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Super-Easy Banana Loaf
This foolproof banana loaf is a great way to use up those brown bananas in your fruit bowl! Incredibly easy to make, deliciously moist and so tasty.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 12 -15 slices
Calories: 158 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana about 200g | 7 oz
- 2 large eggs
- 80 ml | ⅓ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 2 Weetabix optional
- 1 tsp vanilla extract optional
- 200 g (7 oz) plain flour ( all-purpose flour)
- 5 tbsp light brown sugar
- 5 tbsp Sukrin Gold or more light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C | 350 F. Line a 2lb loaf tin with baking paper or use a loaf liner.
- Add all the ingredients to your food processor in this order - banana, oil or melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract and weetabix (if using).
- Top with the dry ingredients: sugar & sweetener, flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda.
- Pulse until the ingredients combine and then process on high speed until the batter is smooth, using a spatula to scrape down the sides of the processor bowl as needed.
- Pour the batter in the prepared tin, level and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean and cake is springy to the touch.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then lift out using the baking paper. Drizzle with a little honey, if you like, before serving.
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Notes
- To make by hand
- Put the ripe banana in a bowl and mash well with a fork. Add the Weetabix (if using), eggs, oil, vanilla extract, sugar and sweetener and mix well to combine.
- Sift the flour, cinnamon, salt and any raising agents over the bowl and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Transfer to a 2lb loaf cake tin lined with baking paper and bake for 40-45 minutes until the loaf is golden, well risen and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then lift out using the baking paper.
- STORING AND FREEZING This cake keeps well for 2-3 days in an airtight container at room temperature. You can also freeze it, wrapped well in in two layers of clingfilm and a layer of foil.
- STORING AND FREEZING
Nutrition Information
Calories
158kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
155mg
(6%)
Potassium
70mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
46IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12-15 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 158kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 155mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 46IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.