The good news first, I was the runner-up in the Utah’s Own Down Home Cookoff! It was so much fun to be at the fair and to participate in the contest. The winner had such a delicious looking recipe. Don’t worry, I’m going to take it and make it out of food storage for you guys because I think everyone should try this Skookie (large ooey-gooey cookie right out of the oven topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce)! If you want to see clips of the finals of the contest, you can click HERE.
Another favorite trick of mine for breakfast is to have breads around for people to grab and eat on the go. Not only do breads taste good but when you use whole wheat they’ll keep you full. You can always make a double batch of bread and put one out fresh to eat and freeze the other. It’s great for an everyday emergency when you need breakfast on the go!
Now I understand that low-fat, whole wheat, and delicious may not sound good together in a sentence but this this low-fat whole wheatBanana Bread is DELICIOUS!!! I got the recipe from a ward cookbook and couldn’t believe how good it was! It’s my favorite banana bread recipe and anyone else’s who has tried it. I’ve served it at a lot of brunch events and it gets gobbled up. The bread tastes better the next day. It is so moist and tastey, don’t be surprised when it goes fast!
Low-Fat Whole Wheat Banana Bread
4 T margarine (or butter), softened
¼ C applesauce
2 eggs (2 T. Dehydrated Eggs +1/4 C. Water)
2 T skim milk or water
¾ C packed light brown sugar
1 C mashed banana (2-3 medium bananas)
1 ¾ C Whole Wheat Flour
2 t baking powder
½ t baking soda
¼ t salt (optional)
¼ C coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
(optional)
¼ C applesauce
2 eggs (2 T. Dehydrated Eggs +1/4 C. Water)
2 T skim milk or water
¾ C packed light brown sugar
1 C mashed banana (2-3 medium bananas)
1 ¾ C Whole Wheat Flour
2 t baking powder
½ t baking soda
¼ t salt (optional)
¼ C coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
(optional)
Beat margarine, applesauce, eggs, milk, and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until smooth. Add banana and blend at low speed; beat at high speed 1 to 2 minutes. Combine flour, baking
powder, baking soda, and salt; mix into batter. Mix in nuts. Pour batter into greased loaf pan, . Bake at 350º F until bread is golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (55
to 60 minutes). Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool to room temperature.
powder, baking soda, and salt; mix into batter. Mix in nuts. Pour batter into greased loaf pan, . Bake at 350º F until bread is golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (55
to 60 minutes). Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool to room temperature.
**Helpful Hint** If you don’t have two bread pans but want to double the recipe, you can always put it in a bundt pan (as pictured above). This works great for brunches or anytime you want to “dress up” the bread. Be sure to lengthen the baking time by about 5 or 10 minutes when using the bundt pan.
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Congratulations!!! You won $500 in groceries – that’s awesome! By the way, the banana bread looks delicious…and those look like home-grown strawberries…yum! =)
Congratulations!!! You won $500 in groceries – that’s awesome! By the way, the banana bread looks delicious…and those look like home-grown strawberries…yum! =)
Hooray! I was just looking at my brown bananas and thinking I ought to make some banana bread – now I have a new recipe that will motivate me to actually do it!
Hooray! I was just looking at my brown bananas and thinking I ought to make some banana bread – now I have a new recipe that will motivate me to actually do it!
Good timing! Like Andrea, I was looking at my ripe bananas trying to decide what to do with them! I also wanted to look for a healthier recipe than what I normally use, so I’ll give this one a try–in a bundt pan!
Good timing! Like Andrea, I was looking at my ripe bananas trying to decide what to do with them! I also wanted to look for a healthier recipe than what I normally use, so I’ll give this one a try–in a bundt pan!
Good timing! Like Andrea, I was looking at my ripe bananas trying to decide what to do with them! I also wanted to look for a healthier recipe than what I normally use, so I’ll give this one a try–in a bundt pan!
We just pulled this out of the oven. My kids are so excited to try it! I didn’t have any applesauce on hand, so I mashed up some of our home canned pears. The loaf looks just the same — I’ll let you know how it tastes!
Thanks again!
We just pulled this out of the oven. My kids are so excited to try it! I didn’t have any applesauce on hand, so I mashed up some of our home canned pears. The loaf looks just the same — I’ll let you know how it tastes!Thanks again!
We just pulled this out of the oven. My kids are so excited to try it! I didn’t have any applesauce on hand, so I mashed up some of our home canned pears. The loaf looks just the same — I’ll let you know how it tastes!Thanks again!
Love this recipe! Yummy! We made a loaf this morning and only half is left. 🙂
Love this recipe! Yummy! We made a loaf this morning and only half is left. 🙂
Love this recipe! Yummy! We made a loaf this morning and only half is left. 🙂
Crystal,
I discovered your site about 2 weeks ago… I am so wanting to have a stash of food, but I know myself well enough to know that I need to just do baby steps… Anyway, my family loved, loved, loved this banana bread. I followed your recipe exactly and it was gone in one sitting…of course, there are 7 of us, so eating one loaf takes about 1 1/2 minutes! Have you ever frozen batter? I wondered about making several batches and then freezing a “loaf” of batter so I can pull it out when I need it. Or, perhaps I should freeze the bread when it’s done…
Crystal,
I discovered your site about 2 weeks ago… I am so wanting to have a stash of food, but I know myself well enough to know that I need to just do baby steps… Anyway, my family loved, loved, loved this banana bread. I followed your recipe exactly and it was gone in one sitting…of course, there are 7 of us, so eating one loaf takes about 1 1/2 minutes! Have you ever frozen batter? I wondered about making several batches and then freezing a “loaf” of batter so I can pull it out when I need it. Or, perhaps I should freeze the bread when it’s done…
I usually just freeze the loaves. I’m so glad your family liked it!
I usually just freeze the loaves. I’m so glad your family liked it!
This is a delicious, moist banana bread and will now be my go-to banana bread recipe.
Thank you!!
This is a delicious, moist banana bread and will now be my go-to banana bread recipe.
Thank you!!
This is great…my 4-yr old was checking the oven every 5 minutes asking when it was going to be ready and devoured an entire piece straight out of the oven…I did substitute a couple things
Egg substitute (1/2 c) for the eggs
Brown sugar splenda blend (1/4 c packed plus 1T) for the brown sugar
and, Smart balance butter blend (same amount as butter or margarine)
This is great…my 4-yr old was checking the oven every 5 minutes asking when it was going to be ready and devoured an entire piece straight out of the oven…I did substitute a couple things
Egg substitute (1/2 c) for the eggs
Brown sugar splenda blend (1/4 c packed plus 1T) for the brown sugar
and, Smart balance butter blend (same amount as butter or margarine)
I’m looking for a whole wheat banana bread recipe that is made out of food storage banana chips. Do you have anything like that?
I don’t. Those banana chips are fried and sweetened…so it will taste
different than normal-I would think.
I’m looking for a whole wheat banana bread recipe that is made out of food storage banana chips. Do you have anything like that?
Well, I tried this recipe it was really good, but I used chocolate chips instead of nuts. Both loaves were gone by the next morning (and no one knew i used wheat! )
Thanks so much