Healthy banana bread.

Ingredients

• ½ cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 eggs
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups mashed bananas
• 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x5-inch nonstick loaf pan with parchment paper.
2. Beat brown sugar and oil together in a large bowl until well-blended. Add eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract; mix well to combine. Stir in mashed bananas. Add whole wheat flour and baking soda; stir until incorporated. Fold walnuts into the batter.
3. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cover loaf with a clean towel and cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before slicing.