Banana bread is a traditional cake with a fluffy, moist and very soft crumb. If you love this recipe but are looking for a healthier option, you've come to the right place.
Banana bread is a baking classic, but it often contains large amounts of sugar and refined flour. That's why in this post we bring you a healthy, vegan, high-protein banana bread recipe. Delicious and perfect to enjoy at any time of day and feel full of energy.
With nutritious, easy-to-find ingredients, this version of banana bread is easy to make and satisfies your taste buds and your body at the same time.
Low-sugar banana bread
The main sweetener in this cake is ripe banana, which also gives the mixture a soft texture and a fluffy consistency.
This recipe is also gluten-free, because we use buckwheat, and vegan, because we make it with olive oil.
Banana bread is perfect for any breakfast or afternoon snack, or to go with an afternoon chatting with friends. You can eat it on its own, or warm it up and spread it with butter and jam, or simply dunk it in a cup of hot tea or herbal tea.
Healthy banana bread with hemp protein
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 h
- Yield
- 8 slices
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
Method
Step 1
Blend the batter
Add all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend well.
Step 2
Bake for 45 minutes at 180 °C
Pour the mixture into a baking pan and bake for 45 minutes at 180ºC.
Step 3
Decorate and serve
Garnish with hemp seeds on top. Serve with an infusion and a good after-dinner conversation.
Nutrition facts
Per serving
- Calories
- 316 kcal
- Protein
- 6.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42.4 g
- Sugars
- 13.3 g
- Fat
- 12.9 g
- Saturated fat
- 1.9 g
- Fibre
- 4.7 g
- Sodium
- 224 mg
All the ingredients in our Hemp food section
Nutritional note
Banana bread is an ideal cake for winter breakfasts, served nice and warm. You can bake it in a loaf tin, slice it and freeze it. Take a few slices out of the freezer the night before and you'll have a healthy cake for breakfast every morning.
The banana bread recipe we've prepared for you is naturally gluten-free, low in sugar and dairy-free, so it's suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets.
What are the nutritional benefits of healthy banana bread?
From a dietary and nutritional point of view, bananas are an excellent source of potassium. But we wouldn't want you to leave with just this cliché, a rather empty piece of information, and nothing more. If you'll allow us, since you've read this far, we'll briefly tell you something interesting about nutrition related to foods that are very rich in potassium, such as bananas.
Potassium is a diuretic mineral that helps remove salt (sodium) from the body and helps the heart to work properly. And here comes another phrase you've no doubt heard: “salt causes high blood pressure”.
Well, scientifically speaking, salt is not solely responsible for high blood pressure. But we know that salt increases our dietary need for potassium, because this mineral is needed to remove it from the body. And how many potassium-rich foods do we eat? The reality is that we tend to add salt to every dish and eat very few potassium-rich foods. Could this be linked to so many people having high blood pressure? Well, recent research has found that it is!
Some studies link the high rates of high blood pressure in Westernised society to the huge sodium/potassium mineral imbalance in the diet. In other words, the cause of high blood pressure may not be salt on its own, but a high salt intake combined with a low intake of potassium-rich foods... So now you know: whenever you can, eat foods with potassium! Bananas (above all), potatoes and aromatic herbs top the list.
Because banana bread is made mainly from ripe bananas, it can give you a good amount of potassium. It's also a recipe that's very high in fibre, which helps your digestive system work better.
Do you know the benefits of adding hemp protein to baking recipes?
Hemp protein is a food in powder form that contains just one ingredient: ground hemp seeds. Adding hemp protein to baking recipes is an excellent way to increase the protein and omega-3 essential fatty acid content while adding a mild, healthy flavour to your recipes.
In short, banana bread is a delicious, nutritious option for anyone looking for a tastier, healthier alternative to traditional bread.
We hope you'll give hemp protein a try with this healthy banana bread recipe. It's a delicious way to use up those ripe bananas that have been sitting in the fruit bowl for a while. Remember, you can buy hemp protein in our hemp food shop.
You can also customise the recipe to your taste: add walnuts, chocolate chips or poppy seeds, make banana bread with desiccated coconut, with peanut butter or with yoghurt, or make a version with a few raisins…
The end result will be a fluffy loaf packed with flavour that's perfect to enjoy. Go on, give this delicious recipe a try!
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Frequently asked questions
What are the benefits of baking with hemp protein?
Hemp protein is a true superfood. Adding it to baking recipes is an excellent idea if you want to improve the nutritional properties of what you make and boost your health. It has the following benefits: Complete source of protein: hemp protein is a complete source of protein, which means it contains all the essential amino acids the body needs. Adding hemp protein to baking recipes increases their protein content and can help you meet your daily protein needs. Easy to digest: hemp protein is easy to digest and absorb. Unlike nut flours (such as almond or walnut flour) and soya flour, hemp has very few antinutrients, which makes it a food the body absorbs very easily. Rich in essential fatty acids: hemp is a rich source of essential fatty acids, especially linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid (omega-6 and omega-3). These fatty acids are important for heart health, brain function and the body's overall health. Low in carbohydrates: hemp protein is very low in carbohydrates, which makes it an excellent choice for people following a low-carb or ketogenic diet. Mild flavour: it has a delicious, mild flavour reminiscent of walnuts and hazelnuts, which makes it easy to add to any healthy baking recipe.
What are the benefits of bananas?
Bananas are very rich in potassium, a very important mineral that is essential for heart health, blood pressure and muscle function. Bananas also contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, fibre and antioxidants, which makes them a very nutritious fruit.
