Greeny's Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Submitted by Greeny4444

"A great twist on an classic favorite. I had planned to make Cooking Light's recipe from their October 2010 issue, but I had to substitute a bunch of ingredients. It still came out great!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 19mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 large bananas)
• 1⁄3 cup plain fat-free yogurt (or light sour cream or buttermilk)
• 1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter (or crunchy)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted (or canola oil)
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 cup miniature chocolate chip (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare bread, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Add granulated sugar, Splenda, and brown sugar; beat until blended.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended. Add chocolate chips, if desired.
4. Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan; cool.

Reviews

[COOKGIRl]

This was a breeze to pull together. I used half unbleached white sugar and half brown sugar. Added 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, too. I cut the recipe in half and used a mini-tube pan to bake the bread. Took about 35 minutes to bake and covered the bread the last fifteen minutes. Delicious with a cup of freshly brewed coffee! Thanks for posting!