN GUM AND AN EXTRA HALF TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA. iNSTEAD OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS, I THREW IN A HANDFUL OF OATS AND A TABLESPOON OF NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER. OMG… DELISH!!

  9. can you substitute white or brown sugar for the honey/maple syrup? which type of sugar would you recommend and would it still be the same measurements?

    1. Yes, you can simply replace the honey with a 1:1 ratio of granulated, cane or coconut sugar.

  10. This banana bread is exactly as it says: Moist!!!! It came out so deliciously soft. Will Definitely make again. I’m from greece and I used original greek yogurt. I think it makes the greatest difference

  11. I was excited to try this recIpe. Unfortunately i didn’t enjoy the banana bread as much as i was hoping. It was not sweet enough for me. Something to note, i did omit the chocolate chips.

  12. i made this as per recipe with walNuts & was blown away! Best recipe i’ve ever used!
    So today i tried It with FrEsH puMpkin puree, topped with pEpitas, and it worked a treAt too! Love it.

  13. You know what sucks? All the ten million ads you have on this page. Couldnt get through the whole post bec of the annoying videos autoplaying

  14. Love this! I used maple syrUp and greeK yoghurt. added dark chocolate chips. Baked for 45 mins then wrapped in foil for further 10 mins – As worried it waSN’t baking in the middle. Turned out perfectly. I’m usually rubbish at baking, so i’m Happy.

  15. This is the best banana bread I have ever tasted. rich, moist, delicious. I added a half cup of chopped mixed honey nuts. mmmm…..convection baked at 325 for 55 minutes — was perfectly baked. thanks for publishing.

  16. Such a good cake!
    I used a mix of wholewheat with white flour because I didn’t have enough wholewheat. Solo good!

  17. I followed this recipe exactly, except I used coconut yogurt (and honey instead of maple syrup). I believe the yogurt gave it that moist-sponge texture that I love so much. Delicious 🙂

  18. LOVED IT! I am not a baKer at all so i wanted a recipe that was easy and delicious because i do love a good banana bread. This recipe did not disappoint. Husband reported it to be ‘the best banana bRead he has ever had in his life’.

  19. “It contains no sugar!” — false.

The bread looks awesome but this is definitely not “no sugar added” — maple syrup and chocolate chips *are* sugar. And at 12g sugar per *slice*, I wouldn’t consider this sugar-free or “healthy”.

  20. I am about to try this (my caps lock is *not* on, but it types in caps. (whaaatt??)) and I wonder if I can substitute almond flour for whole wheat.

  21. excellent recipe.. added WALNuts ANd My whole family loved it.

  22. this banana bread is delicious!! my husband and i son loved it and i love the fact that it does not have any added sugar!! i did a combination of walnuts and chocolate chips as add ins.

  23. The Best healthy banana bread RECIPE!!! Amazing flavor, moist anD good for you. Love Enjoying thiS as my breakfast fOr the week 🙂

  24. What size off cup do you use with all the ingredients for this recipe.?

  25. Sent this to my mother hoping she would approve (no sugar + ‘healthy’ in the title) so we could make it,.. she said yes, but no chocolate. This made me sad.

    1. It’s still delicious even without the chocolate!

  26. HOW CAN SOME ONE MAKE BREAD WITHOUT SUGAR & BUTTER? iT LOOKS VERY TEMPTING…NICE RECIPE. cAN YOU MAKE CAKE WITHOUT SUGAR & BUTTER?

    1. yES! I use eggs, oat flour and yogurt as main INGREDIENTS, and then add what i like (nuts, chocolate..etc) aLSO, MIGHT NEED TO SWEETEN WITH HONEY. ENJOY!

  27. i literally came here because of liza koshy
    now
    i get to bake bread

  28. the best!! , iv’e tried the original recipe and had to tweak it when my doctor told me too high cholesterol so i omitted the two eggs and substituted them for one avocado

    1. The vegan version is under recipe notes, right below the instructions