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Plantain Bread
This plantain bread is an easy quick bread made with ripe plantains for natural sweetness. Like banana bread’s cousin!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 275 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe plantains, mashed
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed plantains, olive oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
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In another mixing bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir until just combined.
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Pour into the greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F on the center rack for approximately 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick pulls out clean from the center. Let cool in the loaf pan, then enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition analysis (approximate per serving): 275 calories, 10 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 220 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 20 g sugar, 8 g added sugar, 4 g protein, Vitamin D: 1%, Calcium: 4%, Iron: 8%, Potassium: 6%