Chocolate-Cherry Banana Bread Recipe
a.. Prep: 30 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
b.. Yield: 16 Servings
30 45 75
Ingredients
a.. 1 cup boiling water
b.. 2/3 cup dried cherries
c.. 1/4 cup butter, softened
d.. 3/4 cup sugar
e.. 2 egg whites
f.. 1 egg
g.. 1 large ripe banana, mashed
h.. 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
i.. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
j.. 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
k.. 1/3 cup baking cocoa
l.. 1 teaspoon baking powder
m.. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
n.. 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
o.. 1/4 teaspoon salt
p.. 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
In a small bowl, pour water over cherries; let stand for 15
minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about
2 minutes. Beat in egg whites and egg until smooth.
In a small bowl, combine the banana, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour,
cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to butter mixture
alternately with banana mixture. Drain cherries and coarsely chop; fold into
batter with pecans.
Pour into a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for
45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).
Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 164 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 22
mg cholesterol, 148 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.
~ Enjoy the recipes and bon appettit ~
Arlette Arthur
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