Banana Bread (Baby-Friendly)
Cook time: 40 min
Simple no-added-sugar banana bread for babies and toddlers. Whole-milk yogurt and butter for the fat babies need.
NOTES: No added sugar — ripe bananas do the sweetening. No honey (unsafe under 1 year). Serve in strips or chunks sized for baby's stage.
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup whole-milk plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (or neutral oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line or grease a loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas until smooth.
- Whisk in eggs, yogurt, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until just combined — don’t overmix.
- Pour into the loaf pan.
- Bake 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool fully before slicing.
Macros
Whole Dish
| Field | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 1574 |
| Protein | 48g |
| Fat | 65g |
| Carbs | 217g |
| Fiber | 30g |
| Sugar | 48g |
| Volume | 782g |
Per Serving
197 calories, 6g protein, 8g fat, 27g carbs, 4g fiber, 6g sugar
Per Ingredient (Whole Dish)
- 3 ripe bananas (~354g) — 315 cal · 4p · 1f · 81c · 9 fiber
- 2 whole eggs (~100g) — 143 cal · 13p · 10f · 1c · 0 fiber
- 1/3 cup whole Greek yogurt (~80g) — 77 cal · 7p · 4f · 3c · 0 fiber
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (~57g) — 408 cal · 0p · 46f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 1 tsp vanilla (~4g) — 12 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (~180g) — 612 cal · 24p · 4f · 130c · 19 fiber
- 1 tsp baking soda (~4g) — 0 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber
- 1 tsp cinnamon (~2g) — 6 cal · 0p · 0f · 2c · 1 fiber
- pinch salt (~0g) — 0 cal · 0p · 0f · 0c · 0 fiber Total — 1574 cal · 48p · 65f · 217c · 30 fiber