I had a few over-ripe bananas here today, so I decided to put together a recipe that will hopefully turn out well---it is still in the oven:) It has very little sugar in it and the ripe bananas are very sweet, so I am hoping that covers for the lack of sugar.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup of oil (I used 1/2 olive and 1/2 sesame oils to make a 1/4 cup)
3/4 cup all natural peanut butter (smooth or crunchy is fine)
3 medium, very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup low fat, plain yogurt
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup of walnuts, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x5 in loaf pan (I used a glass one---makes a difference for cooking time).
2. In medium bowl, combine sugar, eggs, yogurt and oil. With electric mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in peanut butter and mashed bananas until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, add all dry ingredients and stir with a fork until combined.
4. Using a wooden spoon, add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
5. Scrape into greased loaf ban and bake for about 45 minutes. If it starts to over-brown, tent with foil. Loaf is ready when a tooth pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
6. Allow to cool and then slide out using a large spatula and place on a plate to cool completely.
