Red Velvet Banana Bread is Weight Watchers! As I am on a bread kick this week and everyone Knows how much I like Red Velvet cake mixes from Duncan Hines, I went looking through my banana bread recipes to get some measurements to make this Red Velvet Banana Bread. This banana bread is just one in a series of adaptations on my favorite bread.
Weight Watchers Points
PointsPlus: 9
SmartPoints: 14
For more romantic recipes see my Red Velvet Sweetheart Collection!
Red Velvet Banana Bread
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As I am on a bread kick this week and everyone Knows how much I like Red Velvet cake mixes from Duncan Hines, I went looking through my banana bread recipes and came up with this!.
Ingredients
- 1 red velvet cake mix (just the dry mix, not the other ingredients on the box)
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
- 1 tbs powdered sugar for dusting
- Milk for mixing the glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 9x5x3 loaf pan with foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix together all ingredients until batter forms.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from loaf pan.
- Mix the powdered sugar with enough milk to make a glaze a dribble over the top.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 320 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 14 g | 22% | |
Saturated Fat 2 g | 10% | |
Cholesterol 65 mg | 22% | |
Sodium 360 mg | 15% | |
Total Carbohydrates 45 g | 15% | |
Dietary Fiber 1 g | 4% | |
Sugars 31 g | ||
Protein 5 g | 10% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Never heard of this before. It sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing at #blogginggrandmotherslinkparty
It tastes just the same as regular banana bread but is so much more festive! Have a great weekend!
Your banana bread sounds awesome, interesting to make it red, how fun for Valentines!! Thank you for sharing on Super Friday Features, it is being featured this week and has been shared on Instagram, watch for it. And will be pinned on Pinterest and shared to Facebook.
Now I hope you enjoy the little boost.
Have a great weekend!
Thanbk you so much Karren for the huge boost and features. I really appreciate all you do to promote other bloggers. Sometimes things you do are not even known, but I see your efforts and appreciate them. I love your parties and feel blessed to share at them. Have a great week!!
Perfect timing for Valentines Day! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Homestead Blog Hop!
You are welcome Ann. I am glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful week.
This looks absolutely amazing! What a delicious recipe. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday!
Thank you Julie!Have a wonderful week!
I love banana bread oh so much! And red velvet too. I love that you thought to join them. (ww must have been listening 🙂 Thanks for always sharing with us on Live Life Well.
I always have bananas turning on my counter. This bread was such a treat! Have a wonderful week!
Looks good & tasty ? Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & sharing.
Thank you so much Theresa. Have a wonderful week!
Your Red Velvet Banana Bread is awesome and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
I am always happy to share at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week.
Looks yummy! I really love Red Velvet!
Thanks for linking up with #LiveLifeWell!!
Blessings,
Amy
I think Red Velvet. Makes a great presentation. Haver a great week.
Such a pretty bread! Thanks for linking up to the Friday Frenzy!
Thank you Laura. Have a wonderful week!
This Banana Bread looks fabulous ! I will soon try it.
Yes I have a recipe and a pan to go with. I’m sharing the link to that post.
I am so glad you like it. Have a great week!
That looks delicious!
Thank you Angela! Have a great week.
Great combo!!!
Thank Colleen! Have a great week.
Oooooh this sounds AMAZING! Thanks for sharing at Friday Frenzy Link Party! Pinned!!
Thank you Kelly. Have a great week.
Red velvet cake delicious, banana bread delicious; so this must be just irresistible! Thank you for sharing on Party in Your PJ’s! Pinned and shared.
My sentiments exactly Teresa! Glad you think so too. Have a great week.
This looks delicious. I have never made a red velvet banana bread before, yummy.
Thanks for sharing at Welcome To The #Weekendbloghop
I am glad you like the bread Claire! Have a great week.
My daughter would absolutely love this recipe. Red Velvet anything is her life motto and if it’s paired with bananas it’s a winner for me too. P.S. I’d love t know why you’re not creative Marilyn?
