Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread
Healthy banana bread made with whole grain flour, flax, cinnamon and zucchini with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping.
- Prep Time: 10-15 mins
- Cook Time: 45-55 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins - 1 hr 10 mins
- Yield: 1 loaf (10 slices) 1x
- Category: Dessert, Snack, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Banana Bread:
- 1 ¼ cups flour*
- ¼ cup almond flour*
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 medium ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1 cup)
Cinnamon Crunch Topping:
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, almond flour, flax seed, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another medium bowl, use a hand mixer to whisk together bananas, brown sugar and oil until fluffy. Whisk in eggs, then vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Slowly add dry ingredients to the banana mixture while whisking on medium speed, just until combined. Fold in shredded zucchini. Pour mixture into the loaf pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon and sugar. Evenly coat top of bread batter with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool, then slice and serve.
Notes
Cooking Tip: Use all-purpose, whole wheat, whole wheat pastry, whole wheat white, oat or gluten free all-purpose flour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 223
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 228mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 37mg
Keywords: simple, whole wheat, easy, healthy, loaf, quick bread