Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

Submitted by randilicious
12 Servings
260 calories, 10.4 g total fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 31.3 g carbohydrate

Ingredients

2 eggs 2/3 c. white sugar
4 very ripe bananas, mashed ¼ c. apple sauce
1/3 c. nonfat milk 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp Kahlua
1¾ c. all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt
1/3 c. chopped walnuts 1 c. chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray bread pan with non-stick cooking spray then lightly dust with flour.
  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in bananas, apple sauce, milk, olive oil, vanilla extract, & Kahlua.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
  4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing until well blended.
  5. Fold in walnuts & chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  6. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown & a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean (usually around 1 hour). 
  7. Turn bread out onto a wire rack & let cool.

Upside Down Pumpkin Pie (or the Great Pumpkin Dessert)

Submitted by Robb “Movidude74” Johnston
Serves 12-16

Ingredients

1 can (15 oz.) solid-pack pumpkin 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
3 eggs 1 c. sugar
4 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 box (18¼ oz.) yellow cake mix
¾ c. butter or margarine, melted 1½ chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, & pumpkin pie spice. 
  2. Transfer into a greased 13″ x 9″ baking pan. Sprinkle with dry cake mix & drizzle with butter.
  3. Top with walnuts if you’ve opted to.
  4. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  5. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Chef’s note: I only use 3 tsp of the pumpkin pie spice.