I am glad you would find this received well in your home. I am not so creative because everytime I “think up” a recipe to put ingredients together gor a new taste or presentation it has been done numerous times before!! I just can’t win. LOL. Have a great week!
That’s still creative in my books Marilyn. It must so difficult finding recipes or combinations of things that haven’t been done before. What I love about your blog though is how you always make it sound so yummy and your recipes are super easy to follow too
Thank you Michelle. That is so nice. I try hard to make that 100th new nutella recipe deliver that unique experience. No one warned me I needed to be a good storyteller to peddle my food porn. ?
It’s okay to have a million versions of banana bread–you can never have enough. Love the chocolate!
Thanks Trish! I love how many ooohs and awwwes I get when I make this. Have a wonderful week.
I pinned this to make in the future! I love banana bread and having one that is WW is a bonus,
I am glad you like the bread Pat. Thanks for the pin. Have a wonderful week.
Marilyn, I love banana bread! I’ve never thought of making one red velvet. I bet it is delicious! I have a fabulous banana bread recipe, but it is not mine. It’s one I actually got from another blogger that shared it on SYC a few years ago. I had one I always made before. It was yummy, but had a tendency to be a bit doughy in the middle. This one doesn’t. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
If you give this a try let me know how it turns out. This one was lighter than my normal banana bread which is a bit heavier. Enjoy!
This looks so good!
Thank you Kat. It is much appreciated. Have a great week.
Oh yum, this one was pinned for sure!
Thank you Jen for the pin and the nice comment! Have a great week!
I’m not on a diet or anything but this banana bread looks so delicious! Glad it’s Weight Watchers approved. Definitely a treat! #breakthrulinkup
This bread it the best addition to an afternoon cup of tea or milk on the back deck! Have a great week!
This looks gorgeous and so easy to make too! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare:)
Thank you Monika! It really does look special in the kitchen. Have a great week!
OMG it’s so pretty!! I love this, banana cake is always a win! #CookBlogShare
Thank you Donna. The color definitely gives you that WOW factor!! Have a great week.
Love red velvet cake – love banana bread – this seems like a winner to me!
I love this combination too. It is a good change once in a while! Have a good week!
Oh yum! I just made a 2x batch of muffins, too bad I didn’t see this first!
#amazememonday
Katelynn, hampersandhiccups.com
There is always next week! Enjoy. Have a good week.
I can’t wait to try this! What a fun idea!
If you make it Kristin let me know!! Have a wonderful week!
This combination is blowing my mind–sounds delicious!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Laura. I haven’t had a disappointed customer yet! Have a wonderful week!
Hi Marilyn! Thanks for hosting #overthemoon link party. I’ve heard of Red Velvet Cake but not combined with Banana Bread. This looks interesting!
Thank you so much for sticking with me as a co-host. Between Anything Goes and Over The Moon, do you realize it has been 140 weeks? That is almost 2 3/4 years!! Longer than most of my friendships in school. LOL/
Beautiful loaf of bread! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up and have a lovely week.
Thank you Helen. I love adding colorful food to my table this time of year. In michigan the skies are grey all month. Have a wonderful week!
This is a beautiful loaf and I love red velvet cake so I know I would love this! I make a simple one bowl banana bread that is delicious. I make a one bowl banana bread. I have varied it sometimes by adding cocoa, chocolate chips, and dried cherries which is also delicious, but I haven’t blogged the chocolate version yet.
Thank you Faith. I never thought using dried cherries, but I love chocolate and cherries. Checking out your link.Have a lovely week.
Yummy and so pretty. Perfect for a Valentine’s breakfast.
Thank you Carol. It takes a lot of red dye to get it that bright!! Have a great week.
This looks wonderful! Cocoa and banana, mmm! Using my mixer, I find that stirring on low for no more than 2 minutes helps the batter when using cake mix as the base. Thanks for this great idea!
The mixer thing is great. Too much air in most batters makes them cook differently. Have a great week!
