Walnut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

    I am so so so in love with this banana bread recipe! My secret to this moist bread lies in the prepping of my bananas. I freeze them first! Pop your ripe bananas into the freezer and let them get brown for a day or two before you plan on making your bread! When the time comes to bake your bread, take your bananas out of the freezer and let them sit out to defrost for about an hour. I like to add chocolate chips and walnuts to mine, but this recipe is still wonderful without them!

Walnut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients:

- 3 ripe bananas (frozen, thawed, and mashed)

- 3/4 cup of sugar

- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil

- 1 egg

- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

- 1 and 1/2 cup of flour

- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

- 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

- 1/4 teaspoon of salt

- 3/4 cup of mini chocolate chips (additional for topping)

- 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts (additional for topping)

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray and set aside. With a wooden spoon, stir together the banana, sugar, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and top with extra chocolate chips and walnuts if desired. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes and run a butter knife around the edges of loaf before extracting from the pan. Serve warm with butter!