I’m baaaack! Remember how this month started out with healthy casseroles, slow cooker breakfasts’ and veggie packed comfort food? Well we’re over that . It’s time to move on to my favorite part of Decemeber. The DESSERTS.
Right after finals ended I managed to get food poisoning and suffer from the flu all weekend. Fun stuff. That wasn’t going to stop me from baking up a storm though. And it was through this banana bread I found that baking = cure to all sickness.
So you see, I’m back. Back with what I love to do most. Bake you homemade deliciousness any chance I get and fill my apartment with the sweet aroma of Christmas.
Banana bread is truley the key to someones heart. It’s probably my favorite way to indulge (besides cookie cakes) and my favorite thing to bake. Homemade gifts take a little extra effort, time and a whole lotta love. Which is why the holidays are the greatest of times. If you’re like me then you live for spoiling your friends and loved ones silly with a plethora of made-from-scratch goodies.
Right after finals ended I managed to get food poisoning and suffer from the flu all weekend. Fun stuff. That wasn’t going to stop me from baking up a storm though. And it was through this banana bread I found that baking = cure to all sickness.
So you see, I’m back. Back with what I love to do most. Bake you homemade deliciousness any chance I get and fill my apartment with the sweet aroma of Christmas.
Banana bread is truley the key to someones heart. It’s probably my favorite way to indulge (besides cookie cakes) and my favorite thing to bake. Homemade gifts take a little extra effort, time and a whole lotta love. Which is why the holidays are the greatest of times. If you’re like me then you live for spoiling your friends and loved ones silly with a plethora of made-from-scratch goodies.
Those are just a few vital tips I now live by with this recipe and if you give them a try I guarantee you won’t be dissapointed!
When giving out “healthier” homemade holiday treats, it can get a little tricky. You may enjoy that sugar free/gluten free/low carb chocolate truffle but that doesn’t mean everyone else will.
With this whole grain butterscotch banana bread, there’s no need to even question it. I plan on giving this bread out to my neighbors baked into those cute mini tins and there’s no doubt in my mind they will go bonkers over it! You can find the mini loaves at Home Goods or most cooking stores. I also reccomend making a second batch for yourself in a large loaf pan, that way you can have your cake and eat it too 
DIY Christmas Gift: Whole Grain Butterscotch Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Sea salt to taste
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 large bananas, overripe and mashed (1 cup)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted (or butter)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips + extra for drizzling on top.
Optional Butterscotch Glaze
- 1/4 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
- Mix flour, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon in a bowl. In a separate large bowl whisk maple syrup, brown sugar and coconut oil with a hand blender. Add in mashed banana, greek yogurt and egg. Make sure you mash your bananas before adding them into the wet ingredients. You can do this by using the back of a fork!
- Blend the ingredients for 2-4 minutes or until well combined and smooth. then set the hand blender aside. Pour in the whole wheat pastry flour, stirring in with a spoon until just combined. Be careful not to over mix during this step! Fold in the butterscotch chips then place into three mini loaf pans or 1 large, greased 9X11 loaf pan.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If using the mini loaves, the baking time will take around 45 minutes. If using one large loaf pan, baking time will be around 55 minutes to an hour, depending on your oven.
- Allow the bread to cool in pan for 15 minutes before drizzling glaze on top. To prepare glaze, melt butterscotch chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds then whisk in cream cheese. Drizzle on top and cut bread into slices, or wrap up as a DIY Christmas gift!
Notes
Makes 3 mini loaves or 1 large.
*You can use plain fat free yogurt, 2% or vanilla flavored.