I had no idea that I had never posted a banana bread. Honestly! Banana bread is a family favorite and a staple of this house, so how in the world I never managed to put one here is beyond me. Perhaps I thought it was so common for me that I had already created the recipe? I’m not sure.

Problem? Solution.

Here it is! One of the great things about banana bread is that it uses up those over-ripe leftover bananas that we ALL have hanging around. And, it’s rather versatile! Feeling nutty? Add in some nuts. In an extra ‘dirty’ mood? Toss in some chocolate chips.

This banana bread is made a bit more healthy by using a whole wheat white flour, honey, and an optional oil. I used extra virgin olive oil, but a melted coconut oil would work just as well! Since I’ve got a few different tastes in the house, I usually make mine half with nuts and half without.

No one will ever guess that this banana bread is just a touch more healthy than others out there. And with less than 300 calories in a rather large slice, I’ll call that a win!

This is good stuff! I love to make a loaf of this on the weekends and then have a quick and easy breakfast on hand all week long. Just a quick warm up in the microwave and maybe a little touch of butter to melt in there really nice.

I like to serve mine with some fresh fruit or maybe even some Greek yogurt.

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