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Banana Bread With Walnuts and Flaxseed

An age-old comfort food gets makeover in this delicious recipe. This is a healthier version of the traditional treat - but it has the same great taste!
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Course Bread
Cuisine Clean Eating

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 Cup 100% Whole wheat baking flour
  • 1/2 Cup Oat flour
  • 3/4 Cup Ground flaxseed
  • 1/2 Cup Sucanat
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
  • 3 Cups Mased bananas (about 3-4 medium-large bananas)
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened applesauce
  • 3 Egg whites
  • 1 Whole egg
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 Cup Chopped natural walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Spray a loaf pan with olive oil cooking spray and cover with a thin coating of wheat flour
  • In large mixing bowl, combine flours, flaxseed, Sucanat, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder
  • Add bananas, applesauce, egg whites, eggs and vanilla. Mix to combine
  • Incorporate walnuts evenly throughout the batter
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean

An Entire Day's Serving?! Just 1/4 cup of natural walnuts has almost an entire day's recommended value of omega 3s, an essential fatty acid our bodies can't produce that is critical for optimal brain and body system functioning! By gobbling up just a handful of these tasty treats, you are fueling your brain and your body.