Low-Fat Banana Nut Bread

An easy and low-calorie, low-fat banana nut bread that is delicious and easy to prepare! Satisfies your sweet tooth without overloading calories!  This is a perfect bread to use those over-ripe bananas!

I am so excited to share this yummy low-fat banana nut bread today! Why, because it is super moist, low in fat and calories, and easy to prepare! This is an easy to freeze bread as well! I recommend making an extra to keep in the freezer for a later day!  This is a great way to stay on track with your calorie goals and still enjoy a sweet snack!

My family loves banana nut bread! I love to make them breads but I try to keep the calories and fat low, and still keep great flavor! The family has spoken, and this is a success! This is an often requested recipe by my family! This bread, with a cup of detox ginger green tea or cleansing cranberry tea is a perfect way to spend a few minutes relaxing!  This is a great snack to add to a lunch box for the hubs and kids.  Feel free to leave out the nuts for those with nut allergies! My daughter sits at a nut-free lunch table so I make her a bread without nuts to bring as her lunch snack!

After much experimenting, I have found using unbleached white whole wheat flour works great with this bread! I use one of my favorite sweeteners, turbinado sugar, to add the perfect sweetener along with the natural sweetness of the bananas!  Again, those over-ripe bananas are absolutely perfect in this bread! I also add in low-fat buttermilk! The flavor combinations make a really delicious bread!

Well my tea kettle is boiling and my latest batch of this bread is just out of the oven! I am going to go take a wee break! Well not necessarily a break! I'm going to be writing some ideas for healthy recipes for the remainder of the month! If you have any suggestions or requests, send me a note! I am always up for creating a new recipe or recreating one to be healthier!

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Low-fat Banana Nut Bread

A quick bread that is easy to prepare! A low-fat and low-calorie bread that is perfect for a breakfast, snack, brunch, or anytime! This bread also freezes really well so make a double batch! One for now and one for later or for a friend!

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 serving

Calories: 82kcal

Equipment Needed:

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached white whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¼ cup turbinado sugar
• 1 cup mashed banana usually 3 bananas
• ¼ cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• non-stick cooking spray

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9x5x2 loaf pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. Set aside.
• In a standing mixing bowl, or use a hand-held mixer and a large bow, cream together the egg and butter until light and fluffy. Add in the turbinado sugar and continue mixing until well combined.  Add in, to combine, the mashed bananas and vanilla.  Stop mixer.
• Use a wooden spoon or spatula to gently add in the flour mixture into the wet ingredients just until blended.  Add in the walnuts.
• Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in center of oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
• Let the bread cool at least 5 minutes in the loaf pan. Turn bread out from loaf pan onto a cooling rack. Continue to let cool completely before cutting

Notes

*I recommend cutting pieces as needed. Keep bread tightly wrapped with plastic wrap.

*I recommend making a double or triple batch and freezing a loaf and giving another to a special friend :).  The bread to freeze, wrap in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil.  Let defrost for at least an hour or two when ready to eat.

* Please note, nutritional values are estimated. Depending on ingredients and portion size, the nutritional values can vary.

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 82kcal | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 4mg

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