Low Carb Banana Bread

For all those who are on a low carb diet, it must be tiring to constantly look out for recipes that are not only healthy and low on carbohydrates, but delicious also. A low carb diet should include foods from where we can source both type of carbohydrates - simple and complex, but in the healthy way. Good sources of nutrition include fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean white meat. As far as possible refined sugar and processed foods should be excluded. Bananas contain 467 mg of potassium and only 1 mg of sodium, making it one of the richest source of potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure. A low carb banana bread recipe has all the ingredients that are listed under a low carb diet, and baking makes it more healthier. Take a look at some of these low carb bread recipes made with bananas.

Recipes for Low Carb Banana Bread

Easy Banana Bread

Ingredients

• ripe bananas, 3 medium size
• flour, 2 cups
• unsalted butter, ½ cup
• eggs, 2
• sour cream, ½ cup
• sugar, 1 cup
• baking powder, 1 tsp
• baking soda, ½ tsp
• salt, ½ tsp
• vanilla extract, 1 tsp

Directions

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder together over a flat plate. In a bowl, cream the butter, gradually add the sugar, add eggs one at a time, beating well with an electric mixer after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract. Peel bananas, cut them into small pieces, and mash them with a fork. Measure out 1 cup of mashed banana, add the sour cream and stir, until well blended.

Blend together 1/3 of the dry flour mixture into the butter mix. Keep adding the banana mix and the remaining dry flour mix alternately, stirring well after each addition. Pour the bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spoon. Bake in a preheated oven to 325^oF. Insert a bread knife into the center of the bread, to check if it comes out clean. Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and let it to cool down completely.

Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

• ripe bananas, 3
• chopped walnuts, ½ cup
• flour, 1½ cups
• eggs, 2
• unsalted butter, 4 ounces
• sugar, 1½ cups
• baking soda, 1 tsp
• vanilla extract, 1 tsp

Directions

In a bowl, sift flour and baking soda together. In another bowl, using an electric beater, beat sugar, eggs, vanilla and butter together. Blend the flour, until the batter is smooth. Mash bananas with a fork, add chopped walnuts to it, and set aside. Pour the batter into two greased loaf pans. Bake in a preheated oven (375^oF), for about 55 minutes. Cut slices, pour some honey over it and enjoy your banana nut bread recipe!

Banana Nut and Oats Bread

Ingredients

• self-raising flour, 2½ cups
• ripe mashed bananas, 2
• sugar, ½ cup
• milk, 1 cup
• eggs, 2
• shredded coconut, 1 cup
• honey, ½ cup
• chopped walnuts, ½ cup
• rolled oats, 1 cup
• rolled oats and walnuts mix, 1 tbsp

Directions

In a large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, bananas, milk and honey. Blend in the flour, shredded coconut, rolled oats and walnuts. Make sure no lumps remain. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, sprinkle rolled oats and walnuts on top. Bake in a preheated oven to 180^oF, until the bread knife comes out clean.

While choosing the banana for the bread, make sure it is ripe, and not overripe. An overripe banana will spoil the flavor and taste of the low carb banana bread. Baking a banana bread at home will not only satisfy hunger, but you will also be assured of its health benefits.