Recipe - Clean Eating Banana Bread and Pumpkin Bread

I had the day off yesterday, and really just wanted to relax.  But since I am really bad at doing that, I ended up doing some cleaning around the house and making Banana Bread and Pumpkin Bread.  I LOVE Banana Bread, and because the weather is cool now, and feeling like fall, I decided to make the Pumpkin Bread as well.  Most recipes I have tried in the past have been delicious, but full of sugar and vegetable oil.  I wanted to stray away from those.  These are not "Skinny" breads full of artificial sweeteners, but whole food breads that do have fat and calories, but are nutritional fat and calories (unlike the refined sugar based breads).  I replaced the refined sugar with honey, and used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil.  I made these breads so that they would have 8 servings...8 big, thick, filling slices, but you can also slice them thinner (making 10 or 12 slices) and have lower calories and fat.  For me, I will replace a dessert or even breakfast with a slice of this bread (maybe with some fresh fruit) and I am still getting full nutrition for under 300 calories!

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 and 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. ground flaxseed
pinch of sea or kosher salt
3 ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
2 eggs
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup melted coconut oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flaxseed and salt.
In a large bowl, with a hand mixer, beat bananas until smooth.  Add eggs and beat until combined.  Gradually mix in applesauce, honey and oil.
Mix dry ingredients into banana mixture (you would then mix in any nuts or chocolate if desired).
Grease (or misto) a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.  Pour batter into pan and bake for 45-55 minutes.

Nutritional Info (for 10 servings) - Calories - 215 - Fat - 7 - Carbs - 38 - Fiber - 4 - Protein - 4

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:  (Note, if you do not have nutmeg, cloves and ginger, adding the amounts needed and using Pumpkin spice will also do the trick)

1 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 and 1/2 tsps. cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground gloves
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup 100% pure canned pumpkin (I used Trader Joe's Organic)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large mixing owl whisk together the dry ingredients (from the flour down to the salt).  Make a hole in the center of the and add eggs, oil, honey and vanilla.  Stir together thoroughly with a fork, but try not to over mix.  Fold in the pumpkin. 
Grease or misto a loaf pan and pour in the batter.  Bake for 40-50 minutes

Nutritional Info (for 10 servings) - Calories - 234 - Fat - 13 - Carbs - 30, Fiber - 3, Protein - 4