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Low-carb Banana Bread Recipes

Loveleena Rajeev
Low-carb diet is essential for a healthy life. There are many different types foods you can prepare at home, which are tasty and low in calories; one such listed here is the banana bread.
For all those who are on a low carb diet, it must be tiring to constantly look out for recipes that are not only healthy and low on carbohydrates, but delicious too. A healthy diet should include foods from where we can source both types of carbohydrates - simple and complex.
Good sources of nutrition include fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean white meat. As far as possible refined sugar and processed foods should be excluded.
Bananas contain 467 mg of potassium and only 1 mg of sodium, making it one of the richest source of potassium. It also helps to lower blood pressure. A low-carb banana bread has all the ingredients that are low in calories, and baking makes it healthier. Take a look at some of these recipes made with bananas.

Easy Banana Bread

Ingredients:
  • Ripe bananas, medium size, 3
  • Flour, 2 cups
  • Unsalted butter, ½ cup
  • Eggs, 2
  • Sour cream, ½ cup
  • Sugar, 1 cup
  • Baking powder, 1 tsp.
  • Vanilla extract, 1 tsp.
  • Baking soda, ½ tsp.
  • Salt, ½ tsp.
Directions:
  • Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together over a flat plate.
  • In a bowl, cream the butter, gradually add sugar, and eggs, one at a time, beating well with an electric mixer after each addition.
  • Stir in the vanilla extract. Peel bananas, cut them into small pieces, and mash them with a fork.
  • Measure out 1 cup of mashed banana, add sour cream and blend them well.
  • Blend together ⅓ of the dry flour mixture into the butter mix.
  • Keep adding the banana mix and the remaining dry flour mix alternately, stirring well after each addition.
  • Pour the batter into a prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spoon.
  • Bake in a preheated oven to 325ºF.
  • Insert a knife into the center of the bread, to check if it comes out clean.
  • Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and let it to cool down completely.

Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:
  • Ripe bananas, 3
  • Chopped walnuts, ½ cup
  • Flour, 1½ cups
  • Eggs, 2
  • Unsalted butter, 4 oz.
  • Sugar, 1½ cups
  • Baking soda, 1 tsp
  • Vanilla extract, 1 tsp
Directions:
  • In a bowl, sift flour and baking soda together.
  • In another bowl, using an electric beater, beat sugar, eggs, vanilla, and butter together. Blend the flour, until the batter is smooth.
  • Mash bananas with a fork, add chopped walnuts to it, and set aside. Pour the batter into two greased loaf pans.
  • Bake in a preheated oven (375ºF), for about 55 minutes.
  • Cut slices, pour some honey over it and enjoy your banana nut bread!

Banana Nut and Oats Bread

Ingredients:
  • Self-raising flour, 2½ cups
  • Ripe bananas, mashed, 2
  • Sugar, ½ cup
  • Milk, 1 cup
  • Eggs, 2
  • Shredded coconut, 1 cup
  • Honey, ½ cup
  • Walnuts, chopped, ½ cup
  • Rolled oats, 1 cup
  • Rolled oats and walnuts mix, 1 tbsp.
Directions:
  • In a large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, bananas, milk, and honey.
  • Blend in the flour, shredded coconut, rolled oats, and walnuts. Make sure no lumps remain.
  • Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, sprinkle rolled oats, and walnuts on top.
  • Bake in a preheated oven to 180ºF, until the knife comes out clean.
While choosing the banana, make sure it is ripe, but not overripe. An overripe banana will spoil the flavor and taste of the bread. Baking the bread at home will not only satisfy hunger, but you will also be assured of its health benefits.