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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Combine cocoa, oil and bananas in a food processor or blender. Puree
until smooth. Combine sugar, eggs, flour and banana mixture in a
mixing bowl. Beat until blended, then stir in the nuts.
Pour the batter into a lightly oiled 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake
for 15-20 minutes or until done. Toothpick inserted into center
should come out clean. (My suggestion - line baking pan with waxed
paper and spray with non-stick vegetable spray.) Cut into 2 1/4 inch
squares when cool.
1/24 recipe = 115 calories, 1 starch/bread + 1 fat exchange 2 grams
protein, 16 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fat, 104 mg sodium
Adapted from Quick & Easy Diabetic Menus by Betty Wedman, 1993 Shared
but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Feb 94
I'd suggest cutting into 48 squares, easier to eat and easier to fit
into a meal plan for a diabetic. 1/24 recipe fits within Am.
Diabetes Assoc. guideline of 1 tsp sugar per serving.
Servings: 24
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