That red velvet banana bread looks so delicious
Thank you Stacey!
I love this idea! what an inventive way to mix up a banana bread recipe, how original! Thanks so much for sharing it, we love red velvet and banana bread so this should be a good combo!
Good to hear from you Charlotte! Thank you for the kind words. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. See you soon.
My husband would love this! He’s from the south and loves Red Velvet Cake. Stopping by from the Ducks ‘N a Row party.
Thank you Aliza for commenting and welcome to my blog! I am glad my red velvet banana bread appeals to you. I hope you get to make it and your husband approves! Have a great day.
Visiting from Ducks ‘N a Row and I just yummed this 🙂 It is so pretty!
I’m pinning too, because your tips in the comments section are so helpful.
Thank you Susan for sharing my recipe. I appreciate your kind words. Have a good weekend.
What a great idea and pretty too!
Thank you Carlee! It tastes great too! Thanks for the sharing love.
This is so creative! I love red-velvet and I love banana bread so this is absolutely perfect. Will be pinning and sharing in my social media next week and will definitely making it too. Thanks for sharing this on #SHINEbloghop this week!
Maria, I am so glad you like it. Thank you for the comment and the link love. Have a great day!
this might just be my new favorite bread! two of my favorites in one 🙂 thank you so much for linking up at Pin Worthy Wednesday! Pinning this asap!
Thanks Amanda for coming by and letting me know you like it! If you make it be sure sure to come back and share the experience! I hope to see you again next week!
This sounds so delicious! I’ve pinned it! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
If you ever make it Jess please let me know how it turns out!
This bread looks delicious and fun. Thanks for the tips on the batter too!
You are very welcome Carlee! I hope you make it soon. Let me know if you and how it turned out!
hi there! I love your recipe and have tried it several times! It’s been delicious and super easy to make, but my bread keeps falling in the middle. Any tips for preventing this? I tried turning the heat down 10 degrees and baking for a little longer, which helped but it still fell a little bit. Thanks for the help!
Overbeating — this is probably one of the most common reasons why battersink. I’m not sure what it is, but we all seem to have a natural tendency towards overbeating cake batter until it is smooth and creamy. But beating in too much air into the batter once the dry and wet ingredients are combined will only cause the batter sink.
Oven Temperature — Make sure you have preheated.
Also, don’t be tempted to peek inside that oven for at least the first 80% of the suggested baking time. Remember that each time you open the oven door, the temperature inside can drop as many as 10 degrees. These tiny fluctuations in temperature can affect the even rising of the bread.
Timing — Unless a recipe specifically calls for it, don’t let a finished batter sit for very long before baking. 20-25 minutes while the first batch bakes is fine; a few hours while you run out to pick up the kids and finish some errands is not.
Remember that the minute the wet and dry ingredients meet, a chemical reaction starts to take place. To get a light, fluffy, and beautifully raised bread, you want that chemical reaction to take place inside the oven as the batter bakes so that the air that is created gets sealed into the baking bread. If your batter is sitting on the counter or on the fridge, the air created inside will just escape into the room, and come time for baking, there will be less to lift the bread up.
If none of these things seem to be the problem, I would make sure you are using large eggs or biiger and they are at room temperature when added.
Hope that helps!
What a pretty bread! I love red velvet anything, this sounds so good!
Thank you for the nice words and your visit to my blog! I hope you get to make this and let me k ow what you hnk! If you love Red Velvet, visit my Pinterest Board Red Velvet, http://pinterest.com/marilynlesniak
Oh my goodness, my grandson wold love this, Im Pinning and printing!!
Thanks for sharing on Friday Features this week.
Have Happy Easter!
Karren
Thank you so much, Karren! This was one of my top posts last year, AND is delicious!
Marilyn your cake looks great, very clever incorporating those bananas!
Thanks for linking up with us over at Fabulous Foodie Fridays.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks Dannielle! I love your party and will see you again on Friday!