Quick Carrot Banana Bread

This quick carrot banana bread is beyond delicious. Great for breakfast up until dessert. It’s a family favorite I have been baking for many years. Bake one up and enjoy the deliciousness!

This wonderful bread is a great way to incorporate potassium rich bananas with rich in vitamin A from beta-carotene carrots.

When baked it comes out moist with a great texture from the grated carrots and smooth bananas.

We love for breakfast plain or slathered with some salted butter.

Also, you can make a quick and easy cream cheese frosting for a yummy dessert.

I love to give this out as food gifts during the holidays.

Everyone loves this bread and I have had many requests over the years.

I’m sure your family will love love this yummy carrot banana bread as well.

Quick Carrot Banana Bread

Yields: about 10 slices

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, I used fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large or extra large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup melted and cooled refined coconut oil, unless you want the taste of coconut oil, use unrefined
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, I used baby food applesauce (It’s pureed) But, regular unsweetened applesauce works well too
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup very finely grated carrots
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2-3 medium to large bananas

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray a loaf pan with cooking or baking spray or crumble up parchment paper and line pan. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a medium mixing l bowl, whisk the eggs, mashed bananas, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients. With a rubber spatula, dig down deep to incorporate dry into wet. Try not to overmix. This is important for the best texture. Fold in the shredded carrots.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth out. Bake for about 50 – 65 minutes or until bread springs back when touched lightly and a toothpick comes out clean or with  moist to dry crumbs.
5. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes then invert onto wire rack. Flip back over and cool for at least 45 minutes. Slice up and enjoy!

Here’s a few more delicious bread recipes to enjoy…

Banana Bread with Cinnamon Swirl

Pumpkin Pull – Apart Bread

Copycat Trader Joe’s Pancake Bread

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