Kevin asked me to make banana bread today. Let it be known that he is not fond of diet foods, yet the only banana bread I've made for him is this recipe from Hungry Girl. Granted, each time I've made it I have had to substitute a few ingredients due to what I had or could find.
Banana Bread (my changes are in italics)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 bananas)
- 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (used 1 egg and an extra banana)
- 1/2 cup no-sugar-added applesauce (used regular applesauce because I can't find sugar-free here)
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
In a large bowl, combine both types of flour, Splenda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon (in other words, all dry ingredients).
In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, egg substitute, applesauce, and vanilla extract (all the wet ingredients).
Add this mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended.
Spoon batter into a large loaf pan (about 9" X 5") sprayed with nonstick spray.
Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly, and then cut into 8 slices.
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I think this recipe does a pretty good job cutting the calories and fat out of a normal banana bread recipe without sacrificing much yummy goodness. If you make this exactly as it says, it's only 140 calories per slice!
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