Ingredients
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- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup non-fat yogurt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×5-inch baking pan with aluminum foil leaving some foil to hang over two opposing sides for easy removal. Grease and flour foil; set aside.
- In a medium microwaveable bowl, melt chocolate chips on HIGH for 30 seconds, stir and continue to heat at 30-second intervals until chocolate chips have melted; set aside to cool. NOTE: if 1 or 2 chips haven’t completely melted, continue to stir until melted- DO NOT reheat as this may burn the chocolate.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together. Note: mixture may be crumbly.
- Gradually add eggs one at a time and continue mixing. Add bananas and yogurt and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Gently fold in flour mixture to the banana mixture and continue folding until all of the flour mixture is combined.
- To make the chocolate-banana batter, mix 1 1/2 to 2 cups of batter into the melted chocolate.
- Scoop 1/2 cup of either banana or chocolate-banana batter into one corner of the baking dish. Repeat using the other batter and continue to drop scoops to form a “checkerboard design” across the pan.
- Using a toothpick or long skewer, insert into chocolate and create a swirl into the banana portion of the batter. Do not over swirl or you will not be able to see the contrast of banana to chocolate-banana.
- Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted deep into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan until cool to the touch. Once outside of pan has cooled, remove bread and continue cooling or cut 1 inch-thick slices and serve warm. ENJOY!
Notes
- As with all loaf quick breads, it is normal and desired to have a crack length-wise down the center of the bread.
- full-fat yogurt is okay to use.
- any variation of chocolate chips (ex: semisweet, milk, dark) may be substituted for bittersweet.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes