Banana Bread Recipe with Yogurt (with Video)
Who doesn’t love a great banana bread recipe? Today’s recipe elevates a classic banana bread, with subtle notes of vanilla, honey and cinnamon to make this tried-and-true classic even more delicious and comforting!
This post is sponsored by Greek Gods but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Honey Vanilla Banana Bread Recipe with Yogurt
Homemade banana bread is one of those classic recipes that is just satisfying and comforting, in the best sense of the words. Today, I’m sharing with you the best recipe for a tender, soft banana bread with hints of vanilla, honey and cinnamon.
Beyond the amazing flavor, this recipe is awesome because:
- it’s just 9 ingredients (and all are easy to find at your local Walmart)
- you just need one bowl and one spoon to whip it all together
- it makes your entire home smell like fresh baked banana bread (easily one of the best smells in the world)
- it’s easy for the kids to help make
- it can be easily doubled or tripled to make extra loaves
- the extra loaves can be wrapped and frozen for up to 3 months
- it takes less than 5 minutes to whip together
- the yogurt adds extra protein
- whole wheat flour (optional) increases your family’s daily fibre intake
Even if you have a classic banana bread recipe that you LOVE, I guarantee this banana bread recipe with yogurt will give it a run for it’s money!
I found Greek Gods Greek Yogurt in 5 different flavors at my local Walmart in the dairy aisle’s yogurt section, on the lower shelf.
Each serving of Greek Gods yogurt has 9g of protein. It is also an excellent source of calcium and has seven different live and active cultures.
The Greek Gods Brand products are not only rich, smooth and delicious; they are gluten-free and contain live and active cultures. Plus, The Greek Gods brand Greek-Style Yogurt and Kefir are organic and made with milk from cows that are not treated with growth hormones.
For this recipe, yogurt helps make the banana bread tender and soft – plus the honey vanilla flavor adds those yummy flavors without adding more ingredients to the recipe.
Check out our quick recipe video to see just how easy it is to whip up this Yogurt Banana Bread recipe, and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe!
Banana Bread with Yogurt Ingredients
- Bananas, mashed
- Eggs
- Greek Gods Greek Yogurt <– you can use any flavor but I used the Honey Vanilla
- Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- Brown Sugar
- Whole Wheat Flour <– can use all-purpose flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Ground Cinnamon, to taste
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.
Tip: using Greek God’s Greek Yogurt in the Honey Vanilla flavor allowed me to skip the addition of vanilla in my recipe and added that hint of honey sweetness, which also allowed me to cut down on the brown sugar used in the recipe. If you opt for another flavor, you may want to add a teaspoon or two of vanilla and increase the brown sugar to 3/4 cup or add 1/4 cup honey.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- Mixing bowls
- Wooden spoon <– I like these spatulas because they are one solid piece and don’t have removable heads for bacteria to get trapped underneath. Plus they are heat-resistant and have a lifetime warranty.
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Standard-sized loaf pan
How to Make Banana Bread with Yogurt
Preheat oven to 350ºF
Grease a 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ (standard size) loaf pan. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Add the eggs, yogurt and butter and mix until fully combined.
Add the Greek Gods Honey Vanilla Greek Yogurt and brown sugar and stir until just mixed. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and stir just until no flour streaks appear. Avoid over-mixing the batter.
Fold the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 55-65 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before attempting to remove.
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Banana Bread Recipe with Yogurt
A tender, melt-in-your-mouth banana bread made with protein-rich greek yogurt and whole wheat flour.
Ingredients
- 5 bananas, mashed (approximately 2 cups)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup Greek Gods Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- Grease a 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" (standard size) loaf pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Add the eggs, yogurt and butter and mix until fully combined.
- Add the Greek Gods Honey Vanilla Greek Yogurt and brown sugar and stir until just mixed. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and stir just until no flour streaks appear. Avoid over-mixing the batter.
- Fold the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before attempting to remove.
Notes
Can use all-purpose flour instead of whole wheat.
Using Greek God's Greek Yogurt in the Honey Vanilla flavor allowed me to skip the addition of vanilla in my recipe and added that hint of honey sweetness, which also allowed me to cut down on the brown sugar used in the recipe. If you opt for another flavor, you may want to add a teaspoon or two of vanilla and increase the brown sugar to 3/4 cup.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 235Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 212mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 4gSugar: 16gProtein: 5g
Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.
I hope your family loves this quick and easy banana bread recipe – if you try it out, let me know what you think by leaving a review or a comment!
For more easy recipes kids can help make, check out our French Yogurt Cake recipe or our Kid-made Chocolate Trail Mix Melts.
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Do you Melt the butter for the banana bread
I think I must have – I’m sorry, I made this recipe so long ago, but usually I do use oil or melted butter so I’d assume that was the case for this recipe.