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sugar free banana bread recipe
- Total Time: 180 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Diet: General
Description
This sugar-free banana bread recipe features a perfectly moist texture and a beautiful chai-spiced cream cheese swirl. It uses the natural sweetness of ripe bananas, making it a wholesome snack or healthy breakfast option.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (250 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 g)
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon (2 g)
- 0.5 teaspoon fine sea salt (2 g)
- 2 cups very ripe bananas, mashed (500 g, about 4 large)
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar substitute (100 g, 1:1 sugar replacement)
- 0.33 cup vegetable oil (80 ml)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract (5 ml)
- 0.25 cup milk (60 ml, any kind)
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, softened (113 g)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar substitute (30 g, for swirl)
- 1 large egg yolk (for swirl)
- 0.5 teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract (2.5 ml, for swirl)
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon (2 g, for swirl)
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom (1 g, for swirl)
- 0.125 teaspoon ground ginger (0.5 g, for swirl)
- Pinch ground cloves (for swirl)
- Pinch ground black pepper (optional, for swirl)
- Small pinch ground cinnamon (for garnish)
- Small pinch ground cardamom (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prep Oven and Pan: Preheat your oven to 175 degrees C (350 degrees F). Grease and lightly flour a 23×13 cm (9×5 inch) loaf pan, or line it with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Combine Dry and Wet: In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. In a separate medium bowl, mash the very ripe bananas until mostly smooth. Stir in the 100g sugar substitute, vegetable oil, eggs, and 5ml vanilla, then add the milk to create a cohesive wet mixture.
- Make Chai Swirl: In a small bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, 30g sugar substitute, egg yolk, 2.5ml vanilla, 2g cinnamon, 1g cardamom, 0.5g ginger, cloves, and optional black pepper until completely smooth and creamy.
- Layer and Swirl Batter: Pour the wet banana mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spatula until just combined, avoiding overmixing. Pour two-thirds of this banana bread batter into your prepared loaf pan, spreading evenly. Carefully spoon dollops of the chai-spiced cream cheese mixture over the batter. Using a butter knife or skewer, gently swirl the cream cheese into the batter.
- Finish Layering: Carefully spoon the remaining one-third of the banana bread batter over the swirled mixture. Add any leftover cream cheese in small dollops on top and repeat the gentle swirling technique for visual appeal.
- Bake: Bake the banana bread for 50-65 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center (avoiding a cream cheese pocket) comes out with moist crumbs but no wet batter. The top should be golden brown. If the top browns too quickly, loosely tent the loaf with aluminum foil for the last 15-20 minutes of baking.
- Cool Completely: Remove the loaf pan from the oven and let the banana bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes. Then, carefully lift the bread out and transfer it directly to the wire rack to cool completely for 1-2 hours.
Notes
Cooling fully is crucial to prevent the bread from collapsing or becoming gummy when sliced. For a gluten-free option, swap all-purpose flour for a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend. Melted coconut oil or unsweetened applesauce can substitute for vegetable oil.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (approx. 100g)
- Calories: 300 calories
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: sugar free, banana bread, chai spiced, healthy breakfast, moist, cream cheese swirl, easy recipe, wholesome snack, low sugar, family favorite
