Sugar -free Pineapple Nut Bread

A simple to make recipe for pineapple lovers who can't afford the calories of sugar ;)

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 2  eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) can  crushed unsweetened pineapple or 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple in juice, undrained
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts or 1  cup pecans
• 2 1⁄4 cups  sifted flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Topping

• 1  tablespoon Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped pecans or 1⁄4 cup walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream the butter or margarine until soft; add eggs and beat just until blended.
3. Stir in pineapple, vanilla and 1 cup chopped nuts.
4. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, Splenda and salt; stir sifted mixture into pineapple mixture just until blended.
5. Spoon batter into a well buttered loaf pan.
6. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter.
7. Bake for about 1 hour; To test for doneness, stick a toothpick into the center of the loaf, bread is done when it comes out clean; start checking after 45 minutes as cooking time can be less or more than 1 hour depending on liquid content of the pineapple which will vary.