It’s moist, quick to make and simply delicious – we’re talking about banana bread, which rounds off every breakfast brunch and every coffee drink. But depending on the choice of ingredients, the sweet, healthy snack can become a high-calorie fattening food. You should therefore avoid these three preparation mistakes at all costs!
We’re big fans of healthy banana bread , which is perfect as a sweet breakfast or paired with afternoon coffee. However, depending on the recipe, the fit banana bread can quickly turn into an unhealthy and high-calorie fattening food. You should therefore avoid these three preparation mistakes in the future:
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1. Too many bananas
Bananas are the most important ingredient in a moist banana bread. The more fruit you use, the more intense the flavor will be. However, you should n’t put more than two or three bananas in your batter. Bananas have a fairly high fructose content, which is noticeable with 17 grams of sugar and 93 calories per 100 grams of fruit. Ripe bananas, which are easy to mash and process, have even more sugar because the long-chain carbohydrates they contain break down into short-chain sugars during ripening. The result: the fructose contained in the fruit causes a rapid increase in the blood sugar level, which then falls again a short time later, which promotes food cravings.
2. Plenty of butter
Fat is a flavor carrier. That’s why a buttery piece of banana cake tastes much more full-bodied. However, too much fat is anything but healthy and harmful to the figure. Butter in particular has a fat content of 80 to 90 percent and is therefore a real calorie bomb. The fat spread also contains plenty of cholesterol , which is considered a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is better to use healthier plant-based alternatives such as rapeseed oil or coconut oil, or replace some of the butter with sugar-free applesauce or low-fat quark.
3. Extra Zucker
Because of the sweetness in bananas, you don’t need to add extra sugar to your banana bread batter—especially if you’re using ripe fruit. If you still like it sweeter, you can use healthier alternatives such as honey, agave syrup or dates. However, there are hidden calories lurking here too – a teaspoon of honey or agave syrup has around 30 calories. As a rule of thumb, you can remember: the more naturally you sweeten, the better and healthier it is.
