Moist and Easy Homemade Banana Bread Chock-full of Whole Wheat Goodness
Ingredients
Ingredients for Banana Bread:
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, I like using Egg-Land’s Best
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup Grape-Nuts cereal
Ingredients for Topping:
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons Grape-nuts cereal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a 8½-loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer or fork, in a large bowl, mash the bananas.
- Add sugar and mix until smooth.
- Stir in egg, canola oil and applesauce.
- Add flour, vanilla, baking soda, salt, ¼ cup Grape-Nuts and mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, mix together the topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of batter. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and remove from pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSodium: 280mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gPlus Points: 5