WLS Friendly Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

My favorite banana bread recipe is one from Martha Stewart but post-op I can't eat it as originally written. Because I am a constant recipe tweaker the below is my latest version. Don't get me wrong...Martha is my go to girl, but below is a recipe I can have a piece of without feeling like someone is ripping out my pouch!

Here is what you will need:

9x5x3 loaf pan or mini loaf pans- buttered and floured ( I use the spray and line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper)

2 TB Melted Butter
1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 Cup Golden Flaxseed ground
3/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 large egg, and 1 Egg White
2 tsp Vanilla ( I like the Vanilla Bean paste)
2 large Bananas mashed well ( about 3/4-1 cup)
1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar or 1/4 cup Splenda Brown Sugar (which is what I use)
Handful or two of Sugar Free Chocolate Chips- Martha uses Walnuts but I don't


Prepare your pan and set aside.

Mix egg and egg white together. Add rest of wet ingredient and combine well.
Add mixture of dry ingredients ( I like to sift all the dry together first) to the wet and mix until just combined.
Stir in the Chocolate Chips (or whatever add in's you like) by hand gently.

Add to prepared pan and bake at 350 for about 25-30 min. It is done when your knife comes out clean!

Happy Baking!

Apple Almond Quick Bread

A fellow blogger friend had a recipe for  Strawberry Almond Quick Breadthat was super delicious and since I have a fridge full of yummy fresh picked apples I thought might try and see if I could change the recipe around a bit. Low and behold a delicious loaf of bread came bursting out of my oven.

Here is what you will need:

1/2 cup Almond Flour

1-1/2 cups All purpose or Spelt flour

2/3 cup Splenda (that's what I use since I have to be sugar free but you can use regular Sugar)

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Ginger (ground or about 1/2 tsp fresh grated)
1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
1 healthy TB lemon zest
2 eggs
1/2 cup Veg Oil ( or canola)
3 large apples peeled and diced
1/4 milk (add very last)
1/8 cup Torani Caramel (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350 and butter and flour a 5x9 loaf pan. I love pam for baking. Saves me time and effort.

Cook prepared apples in pan for about 5 min until slightly tender. I like to add 1/8 cup Torani Caramel while cooking for a little extra zing but you can leave it out and use water.

Combine all dry ingredients. Add wet except for apples and milk. Fold apples into mixture and stir a few times. If it seems dry, slowly add the milk. Some days I use 1/8 cup, some days I use 1/4. All depends.

When all looks good, add to prepared pan. I cooked mine for about 55-60 min. 

Cool on wire rack for 10 min and remove from pan. Slice once cool. 

I brought mine to work and kept a couple pieces for us at the house. They were delish.

If you try this recipe out let me know!