Low Point Banana Nut Bread
I wanted to makeover my favorite Banana Nut Bread recipe without changing the taste or texture of the original recipe that I love. I was so impressed with the results, it came out moist and dense, just like my original recipe. To lighten the original recipe, I replaced eggs with egg whites, replaced 2/3 of the butter with apple sauce and reduced the sugar. Make sure your bananas are very ripe. I honestly would never know this was a low point banana nut bread if I wasn't told. If you eliminate the walnuts, each piece is 2.5 pts.
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 26 slices (2 loaves) • Bake Time: 60 minutes • Points: 3 ww points
- 7 ripe medium bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 2-1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 oz (3/4 cup) chopped walnuts
- Pam baking spray
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
Add flour mixture and walnuts, then blend at low speed until combined. Do not over mix.
Pour batter into loaf pans and bake on the center rack for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the pan cool at least 20 minutes, bread should be room temperature before slicing. Print this recipe
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12 comments:
It's amazing what applesauce can do! I make an incredible applesauce cake, but I've yet to figure out what to substitute for the 1/4 cup of oil. There's got to be something!
Just letting you know I've added you to my blog roll, Gina. I'm a fan!
Gina, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I made a similar reciepe that is good too, just use honey instead of sugar and add 1/2 cup oatmeal. I also used whole wheat flour.
THanks.
Do I use sugar-free applesauce?
No, I used regular apple sauce. I'm sure sugar free would work too. I have a bunch of bananas waiting for them to get riper to make this again!
Gina, you have made my day. I love anyone who has a point-worthy banana nut bread recipe. All your breakfast recipes look fantastic. I am going to make a frittata for some dinners, and have the leftovers for breakfast. This is a wonderful website. Thank you for doing this!
Janet
Gina - can you use the Splenda brown sugar instead and if so, how does that affect the ww points?
I am not sure if it will effect the way it turns out, I guess you would have to experiment.n I'm not sure how it would effect the points. Figure as is, 1 cup of regular brown sugar is 17 points so that's less than 1 point per slice so it won't be too much lower.
Gina,
This bread is much better than the 5 point traditional recipe! Only trouble is, I want to eat the whole loaf!
Yes, I feel your pain.
Hi, I wanted to know if their's a reasy why you user unbleached flour ? Or if it's just a preference. I cheked the nutrition fact for both bleached and unbleached flour and they are exactly the same...
Points wise it's the same. But I read the white flour is bleached with chemicals so I use unbleached to avoid added any extra chemicals in my system. The last time I made this bread, I used half unbleached, half whole wheat flour and it was really good. More fiber so probably less points.
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