Earlier this week, I shared a sugar cookie recipe made with Greek Yogurt. Here is yet another Greek yogurt recipe for you…
I’m a part of a mom’s group at my church. We meet once a month, and the purpose of the group is to encourage each other as we navigate through this huge, daunting task we call motherhood.
We compare experiences we have with our kids, like who’s baby has what teeth at what age, and how so-and-so managed to potty-train her almost two-year old, and how much screen time do you think is too much?
Even though there is all this comparison going on, we work really hard to keep the culture of our group open to differences without judgement. When our kids act like stinkers, we extend grace to each other and recognize that these are not defining moments.
All kids are stinkers now and then, right?
It’s really comforting to be surrounded by other women who understand what your daily life looks like. Other women who know that despite our best efforts, some toddlers just really want to play in the toilet!
We also take turns bringing breakfast to share with each other. I love this part because I get to try out so many great new recipes all in one place.
This month I brought banana bread and tried subbing Greek yogurt for the sour cream my usual recipe calls for. Total success– this is the banana bread recipe I grew up on and I could not detect any difference whatsoever.
I actually made two batches to bring– one with nuts, and one with chocolate chips. I noted the changes in recipe below.
PrintGreek Yogurt Banana Bread
This healthy Greek Yogurt Banana Bread tastes identical to my usual banana bread recipe but has less fat and a little extra protein too.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 mini loaves 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup banana pulp mashed (about 3 ripe bananas)
- 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup nuts (I use sliced almonds, and crush them up by squeezing the bag a few times)
For Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Reduce sugar to 1 cup
- Add 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add vanilla extract, banana pulp, and Greek yogurt, mixing well after each ingredient.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt to combine.
- Gradually add flour to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined on low speed.
- Mix in nuts until well combined.
- Pour batter evenly into 4 well greased mini loaf pans and bake for 32-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
For Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- After the dry ingredients are added to the wet ingredients, fold in chocolate chips.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Mini Loaf
- Calories: 872
- Sugar: 71g
- Sodium: 672mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0.9g
- Carbohydrates: 118g
- Fiber: 6.2g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 155mg
I just love this recipe, it’s the best I’ve ever tried. The texture is so soft and moist. Thank u for the very best banana loaf.
You are welcome Lynette, glad you love it as much as I do!
I just made this recipe with chocolate chips into 18 muffins for my residents at a care home I work at. They all loved them. will keep this reccipe
That’s wonderful Barbara. So glad everyone enjoyed!
I found this recipe on Pinterest. Have made it twice, one with chocolate chips & one plain, and it’s awesome!! My choc chips all sunk to the bottom… Any tips for getting them to stay put?? 🙂
Glad you like it! Maybe try using mini chocolate chips to keep them from sinking to the bottom next time.
I have found that the best way to keep chocolate chips throughout your entire bread is to put them in flour and shake the excess flour off and then put them into the batter!
I have just made this in my hooded barbecue. Far too warm here to heat the kitchen up with a hot oven.
I used passionfruit flavoured yogurt (as that was what we had in the fridge) and swapped the nuts for shredded coconut to keep it nut-free. Turned out great! The passionfruit was barely detectable and the coconut bought with it an interesting texture.
Thanks for sharing on your blog. It encourages me to be a little creative and try new ideas.
That’s amazing! Never knew you could make bread in a BBQ!
I love ,love this banana bread recipe !!! I sprinkled a bit of brown sugar on top and it’s absolutely delicious. Thanks you for my new twist on a great classic 🙂
I can’t express how perfect this banana bread is! I used wholewheat flour, less than a cup of maple syrup instead of the sugar and refined coconut oil instead of butter with added pecans and Lindt dark chocolate. Perfect crumb and flavour – I’ve made it twice in a week!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!
going to try this today! i’m a new baker so i’m wondering how far up i should fill the mini loaf disposable pans? i made healthy muffins last week and i only filled them 1/2 way and they didn’t rise over the papers….is there a general rule of thumb when baking? or does it matter when it comes to ingredients? :-\
Hi! Every recipe will have a slightly different rise, but I would suggest filling your mini loaf pans about two thirds full. Thanks for your question!
just tried this and it was great- light and just the right amount of sweetness.
Glad you liked it!
hi ! im so excited to try this today! my son LOVES banana bread ! i do not have mini loaf pans, only normal size. so would one recipe make one loaf ? have you do it ? did the cooking time change ? and did it effect the outcome? thanks in advance !
Hi Chelsey! If you would like to make this in a standard size loaf pan, it will make one loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. The top will need to get brown for the inside to cook, so don’t worry about that. Before you take it out, insert a toothpick an inch down into the center, and if it comes out with only loose crumbs, but no batter, it is done! My boys love banana bread too! Enjoy!
Thanks ! i made it last night and tripled the recipe ! made 3 standard sized loaves. gave it to family and everyone LOVE LOVE LOVED IT !! took about 50mins to cook but tasted sooooo good ! i love this one and will be going into my recipe folder !! thank you for sharing !!
Wonderful! I’m so glad everyone loved it. Thanks for letting me know.
