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WW Recipe of the Day: Low-Fat Banana Bread with Dates and Apricots
Healthy whole wheat banana bread jazzed up with dates and apricots.
Have you ever added chopped dates and apricots to banana bread? I hadn’t until now.
Recipe Notes
I got the idea for adding chopped dates and apricots to banana bread while thumbing through an older version of the Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (affiliate link).
I love both dates and apricots and usually have them in my pantry, but had never thought of stirring them into banana bread batter.
That’s why I’m always reading cookbooks for ideas, I guess!
But, instead of following that recipe, I decided to add chopped dates and apricots to my Favorite Low-Fat Banana Bread Recipe, tweaking it only slightly.
Banana bread is one of my favorite things to bake.
If you like dense moist banana bread, you’ll want to give this one with apricots and dates a try.
It’s low in fat since all the moisture comes from the mashed bananas and relatively low in added sugar, because the dates add a lot of sweetness. Everyone who tasted it liked it!
How Many Calories and WW Points in Low Fat Banana Bread with Dates and Apricots?
According to my calculations, each slice has about 161 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
4 SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe Variations
Other additions (instead of dates and apricots) I want to try:
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple
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Low Fat Banana Bread with Dates and Apricots
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, well mashed
- 2 large eggs, well beaten
- 1-3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 dried dates, chopped
- 8 dried apricot halves, chopped
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan (affiliate link) with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl mix together the banana and eggs until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon until well blended. Stir in the chopped dates and apricot halves.
- Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and stir just until blended.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan (affiliate link) and bake until a toothipick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes then remove the loaf of bread from the pan and place it directly on the wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 4 SmartPoints (Green plan) 4 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 4 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Other additions (instead of dates and apricots) I want to try:
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe inspiration: Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (affiliate link)
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- Skinny Easy Healthy Banana Coconut Date Muffins (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Low Fat Chocolate Banana Bread (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Baked Bananas Foster (Laaloosh)
- Chocolate Banana Wontons (Weight Watchers)
