Healthy Applesauce Banana Bread

Catherine916's Note:

My own revision of my favorite banana bread recipe originally found on Recipezaar. Healthy enough to have as a breakfast food!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 32

Yield: 32.0 mini sl ...

• 4 bananas , extra ripe
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour , sifted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch ginger
• 1⁄3; cup walnuts , amount before chopping

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Place bananas in a food processor and puree.
3. Stir in sugar and let stand 10 minutes.
4. Add applesauce and eggs and mix well.
5. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
6. Chop the walnuts and stir into the batter.
7. Pour into a lightly greased and then dusted with flour 8x8 pyrex casserole dish.
8. Bake for 50 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan, cool on wire rack.

Reviews

[Darkhunter]

A good solid recipe. It tastes wonderful. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough bananas, so the bread came out a little dry. It makes great b'fast toast with a "little" butter! Thnx for sharing your recipe, Catherine. Made for My-3-Chefs 2009.