For a work meeting yesterday, my roommate decided to bring a banana bread recipe she’d seen on my blog.
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I told her we should definitely make two, because banana bread makes the house smell so delicious…
And if the house is going to start smelling so delicious it has me thinking about running to the oven and sticking my head inside, there is NO WAY I’m giving up that bread when it comes out.
You’d have to pry it from my (tightly-shut) teeth.
So we made two loaves.
It was so good, we should’ve made three.
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With Chocolate polka dots.
Lots and lots of chocolate polka dots.
The best kind of polka dots.
Chocolate Chips: best things ever invented? Do you ever eat them plain, straight out of the bag?
I like to do that with Ghirardelli 100% baking discs. Or Whole Foods dark chocolate mini chunks. Or… basically I’ve never met a vegan chocolate chip I didn’t like.
This gooey and delicious recipe is very similar to my other banana bread recipe… but better, because it has chocolate chips!
I know a lot of you find it easier if I don’t make you click links, so here’s the recipe for the chocolate version:
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
(Polka Dot Banana Bread)
- 2 c spelt flour (or white flour or Arrowhead Mills gf)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 c oil ORÂ milk of choice
- 1 and 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 c agave or pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- pinch uncut stevia OR 1 tbsp more agave or sweetener of choice
- 2 c tightly-packed, mashed banana, measured after mashing
- 1/3 to 2/3 c chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine dry ingredients, and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients and mix into dry. (Mix by hand, and don’t overmix.) Pour into a greased loaf pan and cook 35-50 minutes, depending on how gooey you want it. (Tip: If the top is cooked but the inside is still gooey, put tin foil over the top and continue to cook.) After removing from the oven, let cool for ten minutes before slicing. After the first day, this bread is best stored in the fridge. Or cut it into slices and freeze for later.
See original recipe for Banana Bread Calories &Â Nutrition Facts.
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Link Of The Day:
The Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie
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There is only ONE thing BETTER than chocolate chips.. CHOCOLATE CHUNKS! hehe
xoxo <3
Amazing,as usual. 😉 Will I have the honor of seeing you at Foodbuzz this weekend?
Sadly, I’m stuck here in Texas :(. By the time I thought about going to foodbuzz, airfare was just too expensive. But have tons of fun!!
I eat chocolate chips out of the bag all the time. For some reason as they are smaller, I dont feel as guilty 🙂
I just made it. But I replaced some of the banana with applesauce, because I hadn’t enough. I never thought I’d need more than 4 bananas. Actually, I would need 6 or 7 🙂 But I’m sure it will taste lovely, though.
I love banana bread and it is soooo much better with choc chips!!
this looks gorgeous!
I love this bread so much. I’ve made it several times a week for my family for breakfasts. They seriously eat a loaf in two days, sometimes less. I just switched it up tonight and did 2 cups of pumpkin instead of the bananas, well, because I’m obsessed with pumpkin. It turned out AMAZING! Definitely recommend trying it. Oh so good!
Oh wow, Mandy, I absolutely love your suggestion!!
This was awesome…love your recipes …. did half agave yum
Idk what it is with me an banana bread… It just never gets fully baked in my oven! Left it in for over an hour even though I cut the amount in half and baked at 200 °C (because of past trials) but its still gooey. =( But hey, since it doesn’t have any egg in it, I ate it as a warm gooey, banana bread pudding! xD
Hmmm… can you try covering the banana bread in foil after it’s done on the sides? Then keep cooking… That way it still will cook from the bottom, but not any more from the top! 🙂
just made this with oat flour and only made 1/4 of the recipe because i only had 1 banana and i wanted to try it out first…. it was sooo freaking good! anyone who might be thinking about making it… do it! everyone in my house loved it (ive had a couple bad recipes before and theyre very weary when i tell them to try something… hahaha)