Name: Best Banana Bread
Yield: 16 slices
Ingredients: 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese; 3/4 cup light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas; 1 3/4 cups biscuit baking mix; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Best Banana Bread

Biscuit baking mix keeps the recipe simple, cream cheese gives it a rich flavor and ripe bananas make it moist; an exceptional quick bread.

Servings 16 slices

Ingredients

4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups biscuit baking mix
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional

Servings 16 slices

Ingredients

4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups biscuit baking mix
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional

Instructions

Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In large mixing bowl, mix together cream cheese and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and bananas. Stir in biscuit mix, cinnamon and nuts, if using until just blended. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutritional Info

Calories 138, Calories from Fat 25%, Fat 4g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 28mg, Sodium 205mg, Carbohydrates 24g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Total Sugars 13g, Protein 3g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat

Terrific Tip: Have over-ripe bananas? Freeze to pull out and make banana bread at any time. Freeze with or without peeling in plastic freezer ziptop bags.