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!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt, I used fine sea salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp 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
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray a loaf pan with cooking or baking spray or crumble up parchment paper and line pan. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
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. 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.
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!