Chocolate Nut Banana Bread
Mashed overripe bananas, melted butter, chocolate chips, and walnuts baked into a moist loaf.
Equipment
- Nine by five inch loaf pan
- Large mixing bowl
- Fork
- Toothpick
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 overripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour plus 1/2 cup more
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter optional, swirled in
Instructions
Cooking
- Heat. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a loaf pan.
- Mix. Mash the bananas and stir in the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- Combine. Stir in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour just until combined.
- Fold. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts and pour into the pan.
- Bake. Bake sixty to sixty five minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
Substitutions: Pecans replace walnuts, and a gluten free blend replaces the flour.
Tips: Use very ripe bananas and do not overmix.
Storage: Two to three days at room temperature, one week refrigerated, or three months frozen.
Nutrition does not include the optional peanut butter.