Cranberry-Walnut Banana Bread

Submitted by Arwen Myers

"A very simple vegan variation on traditional banana bread. Great for breakfast with a cup of coffee or as an afternoon snack!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large bananas
• 1⁄8 cup olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3⁄4 cup turbinado sugar
• 1⁄3 cup dried cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts
• flax seed (according to preference)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Grease 9x5 loaf pan & set aside.
3. Mix flour, salt, and powder well in a large bowl.
4. In a food processor or blender, blend the bananas, oil, applesauce, and sugar until smooth. Add to flour mixture and mix well. Add flax seeds and mix well.
5. Fold in cranberries, walnut, and flax seeds.
6. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Reviews

[beahernandez40]

I do not recommend this recipe. Very dry and not a good taste at all.

 

[strawberrybird]

I'm sorry to rate this so badly, but it was horrible. Perhaps you meant to specify 1 1/4 cups whole wheat OR all-purpose flour. It was WAY too dry. My husband deemed it inedible and we tossed the whole loaf after one slice. I noted how dry it was when I mixed in the flour, so I double checked all my ingredients. The only thing that could have made a difference was that my bananas were on the smaller side.

 

[DispNYer]

I thought this bread was FANTASTIC! I made a few loaves and shared with several friends, all who thought it was wonderful. I used all organic ingredients to suit my preferences! This is going to be my Chanukah presents this year!