an Experiment in Banana Bread

My friend's husband just had a kidney transplant, and I want to go see how she's doing, and I always feel like I need to take something. I decided to make a loaf of banana bread, but then I remembered that my friend eats very few simple carbs and really watches her sugar intake so I modified my recipe a little bit.

Here's the original recipe:

"AJ's Stinkin' Banana Bread"

3 bananas

1 cup oil

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

and here's how I made it:

2 1/2 bananas

1 cup all natural applesauce

1/3 cup Agave (a natural, organic sweetener that doesn't raise your blood sugar. check it out here)

2 eggs

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

Bake at 350 degrees for 48 minutes

I think it turned out pretty well! I like the texture and density. I think it could have used a little more sweetness, but if you put a little honey on it that problem would be solved or you could up the Agave to 1/2 cup. I did grease the pan so there's a little bit of fat there. My little girl really likes it!