Hi Julie,
I was just wondering if I could bake 2 loafs at the same time at the same baking temperature and same time that you would bake for one loaf.
Or, do I need to bake each loaf separately?
I think it would be fine to do two loaves at the same time. Just make sure they are done before you take them out by inserting a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, or with just a few dry crumbs attached, they are done!
Thank you so much Julie!
Thanks for the recipe. I used it as written except cut the sugar to 2/3 cup, and it was plenty sweet, so much so that I might cut it back a bit more next time. I also changed 1/2 cup of flour to wholemeal. Still turned out delicious. Had to skip the nuts in order to put it in lunchboxes, but adding nuts would, I’m sure, make it even better.
Good to know they are good with less sugar! Thanks for leaving me a note!
hi Julie! recently stumbled on your blog when I was looking for a banana bread recipe that used greek yogurt & found yours. I can finally stop looking as this is the BEST banana bread recipe I have come across. I added choc chips & the kids loved it. It lasted all of a day! It was very reminiscent of Starbucks banana choc chip cak they used to have before they switched over to La Boulangerie products and I missed it for some time, now I can make my own…to go along with a nice cup of coffee!
Thanks!!!
So glad you liked it!
Just finished making this recipe and my husband loved that it was moist and had chocolate chips in it! He was surprised when I told him it had Greek yogurt. Will definitely make it again, thanks for the recipe!
I definately don’t consider myself a great baker (I grew up using box mixes for everything) but my two toddlers LOVE banana bread! I would like to start making it myself instead of buying it so I know exactly what I’m feeding my boys. So I’m searching for a great banana bread recipe. I planning on subbing out with Greek yogurt instead of sour cream so I’m super happy I stumbled across your recipe. Just had a couple questions, in the recipe does it call for white or brown sugar, and is sea salt ok or do I need to use iodized salt?
Thank you for the recipe and for answering
Hey Jen, that’s great that your toddlers love banana bread and that you are being intentional about what you make for them. This recipe calls for granulated sugar, and the salt is regular iodized table salt. You could probably use sea salt, but usually those are larger grains and they measure differently. Just to let you know, I recently updated this recipe to be even healthier, using white whole wheat flour and coconut oil. Check it out here: https://lovelylittlekitchen.com/healthier-banana-bread/
Hope you and your littles enjoy!
Thank you for sharing a VERY good recipe. I have been trying to transform overripe bananas into banana bread for 20 years, and while many of my attempts turned out okay, none of my tries were ever what I would consider delicous. I made your recipe exactly as listed and it was wonderful.
That’s great to hear Jill!
Wow! This one is a keeper. I used Stevia-fructose instead of sugar and the result was amazing. Thank you!!! My family loved it. Regards from Mexico City
Thank you so much Carolina. Glad you enjoyed!
I don’t like to use butter, can I use coconut oil instead?
Here is a link to a recipe I have for a banana bread that uses coconut oil. Hope you enjoy!
https://lovelylittlekitchen.com/healthier-banana-bread/
Just made these, they turned out perfect. I added 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4tsp nutmeg. Love this recipe!
Thank you Jess!
What us the nutritional value of the banana bread made with Greek yogurt?
I chose not to add any nuts or chocolate chips.
Sorry, I don’t provide nutritional information for my recipes because I just don’t have the expertise to give you reliable numbers.
I’ve made this recipe about 20 times now and everyone asks me for it! I especially love the chocolate chip version! Always so moist and sweet. Thanks for the recipe.
You are so welcome, Jennifer!
I have been trying so hard to find a perfect banana bread recipe because I am super picky and this is finally it ! It came out amazing; the texture and flavors were spot on. I made it into one bread with 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 c of chopped walnuts and it was a hit. This has definitely become my go to recipe.
So happy to hear that!
This has been my go-to banana bread for years! We all love it!!! How would you incorporate Zucchini in this this?? I hope you answer! 🙂
I’m so glad you like it. Here is a link to my favorite Zucchini Bread recipe – it’s from my mother-in-law. https://lovelylittlekitchen.com/zucchini-bread/
I did see that recipe but is there a way to put bananas in it? How can I do so?
Holly Ann, I haven’t tested the zucchini bread recipe with bananas before, but I would just try subbing some of the sugar for banana pulp. If the batter looks too wet, add a little flour until it looks like the right thickness. Let me know how it goes if you decide to try it.
Has anyone tried to substitute gluten free flour in this recipe
My three year old daughter and I make these pretty much every weekend! She LOVES her “muffin bread.” I add chia seeds to sneak in a little extra nutrition. Thank you for the wonderful recipe !
Just made this with a quarter cup less sugar and it was the best banana bread I’ve ever made!!! Thanks for the fantastic recipe!
works really well and everybody loved it
Best banana bread ever! This recipe is beautiful and simple. The bread came out very moist and delicate, just loved it! did use 1/4 less sugar and it was just fine. My husband loved it as well. Thank you 🙂
So good! Moist and fluffy
I have been looking for a banana bread that uses Greek yogurt and this looks like exactly what I wanted. Do you think I can add fresh blueberries to this? If so would I have to change the amount of sugar?
Best banana bread I’ve ever made!