December Recipe of the Month: 10 Minute Holiday Banana Bread

When your bananas get super ripe, don’t throw them away! They get soft and mushy which is the perfect consistency for whipping up a quick banana bread! 

Feeling festive? So am I! Holiday spices take this holiday bread to the next level. Delicious for breakfast or dessert! Enjoy! 

Holiday Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
(Makes 1 loaf)

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ground cloves
3 very ripe bananas
1/2 stick butter, softened
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

  • Preheat oven 350 degrees.

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients and sift together until blended.

  • In another bowl, mash bananas with a potato masher or fork. Add butter, eggs, and sugar and mix well with a wooden spoon. 

  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. 

  • Add chocolate chips. (This is the point where you can add 1/2 cup of any other additions like nuts, raisins, etc.)

  • Grease and flour a loaf pan. 

  • Pour batter into pan and hit it against your work table to even it out. 

  • Bake 45-55 minutes until the bread is cooked through and passes the toothpick test. 


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