my easy & healthy Banana Bread

jamie1888
jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
edited September 21 in Recipes
3/4c splenda
1/2c no-sugar added apple sauce
2 eggs
2 - 3 mashed ripe bananas
1 3/4c whole wheat flour
1/2tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
optional: sprinkle of cinnamon and/or nutmeg

1) Mix flour, baking soda & salt in a bowl (add the optional spices here as well)
2) Mix splenda, apple sauce, egg & vanilla in another bowl until frothy
3) add banana to above bowl
4) fold in flour mixture

Bake 325 degrees for 1 hour in a loaf pan (spray pan with Pam)
cool for 10 min
remove from pan and cool on rack

Here's the nutritional info
I used 2.5 bananas & sliced into 10 pieces:
108 calories
26 carbs
1g fat
4g protein
5g sugar
3g fiber

Notes:
*The 5g of sugar all come from the bananas! (except for the vanilla that adds 1g of sugar to the entire recipe!)
* Baking with apple sauce produces a spongey textured cake
* Yummy to put under the broiler to toast the top and spray with "I can't believe it's not butter" or whatever spread you like
* You can add your favorite vanilla protein powder to the recipe; just use a bit less flour
* Add nuts or ground flax for added fiber
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  • Natural
    Natural Posts: 461 Member
    reads excellent. i may give this a try. thanks for sharing.
  • kaitlyn12osu
    kaitlyn12osu Posts: 26
    Looks great! I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks for the great recipe!
  • SammyLynn010
    SammyLynn010 Posts: 293 Member
    Bump!!!
  • mrsyatesy
    mrsyatesy Posts: 173
    Sounds lovely - thank you!!
  • als0317
    als0317 Posts: 26 Member
    Bump :)

    I'm baking a tweaked version of this right now: http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/bakedgoods/r/Bananaoatmealbread.htm [Specifically, yogurt instead of buttermilk.... and regular flour].

    Smells gooood... let's hope it tastes good too! I'm very interested to see how the bread is with oats.

    With my ingredients, splitting the loaf 12 servings will be 165 cals.
  • tleigh
    tleigh Posts: 58
    Bump!
  • ron2282
    ron2282 Posts: 2,760 Member
    sounds great!
  • mstarrett01
    mstarrett01 Posts: 74 Member
    Bump


    But you didn't specify how much vanilla to add.
  • TracieJ65
    TracieJ65 Posts: 645 Member
    bump
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Bump


    But you didn't specify how much vanilla to add.

    Sorry!!! I can't edit my post for some reason..... 1 tsp vanilla! I've also baked it w/out the vanilla and it comes out fine. Also have used only 1 ripe banana and it's fine.

    I also experimented with another batch today... added some cocoa powder, a little extra splenda and threw in a handful of chocolate chips! Banana Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread! I didn't measure; just eye-balled stuff. But, the point is, you can play around and add whatever you want to fit your taste and nutritional needs! You can make most recipes "healthier" by substituting apple sauce for oil and some/all of the sugar with splenda. And yes, I know there are some that don't use artificial sweeteners! To each his own! ;)
  • chelleim
    chelleim Posts: 78
    bump!
  • KarenECunningham
    KarenECunningham Posts: 419 Member
    bump
  • leanlindajean
    leanlindajean Posts: 25
    what does "bump" mean?
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    what does "bump" mean?
    People use "bump" just to reply to a topic... this will put the topic in your "my topics" section and make it easy for you to find later. It's just like a tag that makes it easy for you to come back to.
  • page68
    page68 Posts: 220 Member
    bump
  • lemzip
    lemzip Posts: 12
    bump
  • mooz
    mooz Posts: 101
    Just for a laugh I wanted to post my sister-in-law's father's recipe for banana bread...cant get any easier than this...

    1 banana
    1 hot dog bun

    Place banana in hot dog bun and enjoy!

    He eats this fairly regularly. LOL!
  • AwMyLoLo
    AwMyLoLo Posts: 1,571 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • NykkieC
    NykkieC Posts: 622 Member
    This sounds SO good!
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    I should really get into using whole wheat flour and apple sauce in recipes, but i rarely use the flour i have unless its to make a sauce
  • p1nkpr1ncess
    p1nkpr1ncess Posts: 254 Member
    This sounds yum! Going to try it as soon as I've got some bananas! :)
    -x-x-
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Had a piece yesterday with reduced fat cream cheese.. YUMMY! ;)
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I do almost the same as this, though I do 3 egg whites instead of eggs, and make sure to whisk them until nice and frothy before adding to mixture.
  • antiadipose
    antiadipose Posts: 447
    BUMP!!!!!
  • bloemks
    bloemks Posts: 21 Member
    Bump :)
  • p1nkpr1ncess
    p1nkpr1ncess Posts: 254 Member
    Just wanted to update since I made this tonight! It is soooo yummy! I made it with a bit of protein powder in with the flour and didn't have a loaf tin so its cut into "cake type" slices - still works though and get a nice slice per portion! I also used egg whites.

    Thanks for this - will deffinately be making it again! Might try it with the added cinnamon next time!
    -x-x-
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Oh great! Glad you enjoyed it! I add & omit things all the time; whatever ingredients I have on hand. Love to add protein powder when I make bread & cookies. I've also made "cookies" using sweet potato & protein powder; no flour! Ground almond meal (I get it at Trader Joes) is also another good flour substitute & adds a nutty flavor to baking.

    Just wanted to update since I made this tonight! It is soooo yummy! I made it with a bit of protein powder in with the flour and didn't have a loaf tin so its cut into "cake type" slices - still works though and get a nice slice per portion! I also used egg whites.

    Thanks for this - will deffinately be making it again! Might try it with the added cinnamon next time!
    -x-x-
  • Eliza0930
    Eliza0930 Posts: 21 Member
    Bump
  • salvirez
    salvirez Posts: 25
    I think I'm gonna try it this weekend! Thanks!
  • nikki_zav
    nikki_zav Posts: 320 Member
    Looks so yummy!! Gonna try this one. Thanks :)
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