Chocolate Cherry Banana Bread
The chocolate and cherry combination is the perfect complement to this tasty banana bread recipe.
Keyword banana bread, chocolate cherry banana bread
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes Cook Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes Total Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout
- 1 cup bananas 1 to 2 ripe mashed bananas
- 4 tbsp butter softened
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup cherries chopped or halved - if using frozen, thaw first and pat dry with paper towel
- 2 tbsp flour
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Peel and mash the bananas.
Stir in the egg, butter, Greek yogurt, brown sugar and vanilla and mix until well combined.
Combine one cup of flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Toss cherries with two tablespoons of flour and fold into batter.
Grease and flour a 9 in x 5 in loaf pan and then pour the mixture in.
Let the bread bake for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.
Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg