Low fat Choc Banana Bread
great for a low fat chocolate treat you can wrap for snacks on the go or pop into school lunches.
uses up brown bananas ( i save them up in the freezer until i have enough for a recipe)
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Served Person: 12
vegetarian
white meat free
contains gluten
red meat free
shellfish free
contains dairy
contains eggs
pescatarian
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup buttermilk lowfat
- 1 1/2 cups banana mashed
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips mini optional
- 1/4 cup brown sugar optional for topping
- 1/4 cup walnuts optional for topping
- Carbohydrate 51.4904720833333 g
- Cholesterol 18.0333333333333 mg
- Fat 5.1040475 g
- Fiber 3.44937161671321 g
- Protein 4.5657875 g
- Saturated Fat 1.308115 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (99g)
- Sodium 139.8147 mg
- Sugar 48.0411004666201 g
- Trans Fat 0.460835725 g
- Calories 256 calories
preheat oven to 180 (i put them on 160 fan forced) Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Combine sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry, and stir until just moist. Fold in mashed bananas, followed by chocolate chips if using. Empty batter into a 9 x 5 loaf pan lined with baking paper. sprinkle sugar/nuts on top if wished ( I only put nuts on half- for nut free school lunches) Bake for 55 minutes to an hour. cool on a rack cut into slices wrapped up for snacks on the go Serves 12
