Best Banana Bread

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas (medium/large)

½ cup unsalted butter (8 Tbsp at room temperature)

1/2 cup greek yogurt OR sour cream

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs (lightly beaten)

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ tsp vanilla extract

1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25 long x 5.25 wide x 2.75 deep). Lightly roast walnuts on a skillet, continuously stirring so they won’t burn. Coarsely chop and cool to room temperature.

In a mixing bowl, cream together 8 Tbsp softened butter and 3/4 cup sugar (or honey if using honey).

Mash bananas with a fork until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs, mixing until blended.

In a separate bowl, whisk together: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking soda and 1/2 tsp of salt then add to batter.

Add 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and mix in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350˚F for 55-60 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

• Calories: 350 kcal
• Total Fat: 18 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 57 mg
• Sodium: 243 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 45 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 20 g
• Protein: 5 g