Compared to most other banana bread recipes, this one is excellent and lower in fat and calories.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 – 9×5 inch loaf |
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup margarine, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, beat the white sugar and margarine or butter until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs, water and bananas with the sugar mixture until it is well blended.
- Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder just until the mixture is moistened. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to blend all ingredients.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degree C) for about 60 minutes. Bread is done when the top is firm to the touch and a golden brown color. Time will vary according to loaf size and oven type. When bread is removed from oven, allow it to cool on it’s side for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a rack. This bread is also excellent if you add mini chocolate chips or small fruit pieces to the mix just before baking.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 169 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 275 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used butter instead of margarine, & since my loaf pan is glass, I baked it at 325 for about an hour & 10 minutes. It’s very good. Definitely not as dense & rich as other banana bread recipes I’ve tried, but that was the goal. It was also not as sweet as other banana breads.
Easy to follow recipe. I didn’t make any changes because this was my first time making any type of bread from scratch. I wanted to make it for my Man because it’s his favorite kinda homemade bread, he enjoyed it so much that he one of the loafs to work with him to share with his co-workers ,, I think he did these for bragging rights. Thanks for the great recipe.
Good for a low fat option.
I made this and put pecans it it. I made it into one loaf, instead of two. Did not need to add any extra time. It was very good and easy to make.
Very moist, not too sweet
Loved this recipe . It was easy and fun to make. I did have to pull it out 20 minutes too early because it looked like it was going to burn but overall very yummy recipe and will make again.
Nice, easy recipe. I lowered the amount of sugar slightly.
This moist bread is very easy to make and tasty! I’ll definitely try adding nuts in the next loaf. This time I added 1/4 tsp to this recipe because I just love cinnamon. Yum!
Husband loved it! Didn’t change anything to recipe except baked 55 minutes (new oven-still figuring out) next time I’ll add some chopped nuts to change it up. Thanks for sharing
This was delicious! The outer edge became pretty crispy but not burnt thankfully- the inside of the bread was moist . I will definitely make this again it was a BIG hit!
Excellent and low fat. Easy and quick to make. I added about 3/4 cup of mini chocolate chips. Next time will add finely chopped nuts too. Thanks
3.18.18 Cut the amount of sugar in half, added a few chopped walnuts which I had on hand, and three ripe, mashed bananas yielded a bit more than 1 cup, but I went ahead and added it. Typically, when I see “low-fat and fewer calories” on anything, I expect a compromise will be coming. Sometimes it’s worth it, other times it’s not. But with this recipe, I didn’t feel like anything was being compromised. I baked in three mini loaf pans for 35 minutes at 350ºF and ended up tender, moist banana bread just loaded with flavor, right up there with the best I’ve ever had. Thanks for sharing this tasty recipe.
Great banana bread recipe. Used it for a few years and make it Paleo style with dark chocolate chips. I’m not looking for calories, just a good banana bread and here is that recipe!!
This was a very nice and moist banana bread. I actually really liked this. Only difference is i added Milk instead of Water and good ol’ Irish imported butter instead of Margarine.
This is a tasty banana bread! I did make a few changes – I used 1/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1 cup whole wheat flour and 2/3 cup white flour; substituted skim milk for the water; added 1 cup chopped walnuts and 1 cup raisins. Also sprinkled the top with mixture of cinnamon and white sugar. Will try substituting or adding applesauce for the butter next time to add moisture.
Excellent recipe, full of flavor! Here are the things I changed, so I remember them for next time: 1) used 3 bananas 2) replaced water with buttermilk 3)used butter instead of margarine 4) added 2 tbsp instant oats because of the extra banana, since batter looked too runny) 5) added frozen raspberries
Great banana bread especially for being so low in calories. I’ll definitely make it again.
I made this recipe with 2 bananas and added 1/4 cup walnuts. It was scrumptious! I had not made banana bread in probably 20 years. Thank you.
This was my first attempt at baking banana bread and this recipe was easy to follow and taste great!
Made this as written except realized I was out of butter so I subbed apple sauce. I found it pretty bland and not enough banana flavour (and my bananas were very ripe). It was just ok for me but thx for sharing!
So good! I added wheat flour in place of 2/3 of the white flour. Used 1/2 butter and 1/2 applesauce. Added 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, vanilla and almond extracts. Also added nuts and choc. chips. Used a little less banana, but I think whatever on that. Also used half water and half milk. Can taste good to add cinnamon/sugar on Pam sprayed pan.