Looking for a quick banana bread recipe that is not too fat-laden yet moist and tasty enough to go ape over? Several years ago, I gave a makeover to my favorite banana bread recipe by replacing some of the fat with applesauce and a fat-free sour cream substitution. The success of the swap was as clear as the crumbs left in the pan – it was a winner with my family for a breakfast treat and afterschool snack. Plus, I’ve even been known to sneak a piece on occasion– hey, it might be a cheat on the Paleo, Zone and other low-carb diets, but you have to live a little people! Recipe written by yours truly, Jennifer Fisher, and originally published in Country Woman February/March 2010, p34. Enjoy!
‘Better-For-You’ Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs; mix well. Beat in the bananas, sour cream, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in chips. Transfer to two 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves (16 slices each).
Nutritional Facts: 1 slice equals 155 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 148 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Jen, this looks awesome! I will definitely try this because my whole fam loves banana bread and of course Fatty McFatmom has been making the full fat version for years… Maybe we will do a double-blind taste test and report back to ya.
Great post!
xo
Ohh, make me some!
Yum, my family loves banana bread too and chocolate makes everything better!
Try adding chopped walnuts – yum.
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