Banana Fruit Bread

1 hour & 20 min
12 slices
$0.30/serving

Perfectly Balance Your Plate

For a healthy breakfast, have a slice of this excellent fibre source with ¹⁄₂ cup of your favourite low-fat yogurt and fresh fruit.

Ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ cups whole-wheat flour

¹⁄₃ cup bran

3 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tspApple Pie Spice

¹⁄₄ cup walnut crumbs

6 dried apricot halves

8 dried dates, chopped

1 large egg, beaten

1 ripe banana, mashed

1 cup low-fat milk

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
Lightly grease loaf pan.
In large mixing bowl combine first 8 ingredients.
In second bowl, whisk egg, banana, milk, applesauce and vanilla extract.
Mix wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Spoon into loaf pan.
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool to room temperature on cooling rack.

Nutritional Information

Per serving (1 slice): Calories 150, Fat 2.5 g (Saturated 0.5 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 85 mg, Carbohydrate 20 g (Fibre 4 g, Sugars 11 g), Protein 4 g.

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