Low Fat Banana Bread
Low fat banana nut bread is a favorite recipe of mine. It is moist and delicious with tons of banana goodness and flavor but has less sugar, fat and calories.
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 2 large egg whites May use 1 whole egg in place of egg whites
- 2 tablespoons canola oil or other neutral oil
- 1/3 cup 2% reduced fat milk
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar I prefer 1/2 cup sugar but you can use 1/3 cup if desired. The bread will be a little less sweet.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts, optional Use walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mash bananas in a large bowl with a fork, leaving a few chunky pieces for texture.
- Add the egg, oil, milk, sugar and vanilla to the banana mixture and beat well.
- Whisk the salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour together in a medium bowl and then add dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix just until ingredients are incorporated and moistened. Take care not to overmix.
- Gently fold the chopped nuts into the batter.
- Pour into a 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan that has been sprayed well with non-stick spray. You may also line with parchment paper if desired instead of spraying the pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes and invert the loaf onto a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal
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