Healthy Blueberry-Banana Bread

"I came up with this recipe when I had a lot of bananas and fresh blueberries to use up. I didn't want to make my usual fattening blueberry muffins or banana bread, so I experimented and came up with this instead. We thought it was pretty good for being low in fat!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix together dry ingredients until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, mix eggs, applesauce, and bananas.
  • Stir banana mixture into flour mixture, and then add blueberries.
  • Stir carefully (the blueberries crush easily).
  • Bake in a greased loaf pan for approximately one hour at 350°F.
  • Bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean.

Questions & Replies

  1. can I use al-purpose flour
     
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Reviews

  1. Pretty good when I made it. I definitely thought it would be sweeter, but it really grows on you. I found myself eating several pieces a day
     
  2. My husband and I enjoyed this bread a lot - the blueberries really make it a nice change from regular banana bread. I substituted whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour and it was great and even more healthy! Thanks for sharing!
     
  3. Loved this bread, so light and moist. I added 1tsp vanilla, dash of cinnamon and 1/4cup chopped walnuts. Thanks, catherine
     
  4. I may have tweeked this so much I've created a new recipe, but WoW! Very good! I didn't have any whole wheat flour so,,, I also didn't have any apple sauce so I sliced up two apples and sent them for a spin in the Vitamix. This is also the first time I used an egg replacer in a recipe. Add to that a generous sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg. To finalize the process I included extra blueberries. Nearly 2 cups because I like blueberries and a cup or so of coarsely chopped walnuts. I'm not sure how far off the bake time was. I kept checking it with a toothpick and took it out when it was getting dark brown. Probably added too much apple cause I didn't want to waste what was left. It's a dense moist loaf reminding me more of bread pudding then bread. One bite and I was in love!! Slice it, cube it and top it with ice/nice cream or whipped topping. Very pleased with this versatile loaf!
     
    • Review photo by Jeannette C.
  5. This tastes wonderful! I modified it slightly to using 2 bananas (that was all I had at home), replaced the sugar with bakeable Stevia (a zero calorie natural sweetener) and used 1 cup whole wheat flour with 1/2 cup all purpose flour. The bread had a great texture and the blueberries definitely spiced things up!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I added walnuts. Delicious!
     

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