Chocolate-Banana Bread

Bake banana bread with a whole-grain Cheerios® cereal boost and a chocolate twist.

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The Quick Take:

Calories 200
Fat 6g
Saturated Fat 1 1/2g
Sodium 170mg

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NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Slice

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, 1 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 15mg; 15%;
Sodium: 170mg; 170%;
Total Carbohydrate: 33g; 33%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 15g 15% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 3 hr 45 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

Bread

2: cups Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal

3/4: cup sugar

1/4: cup canola or vegetable oil

3/4: cup buttermilk

2: teaspoons vanilla

1: egg

1: cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)

2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4: cup unsweetened baking cocoa

1: teaspoon baking soda

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/3: cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Topping

1/2: cup Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Place 2 cups cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; crush with rolling pin to make 3/4 cup. Set aside.
2 In large bowl, beat sugar and oil with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Beat in buttermilk, vanilla and egg just until blended; beat in bananas. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until well mixed. Stir in 3/4 cup crushed cereal and chocolate chips. Spoon into pan; spread evenly.
3 Place 1/2 cup cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; coarsely crush with rolling pin. Sprinkle over batter in pan; press lightly.
4 Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

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Expert Tips

Calcium, from dairy foods like milk, buttermilk and yogurt can help build bones. Look for low-fat or part-skim varieties of cheese when you can.

Mini chips are used in this recipe because the larger ones can sink to the bottom.

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Posted 1/8/2010 9:49:58 AM REPORT ABUSE Healthy Substitutes said:

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I substituted whole grain cheerios for banana nut cheerios. I also used cinnamon applesauce instead of the oil. Egg substitute for the egg and 1 cup whole wheat flour with 1 cup white flour. Instead of the chocolate chips I used 3 teaspoons Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. This adds a very rich chocolate flavor. These subs worked great! Very moist and healthy alternative.

Posted 10/12/2009 3:21:08 PM REPORT ABUSE karla@starband.net said:

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My family really enjoyed this recipe. I adapted it for my son who has food allergies to dairy and eggs. I substituted vanilla rice milk for the buttermilk and egg replacer for the egg. It came out great!

Posted 4/20/2009 11:16:36 AM REPORT ABUSE Member said:

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Excellent-also made it substituting spenda for sugar-unsweetened apple sauce for oil-and egg beaters for egg. Excellent with less cal. and fat.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/19/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.