Comments on: Ultra-Moist Healthy Banana Bread (made with Olive Oil)

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:28:20 +0000

I’m confused by this comment. It’s a banana bread, and it’s a quick bread – those two things aren’t mutually exclusive. The recipe calls for four bananas, not three.

By: Gretchen Christensen

Gretchen Christensen — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:35:14 +0000

Made this today…it’s moist but doesn’t taste of much…and I used 3 bananas. You can call it a quick bread but not a banana bread.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:36:41 +0000

In reply to Gwen (NZ).

So glad you liked it!

By: Gwen (NZ)

Gwen (NZ) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:49:55 +0000

Loved this banana bread used all same ingredients – almost changed to light olive oil but so glad I didn’t – very moreish for sure – had 2 pieces !! Many thanks for such a great recipe.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:10:51 +0000

In reply to Alicia D Araya.

So glad you liked it! I used a metal pan myself yesterday – a light colored one – and it worked well too!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:07:14 +0000

In reply to K.

So glad you liked it! I just made it yesterday myself, it’s so good!

By: K

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:44:37 +0000

Loved this banana bread, my kids devoured it. Used normal sugar and plain white flour as that’s all I had on hand and it worked out perfect. Thank you for this recipe

By: Alicia D Araya

Alicia D Araya — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:08:35 +0000

Thanks so much I found it quite lovely

Enjoyed the olive oil

I didn’t have no glass pan just 3 wee metal bread bins it seemed to do fine

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:34:58 +0000

In reply to Nancy.

So glad you liked it! Love the idea of adding oat flour. You could sprinkle rolled oats on top too for a bit of texture/decoration, if you want!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:03:00 +0000

In reply to Laurie. Good question! Loaf pans are usually a standard size, but this is the one I used, which is 10.5" x 5" x 3". I'll add this to the recipe card, thanks!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:27:57 +0000

what size loaf pan please?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:46:42 +0000

Great recipe, I decided its my go to for banana bread. My husband absolutely loves it. I added oat flour to the white flour and it was perfect.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:24:27 +0000

In reply to Keren.

I’ve never tried that so I can’t speak to experience, but this article might help point you in the right direction! https://grantbakes.com/baking-soda-vs-baking-powder-in-banana-bread/

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:47:25 +0000

In reply to Hannah.

So glad you liked it!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:08:20 +0000

Love this recipe! I made it with all wholemeal flour and it was fine. I also added some walnuts and put a whole banana on top as decoration.

By: Keren

Keren — Fri, 30 May 2025 17:48:57 +0000

Hi! Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda?

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 13 May 2025 12:24:45 +0000

In reply to Ash.

So glad you liked it!

By: Ash

Ash — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:37:34 +0000

I don’t usually leave comments but this recipe is honestly the best. I thought the loaf was raw when i took it out but it was perfectly crispy outside with a moist inside. I only switched out the sugar for honey as that’s what I had available. Thank you!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:58:59 +0000

In reply to Amanda.

Thanks for sharing this. Healthy is SUCH a subjective term in the food world. For Bowl of Delicious, I’m often focused on “healthy” being recipes made without processed ingredients (which, by nature, often takes sodium counts way down), healthy fats (like olive oil), and lower in refined sugars.

I understand that sodium is a health issue for many people. I double checked the recipe to make sure that I had added a “see notes” note to the salt as a listed ingredient and I have – I edited it to be more specific to state to check notes for those who want to use less salt. I would definitely encourage you to read the notes if specified for any recipe, especially if it’s about an ingredient that you’re concerned about. Hope that all helps and I do hope you make it again with less salt and I hope it comes out well for you! 😊

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:30:08 +0000

I think the ‘Healthy’ label is misleading because of the salt content-one teaspoon seemed like A LOT for one loaf, and I didn’t see you ‘notes’ until after baking. That’s an awful lot of sodium for one slice of banana bread! I will definitely use much less salt next time!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:39:10 +0000

In reply to Kathleen.

So glad you liked it! Glad to hear it worked well for you with only 3 bananas and in muffin form!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:54:48 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Lindemann.

Excellent recipie and delicious! I only had 3 Bananas and iit still worked out great! I made muffins (cooked for 20mins) and tiny muffins (cooked for 10 mins). They all turned out great! Thanks for the recipie!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:09:59 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Bittner.

So glad you liked it!

By: Jennifer Bittner

Jennifer Bittner — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:56:11 +0000

Good recipe and directions.