Healthy Sourdough Banana Bread Recipe

There’s so much to love about this healthy and delicious sourdough banana bread recipe!

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For starters, this tried and true healthy sourdough banana bread recipe is so simple to make – you only need one bowl to make it! And it comes out just so good every time.

It’s the perfect recipe to whip together on a Sunday morning or for everyone to enjoy when they come home from work and school.

Also, it’s healthy. This sourdough banana bread recipe uses whole wheat flour, coconut oil, honey, and sourdough starter.

Don’t have sourdough starter? No problem! You can leave it out or sub one 1/2 cup of whole milk yogurt.

Recipe Variations + Substitutions

This sourdough banana bread is not only forgiving, it has tons of room for variations, leaving room plenty of options most of the ingredients.

• Leave out the sourdough starter completely if you don’t have one, or add in an extra 1/2 cup of plain yogurt for extra protein.
• Substitute pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon.
• Add in plenty of goodies like chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, or chunks of additional banana
• Don’t have whole wheat flour in your pantry? No problem, you can use all purpose.
• Don’t have honey? 1/2 cup of maple syrup or sugar will get the job done.
• In lieu of coconut oil, oil olive works just as well.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup coconut oil (or olive oil) plus additional for greasing bread pan
• 1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup)
• 2 eggs
• 2 large or 3 medium mashed ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup whole milk (but any milk will do)
• 3/4 to 1 cup sourdough starter (depending on how much you have; active and bubbly works best)
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, plus additional for sprinkling on top (you can also substitute with Pumpkin Pie Spice)
• 1 and 3/4 cups of whole wheat flour (all purpose flour will work too)

Instructions for Sourdough Banana Bread Recipe

Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, and grease loaf pan with coconut oil (9×5-inch is ideal, but I used an 8.5×4-inch for this post and it worked just fine).

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted coconut oil, honey, and eggs. If your coconut oil is solid, simply melt first in a small sauce pan over low heat.

Step 3: Add in mashed bananas and milk and whisk together.

Step 4: Gently add sourdough starter, and whisk together.

Step 5: With you whisk, stir in baking soda, vanilla, and cinnamon.

Step 6: Using a wooden spoon, add flour and gently stir until just combined – some lumps are okay!

Step 7: Pour banana bread batter into oiled loaf pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice if you’d like! Bake for 50-55 minutes. You can check to see if it’s done by inserting a fork, knife, or toothpick in the middle to see if it comes out clean (batter-free). If I don’t add extra goodies like chocolate chips, it takes my banana bread 53 minutes to bake. If there are chocolate chips added to it, my loaf takes about 58 minutes to bake.

Step 8: Place on wire rack to cool.

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Sourdough Banana Bread Recipe

Try this recipe this weekend, and let me know how you liked it in the comments!

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