Chocolate Banana Bread

It's the holiday season, which means you'll often find me baking up all kinds of FUN goodies to share with our family and friends.

And this fun dessert style bread has been a real crowd pleaser: Chocolate Banana Bread!

Featuring a couple of smart ingredient swaps, it's even easier to reap all the delicious FUN flavor without the worry of sabotaging your health goals.

PLUS it only takes a few minutes to throw these typically-on-hand ingredients together, then you can place the loaf in the oven to fill your house with its delicious aroma as it bakes.

Perfect paired with a good cup of coffee, mug of hot cocoa or fresh out of the oven all on its own. It quickly became one of our family's favorites, and we hope you'll love it too!

Ingredients

• 1 C whole wheat flour (or gluten free sub)

• 1/2 C unsweetened cocoa

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1 tsp. cinnamon

• 1/2 C light brown sugar

• 1/4 C butter, melted

• 1 & 1/2 tsp. vanilla

• 1 egg

• 1/4 C coconut oil, melted

• 3 large bananas, mashed

• 1 C mini chocolate chips (or sub with carob chips)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan (I like to use coconut or olive oil spray).

3. In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and baking soda.

4. In a large mixing bowl add mashed bananas, melted butter, melted coconut oil, light brown sugar, vanilla, and egg. Blend with a hand mixer on low to medium speed until smooth.

5. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet, being careful not to over mix.

6. Stir in about 3/4 of the chocolate chips.

7. Pour bread batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.

8. Bake for 50-60 minutes (or until toothpick inserted toward the center of the loaf removes clean).

9. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes before loosening bread to remove it from the pan.

Eat and Enjoy!

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