Three Spice Sunflower Seed Healthy Banana Bread
Super big on taste and texture, this three spice sunflower seed, light and healhty vegan banana bread has no processed sugar.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 154 kcal
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Prepare a 8.5" x 4.5" baking pan by smearing oil on all sides and sprinkling with flour.
Add all the dry ingredients (except sunflower seeds and chocolate chips) to a bowl and use a whisk to mix well.
Add all the wet ingredients except apple cider vinegar to a separate bowl and whisk till well mixed.
Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix well with a whisk. Add apple cider vinegar and mix it a couple of times.
Fold in sunflower seeds and chocolate chips (if using).
Bake in the preheated over for about 1 hour. It's a good idea to start checking at around 55 minutes. When done, a fork or toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread should come out clean.
Put the baking pan on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes before tapping the bread out of the pan. Enjoy.
*you can substitute it with 1 cup of white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour. With regular whole wheat flour, the texture tends to be less tender but still tastes great. You can also use 3/4 cup of regular whole wheat flour+1/4 cup of all-purpose flour to get softer bread.
**I have not tried it in this bread, but you can substitute ground ginger with 1/4 tsp freshly grated ginger.
***If you don't have ginger or cloves, increase the cinnamon amount to 1.5 teaspoons.
****I prefer my bread not too sweet. You can add 2 tbsp of additional maple syrup to make the bread sweeter. Instead of maple syrup, you can also use 1/4 cup + 2tbsp of organic cane sugar+ 2tbsp apple sauce (or oil)
Make it low-sugar
To lower the sugar content you can decrease maple syrup by 2 tbsp and add 2 tbsp of unsweetened apple sauce.
Make it kid-friendly
Instead of unsweetened, add semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can also add 1-2 extra tbsp of maple syrup to make the bread sweeter.
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 107mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin C: 1.7mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.9mg