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This is Derek Doepker of Excuse Proof Fitness with Shane. We're here to show
you how to make the healthiest and "bestest" banana bread ever.
The great thing about this recipe is it's all about the substitutions we're using
for the conventional ingredients used in most banana breads.
We're going to be doing a number of different things to improve the health
quality of it, as well as work around the different allergies and conditions
that people have when it comes to food.
So it's going to be gluten-free, egg-free, refined sugar-free, and egg-free.
This recipe will have sugar in it both from the bananas and the alternatives
we're going to use, but it's not refined sugar. So it's going to have a few
extra benefits that you'll see.
The first thing that we can use is organic blackstrap molasses. Molasses is great
because it's got so many minerals that are normally taken out of sugar in the
refining process. It's very rich in chromium which is going to help with blood
sugar regulation. So even though you are getting some sugar from the blackstrap
molasses, it's not going to have quite the same impact that refined sugar will.
The next thing we can use is some honey. Honey is great because studies have shown
it doesn't have the same impact as refined sugar or fructose has in the body.
Another sweetener you can use is stevia or xylitol. Stevia doesn't contribute
any calories, and xylitol does contribute a few calories. These are things you
can use if you're watching your sugar intake.
The next ingredient we're going to use is applesauce. Applesauce can be used
to replace a couple different things. One of the things it can replace is
vegetable oil. Vegetable oils are very highly inflammatory so if we can substitute
it that's great.
You can also use something like a coconut oil which can stand high heat
temperatures and is very stable much more than the other oils.
Finally we get to our flour. Most banana bread recipes are going to call for
using some sort of wheat flour, and what we're going to use instead for people
who want to avoid gluten, they want to avoid excess carbohydrates, we can use
something like almond meal in place of the wheat flour.
So let's get started with the recipe.
First thing we're going to do is add in the wet ingredients.
The first thing is the bananas. A tip you can just put the bananas in here and
start mashing up and use a hand blender or a fork like I'm using. One thing
that makes it a little easier is to crush it while it's still in the peel.
The next ingredient is the applesauce. Applesauce can be added in with a 1:1
ratio of vegetable oil to applesauce. We're going to add in 1/2 cup of applesauce.
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of salt
Now we're going to add in the sweetener. About a 1/4 of a cup.
Then 1/4 cup of the molassses.
Now I'm going to add in the dry ingredients.
One and a half teaspoons of baking soda.
Start mixing it.
Add in some of the spice.
About a tablespoon of cinammon. In this case I'm going to use pumpkin pie spice.
Use about a tablespoon or as much as you want.
Mix that in.
Finally we're going to stir in the flour. Use a total of two cups.
Add that in and then stir it.
You can eyeball this to get the right consistency. If you add in too much
flour, you can add a little water to get it to mix together.
Now we're going to add it to our pan. Our oven is pre-heated to 350 degrees.
You can grease it with coconut oil or butter. In this case, I have it lined with
parchment paper.
Put the banana bread flour in here. We'll stick this in an oven at 350 degrees
and cook it for 45 minutes to an hour.
We can stick a knife in it and when the knife comes out without any residue
we know it's done.