Gluten-Free Lightened Up Banana Nut Bread

Gluten-Free Lightened Up Banana Nut Bread

Low-fat, gluten-free banana nut bread made two-ways! My family went bananas for this!!

This was easier than I thought it would be, I was fully prepared to test this a few times but it worked on the first shot, and they were both equally delicious. The bread on the above left photo was made with brown rice flour instead of wheat flour; the bread on the above right photo I swapped the wheat flour for Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour.

Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread (Bob’s Red Mill GF All-Purpose Flour)

Servings: 26 (2 loaves) • Serving Size: 1 slice • Points +: 4 pts • Smart Points: 4

Calories: 130 • Fat: 5 g • Carb: 24 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 3 g • Sugar: 12 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg • Sodium: 106 mg

Without the Nuts – Old Points: 2 • Weight Watchers Points+: 3 Calories: 109 • Fat: 2 g • Carb: 24 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 2 g • Sugar: 12 gCholesterol: 5 mg • Sodium: 106 mg

Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread (Bob’s Red Mill Brown Rice Flour)

Servings: 26 (2 loaves) • Serving Size: 1 slice • Old Pts: 3 • Weight Watchers Points+: 4

Calories: 145 • Fat: 5 g • Carb: 28 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 2 g • Sugar: 12 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg • Sodium: 108 mg

Without the Nuts – Old Points: 2 • Weight Watchers Points+: 3 Calories: 124 • Fat: 2 g • Carb: 27 g • Fiber: 2 g • Protein: 2 g • Sugar: 12 gCholesterol: 5 mg • Sodium: 108 mg

    • 7 ripe medium bananas, mashed    • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce    • 2-1/2 cups Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour (all purpose or brown rice)    • 1-1/2 tsp baking soda    • 1/2 tsp salt    • 4 tbsp butter, softened    • 1 cup light brown sugar (unpacked)    • 4 large egg whites    • 1 tsp vanilla extract    • 3 oz (3/4 cup) chopped walnuts    • baking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 8×5 inch nonstick loaf pans with baking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.

Add flour mixture and walnuts (if using), then blend at low speed until combined. Do not over mix.

Pour batter into loaf pans and bake on the center rack for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let the pan cool at least 20 minutes to bring it to room temperature before slicing.