Cook Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 2 medium)
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Combine sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry, and stir until just moist. Fold in mashed bananas, followed by chocolate chips if using. Empty batter into a 9 x 5 loaf pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake for 55 minutes to an hour.
Serves 12
Per Slice (without chocolate chips): Calories 155, Calories from Fat 21, Total Fat 2.2g (sat 0.6g), Cholesterol 18mg, Sodium 100mg, Carbohydrate 29.8g, Fiber 3.3g, Protein 3.8g
Per Slice (with chocolate chips): Calories 188, Calories from Fat 37, Total Fat3.9g (Sat 2.4g), cholesterol 19mg, Sodium 33.8g, Carbohydrate 33.8g, Fiber 3.7g, Protein 4g
