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    Banana Bliss Bread with Chocolate Chips

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    A delightful banana bread studded with chocolate chips, perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert.

    Ingredients for Banana Bliss Bread with Chocolate Chips

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    Nonstick Spray

    as needed

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    Bananas, very ripe, peeled

    each

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    Unsalted Butter, melted

    tablespoons

    Plain Greek Yogurt

    cups

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    Dark Brown Sugar

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    Large Eggs

    each

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    Vanilla Extract

    teaspoons

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    All Purpose Flour

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    Baking Soda

    teaspoons

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    Fine Sea Salt

    teaspoons

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    Finely Chopped Chocolate Or Mini Chocolate Chips, finely chopped

    cups

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    Coarsely Chopped Toasted Nuts, optional

    cups

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    Turbinado Sugar, optional

    as needed

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    How to Make Banana Bliss Bread with Chocolate Chips

    1. Preheat the Oven and Prepare the Pan

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it reaches an even temperature before baking. Lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray to prevent sticking.

    2. Mix Wet Ingredients

    In a large bowl, mash the peeled bananas coarsely with a fork, leaving some chunks for texture. Add the melted butter, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk these wet ingredients together until they are well blended, creating a smooth and consistent mixture.

    3. Combine Dry Ingredients

    In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and fine sea salt. This step ensures that the baking soda and salt are evenly distributed throughout the flour, which is crucial for even rising and flavor.

    4. Mix Wet and Dry Ingredients

    Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Be careful not to overmix; you should aim for a uniform batter without any dry pockets, but overmixing can make the bread dense. Fold in the finely chopped chocolate or mini chocolate chips and the toasted nuts if you're using them.

    5. Pour Batter into Pan

    Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading it evenly. If you like, you can sprinkle the top generously with coarse sanding or turbinado sugar for a delightful crunch.

    6. Bake the Bread

    Bake the loaf in the preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes, or until the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and a tester inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. This tells you the bread is fully baked but still moist.

    7. Cool the Bread

    Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully unmold it and let it cool completely on a wire rack. This final cooling step ensures that the bread sets properly and slices cleanly.

    Variations

    Lemon Blueberry Bread

    Substitute bananas with Greek yogurt, add lemon zest, and fold in blueberries.

    Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

    Replace bananas with pumpkin puree and add pumpkin pie spice for fall flavors.

    Apple Cinnamon Loaf

    Use unsweetened applesauce instead of bananas, add cinnamon, and mix in diced apples.

    Sweet Swirl

    Swirl in a ribbon of Nutella or homemade caramel before baking for decadent flavor pockets.

    Carrot Cake Bread

    Use grated carrots, add spices and crushed pineapple for sweetness, and include nuts like walnuts or pecans.


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