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Chocolate Banana Bread

Name: Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 loaf.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium); 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Makes

1 loaf

Nothing tops old-fashioned banana bread, except maybe this chocolate version! Each slice is studded with nuts. —Connie Deke, DeWitt, Nebraska

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

Directions

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.
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.

Chocolate Banana Bread

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