Best Olive Oil Banana Bread Recipes

OLIVE OIL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 10x5-inch loaf pan.
• Sift all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together.
• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs in a stand mixer or with a hand-held electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and slowly drizzle in olive oil until evenly combined. Beat in bananas, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract until combined. Fold in 1/3 of the flour mixture with a spatula; repeat twice more until flour is fully incorporated.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle walnuts and Demerara sugar over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.

OLIVE OIL BANANA BREAD WITH ALMOND FLOUR

Steps:

• Place dates in a bowl and cover with hot water; soak until soft, about 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine ground almonds, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; stir until combined. Mash 5 bananas in a large bowl; add remaining cinnamon and nutmeg. Reserve remaining banana.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Mix olive oil into the bowl with the bananas using an electric mixer until fully incorporated. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Add vanilla extract and continue whisking until combined.
• Check dates for softness. Drain and transfer to a food processor; pulse until a paste forms. Add paste to banana mixture until fully incorporated.
• Beat egg whites in a bowl until they form soft peaks. Fold into the bowl with the banana batter. Slice remaining banana into coins and fold in. Transfer batter to the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 30 minutes before removing from pan and slicing.