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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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What do you do with over-ripe bananas?  I don’t mean what can you “make with them”.  I mean, you see them on the counter, a little soft with unsightly brown spots and it’s 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning.  What do you do?  That’s not exactly prime baking time, right?  Sure, you could toss them in a blender and make a potassium rich smoothie, or you could procrastinate, like me.  And stick them in the freezer until you’re ready for something good!

 

  

Consequently, when I checked yesterday, I had a freezer-full of brown bananas.  Literally 14 bananas were in a frozen hibernation on the top shelf.  Seriously.  I may have let this go too long…

 

Beaten eggs and sugar with vanilla

When that happens, you need a recipe that makes good use of that past-its-prime fruit.  Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.   

 

mashed bananas

I like this recipe for several reasons, the first being that it calls for 2 cups of mashed bananas – or 5 bananas from my chilly stash.  Additionally, it has no oil or butter, so it’s low in fat, but it has so much fruit that the result is moist and tender.

 

And then there’s the mix-ins.  Chocolate chips and toasted walnuts.  I mean, you could skip them, but WHY?

 

Filling the loaf pans.

This recipe makes three generous loaves, so you can enjoy one for now and freeze the rest for later.  

 

Did I really just say that?  Wasn’t I trying to eliminate the bananas from my freezer?

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread freshly baked.

Ok, so you can enjoy one and gift the others to your neighbor.  Or the mailman….  Somebody take this banana bread off my hands!

 

Luckily, Emily is coming home for a visit this weekend and banana bread happens to be one of her favorites!  Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with crunchy walnuts will send her into another dimension!  Who loves ya, baby?

 

Eating Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This low-fat banana bread is moist and tender with toasty chopped walnuts and chocolate chips!
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 218kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups overripe bananas mashed
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 1 cup walnuts toasted

For topping:

  • 1/4 cup miniature chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare three 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Spray with vegetable spray. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of the loaf pan and lay it in.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Blend on medium speed for about 5 minutes until thick and light colored. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and blend until combined.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to distribute ingredients.
  • Add flour to wet ingredients in three additions, being careful not to over mix the batter.
  • In the same bowl you used for the flour, add the chocolate chips. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flour and mix with your fingers until chocolate chips are dusted with flour. Stir the chips and toasted walnuts into the batter.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the three prepared loaf pans. 
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and cake tester comes out clean.
  • Divide the remaining chocolate chips and walnuts over the top of the three loaves.
  • Cool on a rack for 20 minutes, then turn out the bread -- removing the parchment paper. Serve.

Notes

Banana bread freezes well. Wrap it in saran wrap, then in freezer paper. Keeps up to two months in the freezer, but if your family knows it's there -- it won't last.

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.1mg

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Aunt Lynne's Famous Pumpkin Bread
Aunt Lynne’s Famous Pumpkin Bread

 

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Put your over ripe bananas to good use in this easy low-fat chocolate chip banana bread recipe with crunchy, toasted walnuts! Makes three loaves!

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Comments

  1. Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry says

    May 21, 2017 at 4:17 AM

    I think the kiddoes would love this! I could do with a piece now with a cup of tea

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      May 21, 2017 at 7:42 AM

      Yes, the kiddies would enjoy it!

      Reply
  2. Luci's Morsels says

    May 21, 2017 at 12:47 AM

    This looks delicious and I wish I could smell it too! I love how easy it is to make too. Yummy! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    May 20, 2017 at 9:46 PM

    I can now admit that I too have a small collection of bananas in my freezer for a ‘rainy day’ 🙂 This bread looks delicious -I bet it tastes amazing!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      May 21, 2017 at 7:40 AM

      My collection is actually epic!

      Reply
  4. Jenn says

    May 20, 2017 at 6:12 PM

    Oh, this sounds wonderful! Chocolate chips are never “optional!” 🙂 I’ll take one of these loaves off your hands!!

    Reply
  5. Jill says

    May 20, 2017 at 3:57 PM

    I’d gladly take a loaf of this bread off your hands! I’m not sure I’ve ever made banana bread without oil or butter before, I will have to try this recipe.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      May 20, 2017 at 6:47 PM

      Finally, a taker! There’s so much mashed banana, it doesn’t need the oil/butter!

      Reply

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