Lightened-Up Special Banana Bread Recipe

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2012 by mojomo

The recipe was great just the way it is written. However, if other reviewers are going to change EVERYTHING in the recipe your not really reviewing this one now are we...this so not benefical to the person who posted it.

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2012 by lurky27

So delicious & flavorful! I had fat-free cream cheese home and that worked great. My husband said it was the best bread I've ever baked.

~ Theresa

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2011 by biking32

I followed exactly what the recipe said and it only cooked on the outside. It was terrible. Had to throw it out.

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2011 by biking32

I followed exactly what the recipe said and it only cooked on the outside. It was terrible. Had to throw it out.

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2011 by biking32

I followed exactly what the recipe said and it only cooked on the outside. It was terrible. Had to throw it out.

Reviewed on May. 20, 2011 by joceyw

This bread is super moist and delicious! Try it!

Reviewed on May. 20, 2011 by joceyw

This bread is super moist and delicious! Try it!

Reviewed on May. 18, 2011 by drjacobs359

This is the best banana bread recipe! I do use regular cream cheese though and add chocolate chips yum!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2011 by l2bake

LOVE this version of banana bread!

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2011 by Buttemontanagirl

Jeez! When did this site become a forum/ I just want to see if otheres liked the recipe or not, and decide for myself whether to make it. Forget about all the personal wrangling.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by lesahueser

I used regular cream cheese. My husband said this is the best banana bread I have ever made.

Yummy, yum, yum!

I need to get this put away so I quit snitching pieces.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by brendalikesbaking

Whoops! forgot the stars! First time rating thats how good this was.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by brendalikesbaking

This is so moist and good. My husband is very picky and he liked it very much. Not at all crumbly. I loved it!

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2011 by shannaj104

This is sooo yummy! Will make again and will also pass along recipe. It is super~

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2011 by Regi M

I don't buy reduced fat products (okay you whiners, keep it down!). The recipe was great with regular cream cheese, but like the idea of orange juice and zest in the glaze, so next time will leave out the nuts and add a tablespoon or more of zest to the batter and possibly some cinnamon and will try raisins or currants too, another time. My mother and her six sisters grew up on a farm, always used whole products and seldom, if ever bought modified products or processed foods or mixes. My mother, the best cook of the bunch and the two sisters who were best known for their culinary expertise all lived into their 90th year. There are cousins well into their 90's including one who ran a restaurant - making everything from scratch, who is 96 and going strong. I don't need to flaunt my professional status or years in university to give credence to my decision to make a recipe or not. I wish those of you who would NOT make a recipe because of your own likes or dislikes or perceptions about the "healthy" aspect of a recipe would refrain from commenting at all!!! I do not have a mono diet and am perfectly capable of deciding how much, if any, of an item I want to eat. As a serious cook, I think you whiners have just convinced me reading others' comments is NOT worth the aggrevation!

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by mnlorraine

What is wrong with all you people out there that complain about a recipe. If you don't like it, just don't make it.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by novembermember

I had about ten pounds of bananas and some cream cheese. I was wondering if this combination would work just as the recipe popped up.I already went through the whole banana list,pie pudding,muffins etc. Glad it was so good.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by carolteach4

I wouldn't make it in the first place. I'm sure it's delicious, but there is too much fat.

I am a school teacher, and one of my PTO moms brought her banana bread to a meeting. It is delicious and very healthy.

Here it is:

Mash 3 large or 4 medium very ripe bananas.

Stir in 3/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of eggbeater or similar product, and 1/4 cup of canola oil.(I have also used extra light olive oil.)

In a separate bowl measure 1 and 1/2 cups of flour. I often use one cup all-purpose and 1/2 cup whole wheat. Stir in 1 tsp. baking soda and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet and mix just until combined.

Set the oven for 350 degrees. If making a loaf, bake for about an hour or until the center feels firm to the touch. I usually use a pan that has 9 small loaves, and I bake those about 18 to 20 minutes.

Optional: Add 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts - the best nut for Omega 3's

The recipe is rich, moist, and delicious and really quite modest in fat.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by Bergie_the_Swede

Hey LuvBakin, they never said it was "light." They said it's "lightened-up" or a "lighter" version of the original. You should lighten-up too.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by angelcocoa

Nutty and light.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by LuvBakin

I agree with tsthelen2001. How is it light? Just because the cream cheese is reduced fat! Not hardly a "light" recipe. Very dissapointed in Taste of Home and what they consider light.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by charlotte34

I will deffinately make this recipe. It is a little lighter than my regular banana nut bread, but by using Splenda Brown Sugar blend, I will lighten it up even more.

That will cut half the sugar calories, and will be possible for most Diabetics to have a small slice.

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by tsthelen2001

This recipe has 235 calories per slice and 4 g of saturated fat! How is that lightened up??? The only difference with this recipe and other ones is that it uses reduced fat cream cheese, but since most banana bread recipes don't call for cream cheese that isn't really saving anything. You shouldn't advertise that this is lightened up when it clearly is NOT!

Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2010 by shandan23

i made this recipe for my boyfriend and my mom and some close family and they all loved it! ive even shared it with friends, now they keep buggin' me for the recipe. Our family, even my boyfriend doesnt even like nuts, but he asks for me to make it just that way everytime. Now everyone gives me their old banana's hoping for a loaf of this really yummy bread in return. i would definately recommend this to anyone!

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2010 by kmu021

This is the best banana bread. I used regular cream cheese and walnuts instead of pecans.. Very delicious and moist!

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2010 by cjjackley

This is tasty, moist, and easy. YUM!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2009 by hag2nut

My husband leaped on this bread like a shark. When I said I was going to give the extra loaf to my daughter, he promptly said NO and hid it.