I have been studying my days away lately, and like most students, I have found some ways to procrastinate. I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Bella Eats, and she had a really great recipe for banana date bread. I have a few bags of dates in the pantry, thanks to my sweet friend, Tara Gidus, and have been looking for just the right recipe to use them. I love the smell of cinnamon and banana baking in the oven and the wholesome ingredients in the recipe, but I was a little skeptical that the bread would be dry since it didn’t have any butter or oil and was made with whole wheat flour. But boy was I wrong, this loaf is really moist! The dates, apples, and bananas give the bread the perfect texture and softness and provide natural sweetness.
Eric gobbled up a few warm pieces right after it came out of the oven. I took some of it home to my parents house this weekend for them to try. They all thought it was delicious, including my picky little teenage bro and his friend– I didn’t tell them what was in it until after they tasted it 😉
Have a slice for breakfast or snack with a smear of your favorite nut butter, or pair with a glass of milk or cup of yogurt. To me it makes a yummy coffee companion, especially after it has been warmed in the microwave and topped with a buttery spread.
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Banana Date Bread
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 1 loaf // 8 slices
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Banana Date Bread is perfect for breakfast or snacking! Made with whole wheat flour, dates, bananas, apples, and Greek Yogurt!
Ingredients
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup fat free, vanilla, Greek yogurt (All I had was blueberry flavor, and thats what I used)
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup peeled, chopped, tart apple
- 6 medjool dates, chopped
- 1-1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the bananas, yogurt, sugar, egg, apple, and dates.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes clean. Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan and cool on rack completely before slicing.
- Category: Sweets
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 181mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
Keywords: banana date bread
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sounds great!
this was amazing! we need to maek it again!