Sugar Substitute Recipes: Whole Grain Healthy Banana Bread | Submitted By: EILEENMA

3/4 cup SPLENDA® Sugar Blend3/4 cup flax seed meal5 ripe bananas, mashed1/4 cup skim milk1/4 cup low-fat sour cream2 teaspoons egg whites2 cups whole wheat flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon saltPreheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar blend, flax meal, bananas, milk, sour cream and egg whites until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the banana mixture until moistened. Spoon into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Amount Per Serving  Calories: 217 | Total Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 2mg

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WOW! I am not renowned for my baking ability, yet these muffins turned out BEAUTIFULLY. I even made substitutions which I am rarely brave enough to do! I used brown sugar instead of splenda (because I don't like the fake supersweet aftertaste), nonfat vanilla yogurt instead of sour cream, and substituted 1/2 c. wheat bran for 1/2 c of the ww flour. I added 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg as recommended by another reviewer (thanks!) and added 1/2 c. each chopped pecans and chocolate chips. They turned out stunningly! They were quickly gobbled down. I made 18 medium-sized muffins and baked them in silicone pans, so had to keep them in 5-10 minutes longer than expected (about 30m). They came to 191 calories a piece with my changes, including 6.2 grams of fat (from the pecans, chocolate and flax mostly), 32.6 g carbs (including 17 g sugar and 5 g fibre), and 4.5 g protein per muffin... if you left out the choc chips, -35.5 calories; no pecans = -22.8 calories; splenda = -32.3 calories (per muffin). So you could get 'em down to about 100 calories each, but they wouldn't taste as good :) Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
30 users found this review helpful WOW! I am not renowned for my baking ability, yet these muffins turned out BEAUTIFULLY. I even...

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