Chocolate Banana Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
YIELD: 1 loaf.
Nothing tops old-fashioned banana bread, except maybe this chocolate version! Each slice is studded with nuts. —Connie Deke, DeWitt, Nebraska
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
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1/4 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, bananas, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the banana mixture and mix just until combined. Fold in nuts if desired. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
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2.
Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 184 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 294mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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