After I had my first baby, my husband and I both had quite a bit of weight to lose. Whenever we were craving a snack, this was our go-to recipe! It is so easy to make and tastes great! It is also a great way to use up those brown bananas on your counter (we tend to have a lot of those!).
Low Fat Banana Bread Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (3-5 bananas)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions:
In a medium bowl combine eggs, mashed banana, sugar, and applesauce. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well. Pour batter into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes for one 9x5x3 pan or bake 40-45 minutes for two 7 1/2x 3 1/2x 2 inch pans.
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I'm going to try and make these this week! It sounds Delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking I will make this today and sub. wheat flour for reg. flour.
ReplyDeleteBaking this right now. Can't wait to have in the morning.
ReplyDeleteSounds good except for the 1c sugar .. any ideas for subbing a healthier alternative? Agave? Dates?
ReplyDeleteHi Adriana,
DeleteI have never tried it with an alternative, but I think you could even cut the sugar down to 1/2 cup and it would still be delicious!
Truvia is a very good alternative. We substitute that for ever recipe calling for sugar and we can't tell the difference. Possibly we are used to it, but it's delish!
Delete...or you can use any Stevia all natural spin off. ;)
DeleteDo you know what the calories and fat content are?
ReplyDeleteHi Candice,
DeleteYou can use this website to figure out the calories. Thanks!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
I just made this tonight and love it. It's so moist and yummy. I was thinking the same thing about substituting wheat flour for all purpose flour the next time I make it.
ReplyDeleteI just made this bread and it was so moist and delicious. I really like using appesauce instead of butter even though I did add chocolate chips.
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Made it this afternoon, my husband and I love it! He said "best banana bread I've ever eaten". It's so moist. We're eating it warm :)
ReplyDeleteMade this with 1/3 less sugar, and wouldn't hesitate to go down to 1/2 the sugar. It was moist!
ReplyDeleteI did 1/2 cup of stevia and 1/2 cup sugar, but I ended up not eating it =/ I tasted too much of the applesauce.. I'm not sure if I did something wrong or if it was just me..
ReplyDeleteI have never used Stevia before so that may be the problem with the sweetness. Sorry about that!
DeleteI used 1 cup whole wheat flour and went down to a bit over 1/2 cup sugar. You can also use some nutella and go down to 1/4 cup sugar
ReplyDeleteCan you use this for muffins?
ReplyDeleteYes! You could definitely make these into muffins. Just follow the directions from this muffin recipe for cooking times, etc.
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