Healthier Banana Sour Cream Bread

This banana bread finds the perfect balance between sweet and tangy. To make it healthier, we've added whole wheat flour, used less sugar, and made it with light sour cream.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 6 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1 (16 ounce) container reduced fat sour cream
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Stir together 2 tablespoons white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust pans lightly with sugar mixture.

Step 3

Beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Blend in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla extract, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Whisk together salt, baking soda, all-purpose flour, and whole wheat flour in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined; fold in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.