Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

Happy Valentine’s Day Week ya’ll…yes that is right…let’s celebrate LOVE all week long!

Is there any better way to start out than warm, sweet banana bread? I find myself focusing on meal solutions with the recipes vs. treating the family to a little sweetness once in a while. Well that all stops now because this week we are treatin’ out.

This slightly dense, yet moist banana bread will satisfy the tastebuds for breakfast, lunch or a dessert. Have a little room temperature butter at the ready and top it off just like grandma does.

Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2/3 cup sugar

3/4 stick butter, at room temperature

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas, ripe

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup crushed walnuts

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a loaf pan –  set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon – set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add in eggs, bananas and vanilla, beating until smooth.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 3 parts, mixing until smooth after each addition. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Pour batter into your greased loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes in pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.