Can you imagine a piece of banana bread that is moist, filling, full of protein, and without being loaded with calories and sugar? Well… here it is. Your dream come true. I’ve removed all of the oil from the original recipe and replaced it with unsweetened apple sauce. From there, I replaced the sugar with a substitute because the applesauce and bananas act as a natural sweetener. What you’re left with is a delicious banana bread that’s not too sweet, but is wonderfully moist and satisfies your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup sugar substitute of choice
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 2/3 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp apple pie/or pumpkin pie spice, (or 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg)
- Optional: 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips OR 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray two 8″x4″ loaf pans with non-stick spray.
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices together in a bowl.
3. If using, stir in walnuts (adding them to the dry ingredients coats them with flour and helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the batter.
4. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, applesauce, vanilla and sugar substitute together.
5. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well.
6. Mash bananas and add them to the mixture. Mix until well combined.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove breads from pans and cool completely.
Enjoy! Love Katie
Servings: 8 slices per loaf (makes 2 loafs)
Calories: 109 calories per slice
Weight Watchers Points Plus Value: 3 (just bread) or 4 (with walnuts or chocolate chips)
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