Banana Bread Recipe???

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hmiott
hmiott Posts: 8 Member
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I have some ripe bananas and would like to make some banana bread. Does anyone have a good recipe? Mine all have chocolate chips or too much shortening.

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  • willywonka
    willywonka Posts: 743 Member
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    OMG, i just made the most amazing light banana bread yesterday, do you like coconut??
    If you do, then I've got to share the recipe but if you're not a coconut lover you might not like it. :happy:
  • supercool111
    supercool111 Posts: 87
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    1/3 cup melted butter
    1 cup sugar ( I use brown)
    3-4 medium bananas
    1.5 cups flour
    2tsp cocoa powder

    Mash bananas, then add butter, mix, then sugar, mix then flour and cocoa powder, mix and put in a buttered tin the oven on gas mark 4-5 for about an hour. I calculated it before and I think about an inch thick slice is 200 cals.
  • turtlebaby
    turtlebaby Posts: 8 Member
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    I have found that in most banana bread recipes you can substitute whole wheat flour for all purpose and I always substitute the margarine/oil/or butter for unsweetened applesauce. Check out this link for a recipe I like to use. I just make the healthier substitutions whenver possible.

    http://spinningsugar.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/worlds-best-banana-bread-no-kidding/

    Good luck!
  • romst19
    romst19 Posts: 100 Member
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    I also needed to use ripe bananas last night, so I made banana bread based on a recipe I found from allrecipes! I changed it slightly to make it healthier, so my modified recipe is below. It turned out pretty good, maybe a little dry. I think next time I will bake it for 50 mins instead of the full 55.


    • 1/3 cup applesauce
    • 1/2 cup honey
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 egg whites
    • 1 cup mashed bananas
    • 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 cup hot water

    Directions
    1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
    2. In a large bowl, beat oil and honey together. Add eggs, and mix well. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Add baking soda to hot water, stir to mix, and then add to batter. Spread batter into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
    3. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 1/2 hour before slicing


    Nutrition Facts (based on my recipe)
    Whole Wheat Banana Bread
    Servings: 1 slice 1 container (12 slices ea.)
    Calories 124 Sodium 98 mg
    Total Fat 0 g Potassium 88 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 30 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 3 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 15 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 3 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg
    Vitamin A 3% Calcium 0%
    Vitamin C 3% Iron 1%
  • hmiott
    hmiott Posts: 8 Member
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    This is awesome! Thank you for sharing with me!!!
  • jlj1121
    jlj1121 Posts: 21 Member
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  • eating4balance
    eating4balance Posts: 743 Member
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    And if you like splenda (I personally don't), you should try hungry-girl's banana bread recipe:

    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=616311

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