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by Sandyon Jan 22, 2014 (updated Nov 12, 2018)

This Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Pecans recipe is a warm, cozy snack or dessert–delicious enough to bring a loaf to your neighbors!

It’s always exciting when new neighbors move into the neighborhood. It’s even more exciting when they have darling kids. I miss the early days when our kids were little, running carelessly around the neighborhood in bare feet, on their scooters or skateboards, or riding their bikes. So when we met the neighbors, I immediately thought about bringing them a loaf of fresh Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread with Pecans.

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Pecans Recipe

… the melt-in-your-mouth kind of bread, which I always feel good about making, because you get to use up the old bananas. What other kind of fruit tastes the BEST when it’s overly-ripe and mushy?

You really never have to toss the old bananas, as you can peel and freeze them, too, for this recipe.

So I got busy baking, and whipped up a batch of this yummy banana bread!

Later at the gym I saw the sweet young couple with their adorable children.

Sofia loved the bread – we told her it was all chocolate chips–no nuts–and she ate it, and LOVED it!

Ha ha. I love how parents can mix their words around to get their kids to eat certain things. We certainly did it as parents. Especially with the “green” foods that kids have a hard time eating. It’s great to disguise, occasionally share a little white lie, when it comes to food.(Sofia’s name changed for privacy.)

Here’s another way to add in something healthy to this recipe.

In place of bananas, have you ever thought about using mashed, cooked butternut squash? It’s delicious, too!

Happy weekend, Friends! ENJOY, and come back and tell me if you make this, and who you shared it with?

What’s your favorite way to use up old bananas?

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Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread with Pecans

Tasty, moist bread using overly ripe bananas, which you can also replace by using cooked, mashed butternut squash.

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 40 minutes mins

Total Time: 55 minutes mins

Yield: 6 servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups mashed bananas, 4 ripened bananas
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chocolate chunks, I buy Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chunks
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan(s) with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix all ingredients together and stir with a wooden spoon. Pour into the loaf pan(s).
Bake 35-50 minutes, depending on the size of the loaf pan(s), or until done.
This recipe makes 4 small loaves or 1 large loaf. Adjust cooking time depending on size of pans.

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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originally published on Jan 22, 2014 (last updated Nov 12, 2018)

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