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Two slices of The Best WW (Weight Watchers) Banana Bread on a white plate.
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The Best WW (Weight Watchers) Banana Bread

The Best WW (Weight Watchers) Banana Bread is a healthy version of this classic comfort food. It's super moist and very flavorful! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, a quick snack or healthy dessert.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy banana bread recipe, Weight Watchers banana bread recipe
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 157kcal
Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

  • 6 small bananas or 5 large
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup skim milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. 
    Cooking spray
  • Mash bananas (4 small or 3 large) in a medium bowl. Peel and chop the other 2 bananas into small pieces.
    6 small bananas
  • Sift the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
    1 cup flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  •  In a large bowl beat the brown sugar and butter together, add the egg and beat until combined.
    1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 egg
  • Add the dry ingredients, the mashed banana and the milk to the butter mixture in batches, alternating between them and mixing in between each addition. Mix it until just combined.
    1/4 cup skim milk
  • Fold in the walnuts and chopped bananas. 
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the top of the loaf begins to brown and a toothpick, or tester, inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and allow to cool.

Notes

Each slice is 4 WW points if you cut it into 16 slices. 
I sift my flour using a mesh strainer and can’t get the last little bit to go through it so I just dump it in the bowl after I have gotten as much through it as possible. 
The Weight Watchers recipe says to beat the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy, as you can see in photos 5 and 6 mine doesn’t get light or fluffy. Not sure why, but the banana bread still tastes delicious!
I add about 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1/2 the mashed banana, the 1/2 the milk, then another 1/3 of the flour mixture, then the other half of the mashed banana, the other 1/2 of the milk, then the last 1/3 of the flour mixture. Mixing until just combined after each addition. 
Nutritional information is approximate.
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Nutrition

Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg