throwback thursday!! banana bread... but now with chocolate chips!!!

 for todays throwback thursday i am taking this recipe i posted here banana bread and making it better.. how did i make it better? well i added chocolate of course.. chocolate makes everything better {maybe not steak.. steak doesn't need chocolate}..

i have an affinity for these types of breads.. like grandmommy's zucchini bread or this pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread because when you stayed at grandmommy's house.. which was often, she would allow you to eat them pretty much whenever you wanted..so i grew up loving have a slice of zucchini bread with a little butter on it as an afternoon snack..  memories.. and yummy ones at that..

chocolate chip banana bread

prep time: 15 minutes

cooking time: 40-50 minutes

 

ingredients:

 

7 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce

2.5 cups of ap flour

1.5 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

4 tblsp. butter, room temp.

1 cup light brown sugar

4 large eggs whites

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2  cup chocolate chips

pam baking spray

directions:

 

preheat oven to 350 degrees {f}, spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.. in a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk.. set aside.  in a large mixing bowl cream butter and brown sugar with electric mixer {i used my stand mixer}.. add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla and beat on medium until thick.. scrape sides of the bowl down.. add flour mixture and blend on low until combined {i actually add my flour gradually so as to not make a huge mess}.. add chocolate chips and blend until well incorporated.. don't over mix...  pour batter into loaf pans and bake on the center rack for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean..

enjoy and get cook'n!!!