Lower Fat Banana Nut Bread Recipes

LOWER FAT BANANA BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, beat the white sugar and margarine or butter until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs, water and bananas with the sugar mixture until it is well blended.
• Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder just until the mixture is moistened. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to blend all ingredients.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degree C) for about 60 minutes. Bread is done when the top is firm to the touch and a golden brown color. Time will vary according to loaf size and oven type. When bread is removed from oven, allow it to cool on it's side for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a rack. This bread is also excellent if you add mini chocolate chips or small fruit pieces to the mix just before baking.

BANANA NUT BREAD (HEALTHY, LOW FAT, LOW SUGAR)

Steps:

• In a big bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon.
• In a second bowl puree the banana and mix with the applesauce and egg.
• Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined.
• Fold in the nuts.
• Fill dough into a prepared mini loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven at 180°C/350°F for 30-45 minutes or until skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. You might need to cover the bread in order to prevent overbrowning. Check for this after 25 minutes.

MAKEOVER BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in egg, then egg white, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Stir in the bananas, applesauce, honey and extract. Combine the flours, baking soda and salt; gradually add to banana mixture just until moistened., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool.

ALMOST NO FAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Add egg whites, bananas and applesauce; stir just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean. Turn out onto wire rack and allow to cool before slicing.

LOW-FAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Mash bananas in a bowl.
• Add all other ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into 2 greased loaf pans (or you can pour it all into one, but it rises enough that you can split it in half).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

WHOLE GRAIN HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar blend, flax meal, bananas, milk, sour cream and egg whites until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the banana mixture until moistened. Spoon into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean.

LOWER FAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly spray two 8x4x2 inch loaf pans with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine the fat free sour cream, egg whites, vanilla, bananas and margarine and mix on medium speed of electric mixer until smooth, creamy and well blended.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and light brown sugar into the banana mixture. Stir with a spoon until combined. Add more flour if necessary until a thick and rather resistant dough is formed. Fold in the optional nuts and raisins. Mix for 1 minute on the low speed of an electric mixer. Divide dough evenly between the two loaf pans.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) until golden and the center tests done. Remove breads from pans immediately and allow to cool on a rack before slicing.

LOW FAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, salt, soda and cinnamon; set aside.
• 2. Combine remaining ingredients (except nuts) and add to dry ingredients.
• 3. Fold nuts into batter and spoon into 2 loaf pans that have been prepped with cooking spray.
• 4. Cook for 65 minute in preheather 350 degree oven.
• 5. Let cool for 10 minutes prior to removing from pans.

LOWER FAT BANANA BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a bread pan with non-stick cooking spray, and lightly dust with flour.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in bananas, applesauce, milk, oil and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing just until blended. Fold in walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated pan until golden and a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn bread out onto a wire rack and let cool.

LOW FAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4 inch loaf pans. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and Splenda. Stir in nuts, eggs, mashed bananas, oil, and vanilla extract. Before you pour into pans, chop your last banana into mini chunks, and lightly fold into mixture. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
• Enjoy!
• NUTRITION INFORMATION: serving size = 1in. slice, calories 146, 3g fat, sodium 180mg, total carbs 26.2g.

LOW FAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 F
• Seperate your eggs into two bowls. Add your salt to the egg whites and beat until you get stiff peaks, set aside.
• Add your sugar, and banana mush into the bowl with your egg yolks, mix well until sugar is dissolved. Put in your vanilla extract, mix slightly. Shift in your flour and baking soda. Mix well until the flour is no longer visible.
• Fold in your whipped egg whites gently, it does not have to be completely mixed. Do not over mix!
• Lastly quickly fold in your chopped walnuts (or any other nut you like).
• Grease you pans and pour in your mix. A 9X5 loaf pan or 24 muffin tins filled half full work best.
• Bake @ 350. Muffins take 45-55 minutes, loaf pan takes 60-75 minutes. Your banana bread is done when a toothpick can be inserted and comes out relatively clean, a little stickyness is okay!

LOW-FAT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.