Healthy Banana Bread

Jo's Note:

This is the best banana bread. It's also low in fat and calories. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is moist and not rubbery like other low-fat baked products can be. My family raved about it. I found it from Betty Crocker's website.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 loaves

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup egg substitute (such as Eggbeaters)
• 1 1/2 cups mashed, ripe bananas (, , 3 to 4 medium)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts, , if desired

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Grease bottom only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan 9 by 5 by 3 inches.
3. Mix sugar, applesauce, and margarine in large bowl.
4. Stir in egg product until well blended.
5. Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
6. Beat until smooth.
7. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until just moistened.
8. Stir in nuts (if desired).
9. Pour into pans.
10. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Cool 10 minutes.
12. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack.
13. Cool completely.

Reviews

[semisweet]

really really good! using the eggbeaters and applesauce makes this recipe low fat, but i think it also makes it better! the applesauce replaces oil and makes the recipe stay moist and yummy for a long time. it also tastes lighter, meaning not so heavy, which is good. i really prefer this to regular banana bread.

[Stefanie828]

I've never made any type of bread before and I was surprised how easy this was to make. Soo moist!! My fiance and 3 yr old gobbled this up. I used low fat buttermilk but other then that I stuck to this recipe. Thanks for posting!

[Babykaty75]

This is a great recipe! I changed the recipe a little bit. I used canola oil instead of margarine, subbed 1/2 of sugar with Splenda, subbed 1/2 of flour with whole wheat flour, subbed buttermilk with Silk (light soy vanilla) and added 1/4 cup of dried chopped figs.