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6/6/08 5:55 P

Paradise Banana Bread serves 8 (1 thick or 2 thin slices)
From Cooking Healthy Across America

1 cup + 2 tabl. Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix
6 tabl. purchased graham cracker crumbs or 6 (2 1/2 inch) graham crackers, made into crumbs
1/2 cup pourable Sugar Twin or Sprinkle Sweet
1/4 cup (1 oz) chopped macadamias or walnuts
2/3 cup (2 ripe medium) mashed bananas
1 cup (one 8 oz can) crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained
2 tabl. Land O Lakes no fat sour cream
1 tsp. rum extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter flavored cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine baking mix, graham cracker crumbs, and Sugar Twin. Stir in macadamia nuts. In a small bowl, combine mashed bananas, pineapple, sour cream and rum extract. Add banana mixture to baking mix mixture. Mix gently just to combine. Spread batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55 -65 min. or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place loaf pan on a wire rack and let set for 5 min. Remove bread from pan and continue cooling on wire rack. Cut into 8 thick or 16 thin slices.

HINT: A self seal sandwich bag works great for crushing graam crackers.

Each serving equals:
HE: 1 bread, 3/4 fruit, 1/4 fat, 17 opt. calories

140 Calories, 4gm fat, 2g protein, 24g carbo, 236mg sodium, 31mg calcium, 1 g fiber

Diabetic: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1/2 fat

From HE website: You can use an 8 x 4 pan or 8 muffin cups.