Chocolate-cherry Banana Bread (diabetic Friendly)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup splenda sugar substitute, baking blend
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute (or 1 egg, beaten)
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 2 teaspoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
• 8 maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degree f.
• 2 lightly coat the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 4 make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine sour cream, milk, egg, and oil.
• 6 stir in mashed banana and vanilla.
• 7 add sour cream mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• 8 fold in chopped cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips.
• 9 spoon batter into prepared pan.
• 10 bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 11 cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. remove bread from pan.
• 12 cool completely on wire rack. makes 16 slices.