Lower Carb, Higher Moisture Banana Loaf
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
6 medium, over-ripe bananas, broken into chunks (not mashed)1 cup flour1/2 cup whole wheat flour1/4 cup almond flour (ground almonds)1/4 cup chickpea flour1/4 cup wheat germ2 tbsp ground flaxseed1/2 tbsp cinnamon1 tsp baking sodapinch salt1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened1/4 cup canola oil2 tbsp low-fat ricotta cheese1/3 cup Splenda Granular (sucralose)1/4 cup honey1/4 cup Demerara sugar2 eggs1 tbsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 400F, grease a baking dish.
Place banana chunks in one layer in the dish and roast 25 minutes. Mash with a fork and set aside.
Reduce oven to 350F and grease a 9x5" loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, wheat germ, flaxseed, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, oil, ricotta, Splenda, honey and Demerara sugar until well blended.
Add eggs and vanilla, beating well, then add the mashed bananas and stir in.
Add the flour mixture and stir just to combine.
Pour into the loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 65 minutes, until it tests done.
Cool in the pan for 25 minutes before unmoulding onto a rack.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Place banana chunks in one layer in the dish and roast 25 minutes. Mash with a fork and set aside.
Reduce oven to 350F and grease a 9x5" loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, wheat germ, flaxseed, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, oil, ricotta, Splenda, honey and Demerara sugar until well blended.
Add eggs and vanilla, beating well, then add the mashed bananas and stir in.
Add the flour mixture and stir just to combine.
Pour into the loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 65 minutes, until it tests done.
Cool in the pan for 25 minutes before unmoulding onto a rack.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 270.2
- Total Fat: 11.7 g
- Cholesterol: 46.4 mg
- Sodium: 45.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 41.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 5.4 g
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