Cranberry Orange Banana Bread
By: Jennifer Drummond
Published: Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 7:28am

Ingredients




1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup egg substitute or two eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 mashed very ripe bananas (approximately 1 cup)
1 tsp pure orange extract
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, cut in half
1 Tbsp. Orange Zest

Preparation

1 Mix together dry ingredients until well combined. 2 In a separate bowl, mix eggs, applesauce, vanilla extract, orange extract, orange zest and mashed bananas. 3 Stir banana mixture into flour mixture, and then add cranberries. 4 Stir carefully 5 Bake in a greased loaf pan or (3 mini pans for 30 minutes) for approximately one hour at 350°F. 6 Bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean. 7 Makes 18 slices, approx 6 slices per mini loaf 8 Calories per slice:  80,  Fat:  .02,  Sodium:  144, Potassium:  75,  Carbs:  18,  Fiber:  1.3,  Sugar:  8,  Protein:  1.9

About

I have a secret love affair for the combination of orange and cranberries, mix in banana and I am in pure heaven.  This bread is so moist, it has all the combinations, sweetness from the banana's, a little tart from the cranberries and a light taste of orange.  Besides the taste, the best part about this bread is no oil or butter!  Healthy, tasty and ohhhhh, so good!

Comments:
5milecook

Delicious -- however, I didn't follow the recipe.  I did not have the orange extract or cranberries on hand, so I left those out and added just a little orange zest.  It turned out fine. Also, I made a dozen muffins (baked for 25 mins) instead of a loaf of bread.  I'm sure they would be even better with the cranberries and orange extract. : )