Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup whole grain flour
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.25 tsp salt
0.25 cup brown sugar
5 tsp artificial sweetener
1 TBSP vegetable oil
1 whole egg (or 2 egg whites)
0.75 cup mashed banana
1 TBSP natural yoghurtMethod:
- Preheat oven to 350° (180° C)
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
- Place sugar, sweetener and oil in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the egg, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, and yogurt; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Spoon batter into a small loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
Serves 10.
Per Serving: calories 101, carbs 18, fat 3, protein 2, sodium 118, calcium 1
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