Now doesn’t this bread look delicious? It’s Nutella meets banana bread and it’s a match made in heaven!
The following is a guest recipe post from Kristen who blogs at Slender Kitchen. Kristen’s recipes are posted with Weight Watchers PointsPlus. This bread happens to have only 4 Pointsplus per serving. Stop by and check out her many delicious recipes!
I actually don’t have too many words to describe how yummy this banana bread is, except you may want to make sure you give some away or have lots of people around because it is much to easy to eat lots of it. It combines a simple, low fat banana bread recipe with rich Nutella to create a truly decadent bread for only 4 weight watchers points plus and under 150 calories.
Weight Watchers Nutella Banana Bread
Points: 4 weight watchers points plus
Servings: 13 slices
Serving Size: 1 slice
Nutritional Info: 138.1 calories, 3.8 g of fat, 24.8 g of carbohydrates, 2.5 g of fiber 1.7 g of proteinIngredients
4 ripe medium bananas, mashed
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 large egg whites
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup NutellaInstructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg whites. Add the banana, vanilla, and apple sauce and mix together. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gently mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
5. Warm the Nutella up in the microwave for 30-60 seconds until it is softer and melted.
6. Pour the banana bread batter into a bread pan. Then slowly spoon the nutella on top and swirl into the bread using a knife until all of the Nutella has been worked in.
7. Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked through. Enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe Kristen!
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This recipe was shared over at the Better Baker Weekend Potluck #35 and Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Melt in Your Mouth Monday Blog Hop #83.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE nutella, but bananas give me wicked heartburn for some reason – this recipe may just be worth it, though. Thanks for sharing – it sounds like it’s to die for!
nutella is GREAT! must try this recipe
Yum! I love Nutella – and mixed in banana bread? Genius!
Thanks so much for sharing my recipe
You’ve got to be KIDDING me! It’s like I’m dreaming. I love banana bread and I love Nutella – why didn’t I think of this? lol It’s already printed off for tomorrow.
Wow, this looks delicious! I absolutely love Banana Bread so adding Nutella is a bonus for me!
This is a terrific recipe for Banana Bread. Usually banana bread is fattening, but this banana bread with Nutella is healthy without all the fat of original banana bread. I pinned this recipe to Pinterest because I am making this version!
Thanks for the recipe. It looks tasty.
Mmm I love nutella, what a great recipe!
I make a banana nut bread and use cocoa powder, I am going to try Nutella instead. I’ve replaced the sugar in my bread with Greek yogurt, something you might want to try.
that looks so good,im gonna have to try to make this
Chocolate hazelnut in banana bread sounds delicious and I can’t wait to try it when my bananas are very ripe. I printed the recipe.
mmmmm sounds & looks delicious!
This looks delicious! I love banana bread and am always looking for ways to spice it up and add a little twist to the original recipe.
My husband is the big Nutella eater – I love it but can’t resist it, so I try to stay away from the jar. Mmmm, Nutella and bananas? I have to try it – in banana bread or not.
I have not tried Nutella yet but it looks good and my sone loves it . I love banana bread so this would be a good recipe to try