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Makeover Banana Nut Bread

Makeover Banana Nut Bread
This slimmed down version of the classic uses unsweetened applesauce instead of butter. The amount of sugar is also decreased, too, by adding a little honey and using more banana. No one will ever guess this bread is low in fat!—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
10 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla or rum extract
  • 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  • 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 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
  • Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until a
  • toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10
  • minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 1
© Taste of Home 2012

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Makeover Banana Nut Bread (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • loaf (10 slices).
Nutrition Facts: One slice equals 266 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 280 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.
© Taste of Home 2012