Sweet Potato Banana Bread

I wanted a healthier version of my favorite banana bread, so I came up with this. I added the chocolate to appeal to my kids, and boy did they love it! The garbanzo flour packs a bit of extra protein. Slice and enjoy warm!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 252 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
• ½ cup fat-free plain yogurt
• 1 banana, mashed
• Non-stick cooking spray
• ¼ cup chia seeds (Optional)
• ⅔ cup chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate morsels (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Beat sugar, banana, and yogurt together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat 1 egg into the banana mixture until smooth before adding the second egg and beating again until smooth.

Step 3

Mix all-purpose flour, chickpea flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to the banana mixture with the water and beat until smooth and batter-like. Stir mashed sweet potatoes into the batter until smooth. Fold chocolate and chia seeds through the batter; pour into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.