CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Chocolate-Cherry Banana Bread Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by MJH

Number Of Ingredients 14

Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar or sugar substitute-sugar blend equivalent to 2/3 cup sugar*
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup fat-free dairy sour cream
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons cooking oil
2/3 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate pieces

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, milk, egg, and oil. Stir in mashed banana and vanilla. Add sour cream mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in chopped cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.