Using bananas instead of oil makes this fat-free banana bread extremely moist and lightly sweet, and the blueberries add a fruity surprise to every bite.

Q: What’s black and yellow and soft all over? A: The bananas on our kitchen counter when we got home from the beach on Sunday.

Of course, when we left on Thursday, the bananas were firm and yellow, even a little green. I’d meant to take them with me, but in the rush of packing I forgot. By the time we got home, our bananas were so overripe that I could actually smell them as we entered the door.

But you know the old saying: When life gives you mushy bananas, make banana bread! Well, I may have just made that “old saying” up.

Nevertheless, it’s true that the riper the bananas, the better the banana bread, so finding several overripe bananas on my kitchen counter was not a hardship at all but an opportunity to make a treat for the family. And since it’s blueberry season here, I saw it as a double opportunity and filled my banana bread with some of the plumpest, sweetest blueberries I’ve ever tasted.

The result was incredible: The bananas make the bread extremely moist and lightly sweet, and the blueberries add a fruity surprise to every other bite. If you like bananas and blueberries, I think you’ll love them together.

Before I hit you with the recipe, I want to let you know that the Tried & Tasted roundup has been posted over at Holy Cow. I mentioned before that people would be making recipes from this blog and then sharing them on their own blogs. Well, I’m just overwhelmed at the response: I counted 39 different entries, some of them of recipes I’d forgotten I made. It’s going to take me a while to go through them all, but I will! Please visit some of them yourself–and tell them I sent you.

Print Pin 4.42 from 17 votes Add to Recipe BoxGo to Recipe Box Blueberry-Banana Bread Using bananas instead of oil makes this fat-free banana bread extremely moist and lightly sweet, and the blueberries add a fruity surprise to every bite. Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Total Time 1 hour Servings 12 Author Susan Voisin Ingredients 3 large over-ripe bananas 3 large over-ripe bananas

2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/3 cup vanilla soymilk or apple sauce (80 ml) 1/3 cup vanilla soymilk or apple sauce (80 ml)

1/2 cup agave nectar (120 ml) see notes below 1/2 cup agave nectar (120 ml) see notes below

2 cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour (240 g) 2 cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour (240 g)

3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup blueberries (240 ml) 1 cup blueberries (240 ml) Instructions Preheat oven to 350F. Spray or wipe a 9×5-inch loaf pan with oil or use a silicon loaf pan.

Mix the soymilk with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and let stand until it curdles. (If using apple sauce, skip this step and add the lemon juice to the bananas.)

In a large bowl, mash the bananas and add the remaining lemon juice, soymilk, and agave nectar. Stir well to combine. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, and stir just until the mixture is well-combined. Fold in the blueberries.

Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into 12 slices and serving. Notes As written, contains 5 Weight Watchers smart points per serving. Instead of agave, substitute 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup Lakanto Sugar-Free Maple Flavored Syrup to reduce a serving to 4 points. Nutrition Facts Blueberry-Banana Bread Amount Per Serving (1 serving) Calories 145 Calories from Fat 5 % Daily Value* Fat 0.6g 1% Sodium 210mg 9% Carbohydrates 34g 11% Fiber 4.2g 18% Sugar 4g 4% Protein 3.3g 7% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Tried this recipe? Post a photo to Instagram and tag @susanffvk

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