Delicious sugar-free banana bread

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If you’re trying to cut down your sugar intake but still satisfy a sweet tooth or two, this sugar-free banana bread could be the answer! The vanilla bean paste gives it a delectable sweet flavour, minus the guilt!

Serves 10

Ingredients

  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup wholemeal flour
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160C (or 140C fan-forced). Grease and line an 11.5cm x 22cm (base measurements) loaf pan with baking paper.
  2. Mash bananas in large bowl with a fork until smooth. Add eggs, oil, milk and vanilla and stir until combined. Sift flours, cinnamon, baking powder, bicarbonate and a pinch of salt over banana mixture (then tip in the flour kernels, if you like). Stir until combined.
  3. Spoon into prepared pan and level top with a spatula. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve.