Editor's Note: This recipe was originally published on Norwood Patch.
Banana bread is one of my favorite items to bake. It is a moist, delicious, and almost cake-like treat. Since I am a big fan of chocolate, I added chocolate chips and cocoa to my banana bread. The real star of this recipe though is the vanilla Greek yogurt. It is just like baking with sour cream because it adds a refreshing moistness. Also, by baking with vanilla Greek yogurt, you won't need to add any vanilla extract.
Ingredients:
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- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 1/4 cup (10 oz) vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup of semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two 8×5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, beat oil, eggs, mashed bananas, vanilla yogurt, and cinnamon together. Mix in sugar, salt, baking soda, and flour. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Divide the batter in two bowls. Mix the cocoa in the batter of one of the bowls. Then, divide the batter from each bowl into the loaf pans so each pan gets both batters. Bake 40 minutes to an hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
