Facebook Instagram Youtube

Linda Flora’s Chocolate Chip Banana Bread | Healthy Recipes

Linda Flora brings you her guilt free, sweet chocolate chip banana bread recipe

Ingredients

 

DRY INGREDIENTS 

  •  1 cup white whole wheat flour
  •  ½ cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
  •  3/4 cup cocoa powder
  •  1 teaspoon baking soda
  •  1/8 teaspoon salt
  •  1/2 cup chocolate chips (+ chips for the top of bread)

 

WET INGREDIENTS

  •  2 large eggs, beaten
  •  3 medium bananas, mashed (~1.25 cups)
  •  1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk*
  •  2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  •  1/4 cup coconut oil, melted – add last

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a bread pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

Step 2

Mix dry ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

In a separate mixing bowl, mash 3 bananas with a fork. Then, mix in the rest of the wet ingredients (add coconut oil last)

Step 4

Slowly add dry ingredients to wet. Fold chocolate chips into the batter and mix again.

Step 5

Pour batter into a greased bread pan, sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top, and bake for 45-50 minutes.

Step 6

Remove banana bread from the oven, let cool for 10 minutes, and remove from pan to finish cooling.

 

YMCA NEWS

SUMMIT AREA YMCA

BERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA | SUMMIT YMCA | THE LEARNING CIRCLE YMCA

In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y; an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.