Skinny Guilt-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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I’m sharing this recipe with you today because it is one of my favorites.

I originally got the recipe from my cousin’s wife, who got it from OMG chocolate desserts.

I make a few modifications to it. The recipe is technically for muffins, but I like to bake them in mini loaf pans.

Recipe:

• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups mashed bananas ( about 3 medium bananas)
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 Tablespoons honey
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 1 Tablespoon regular milk or almond milk
• 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and spray your loaf pans with oil to keep batter from sticking.
2. First, in a bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
3. In a separate large bowl, mash the bananas. Then add honey, oil, vanilla, milk, Greek yogurt and egg. Mix until well combined and smooth.
4. Add dry ingredients and mix together until just combined.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Fill your mini loaf pans. I find this recipe makes 3 mini loafs. Bake for 20 minutes until fork comes out clean.
7. Cool the muffins for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Several notes:

I have baked on regular and convection heat at 350 degrees. Convection cooks faster, so I tend to cook on convection.

I have used ripe bananas and also thawed frozen bananas. Both work!

I love this recipe! Also, I totally do NOT feel guilty eating it. Even if I were to eat all three loaves I wouldn’t feel guilty! I eat these for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack time… they are versatile! I suppose if you want to be even healthier you could skip the chocolate chips or substitute some nuts