Banana bread with applesauce - no oil or butter!
This banana bread recipe is a lighter version that uses applesauce in replace of oil or butter. Perfect for anyone who may be watching their calorie or fat intake. The applesauce keeps this banana bread sweet, moist and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup flax seed meal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 3 ripe bananas about 1 and 1/4 cup mashed
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 385 °F or 196 °C.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, flax seed meal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup flax seed meal, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, Pinch of nutmeg
- In another large bowl, mash bananas. Then whisk together brown sugar, eggs, apple sauce and vanilla extract.3 ripe bananas, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup apple sauce, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently fold to combine. Add walnuts and fold just enough to mix them in.1 cup walnuts
- Distribute batter into an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool before slicing.