Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

My mom takes full advantage of my love for baking by asking me to bake things for her to take to other dawats (desi gathering) and such.  She wanted banana bread, but I thought, why not make it chocolate chip banana bread instead since I have all the ingredients.  So my mom decided to take this to a Halaqa (Muslim gathering) where apparently it was a hit with the men (the women's side didn't get any!).  Who doesn't like chocolate and bananas?! Anyways, this is pretty delicious bread so you should definitely give this recipe a try!
Oh on a side note, this will have you house smelling AMAZING and fresh out of the oven taste SO GOOD! :D

Ingredients for the Bread!

Ingredients (makes one loaf):

non-stick baking spray

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 eggs, beaten
• 4 medium very ripe bananas (riper the better!)
• 1/8 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon poweder (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray 9x5 inch loaf pan.

3. Mash the bananas so no large pieces remain.

4. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 

5. In another bowl, cream together melted butter and brown sugar.

Dry ingredients to the left and eggs and vanilla extract to the right

6. Stir in beaten eggs and mashed bananas into wet ingredients (mixture 5). 

7. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture.  Stir to just moisten, do not over stir. 

8. Fold in chocolate chips.

9. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. 

10. Top with cinnamon powder and about 10 chocolate chips.   

11. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes.  If you insert a toothpick, it should come out clean, indicating it is done. 

12. Cool for about 10 minutes before cutting.

13. ENJOY!