Trying to figure out what to do with all those ripe bananas? Food And Travel Nation Network found out it IS possible to make this blueberry banana bread recipe without butter or oil and it comes out moist and delicious. It also happens to be blueberry season! I had a couple of ripe bananas and some blueberries sitting around, so I threw this together and crossed my fingers. It’s a keeper. Don’t forget to drizzle a slice with some honey from our friends.
Ingredients (organic, if possible) Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe
1 pat of butter
2 large ripe bananas
1/2 cup low fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup applesauce
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp real vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp allspice
1 cup fresh blueberries tossed in 1/2 TB flour
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 x 14 loaf pan with a pat of butter. In a medium bowl, mash bananas. Add yogurt, applesauce, beaten egg and vanilla. In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and allspice. Whisk the dry ingredients to combine. Stir wet ingredients with a fork until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the bowl and sides. Try to do this without stirring too long or gluten will develop making your bread tough. Fold in blueberries. Pour the mixture into the loaf pan and bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out nearly clean. (Mine took 52 minutes.) Allow to cool for ten minutes, run a knife around the edge of the bread and invert onto a rack. Drizzle a slice with honey. Enjoy.
