Low-Carb Banana Bread: Keto Recipe, Real Bananas

1. Preheat Oven

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent overcooking.

2. Prepare Your Pan

Put parchment paper in your loaf pan and spray it well to avoid sticking.

3. Mix the Wet Ingredients

Combine the wet ingredients — the sweetener, oil, mashed bananas, and eggs — in a large mixing bowl.

3. Mix the Dry Ingredients

Mix your dry ingredients — almond flour, salt, and cinnamon — in a separate bowl before adding your baking soda.

4. Combine the Ingredients

Combine the dry ingredients and the banana-egg mixture in a large bowl. Don’t overmix, or the bread will be too coarse.

If you have them, mix in your chopped nuts and other add-ins (like dark chocolate chips).

5. Transfer the Mixture to the Pan

Transfer the mixture to your loaf pan and ensure it’s even throughout.

6. Bake the Loaf

Bake for about 40 minutes, then check the bread with a toothpick. It's ready when the toothpick comes out clean.

7. Let the Banana Bread Cool and Serve

Let the bread cool before serving. Keto banana bread with real bananas tastes incredible with low-carb cocktails, such as the spicy paloma or the lemon ginger zing.

Serve one-inch slices of banana bread.

• Calories: 190kcal
• Fat: 9g
• Carbohydrates: 25g (Net carbs: 24g; Fiber: 1g)
• Protein: 3g

Banana bread is also similar to other baked goods in that it can be healthy only depending on the ingredients used. Some traditional recipes call for too much sugar and even white flour which makes them unsuitable for the dietary pattern or restricting the sugar intake. However, replacing the traditional ingredients with healthy versions can still produce delicious and pleasing foods without exposing people to many calories.

For instance, keto banana bread recipes do not contain wheat flour nor sugar instead, they use almond flour and sweeteners that are not high in glycemic index. These changes make the bread dense in fiber and gluten-free which prevents glucose spikes. These ingredients especially healthy fats like olive, coconut oil and walnuts also contributed to its health benefits.

When prepared using the right ingredients, banana bread can even be included in a healthy diet. Some of the healthy substitutions are:

• Instead of refined flour, use almond flour which is gluten free and a high fiber source.
• Steering clear of sugar and honey and instead using low glycemic index sweeteners that are stevia, monk fruit or erythritol.
• Using hulled walnuts or any other nuts as nutrient dense additions for healthy fats and protein.
• Try using flax eggs or coconut flour in place of traditional eggs or wheat to suit gluten-free vegans.

In this way, while still cherishing the comfort food that is banana bread, these alternatives make it possible to adapt the banana bread for people who are on a low carb or keto diet.

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