Once upon a time (Okay it was today) I want to make my family banana bread. My go-to recipe is very easy to follow.
I’m not a fancy baker by any means. I always start by pouring all the dry ingredients into a single bowl and then I add all the wet ingredients. Then I mix it all just till it’s all worked together into a very thick batter. I also was in the mood for a more cake like treat so I baked it in a sheet cake pan…. I know. I’m dangerous like that! After that I just baked it at 350 degree till a toothpick comes out clean. I baked this for about 45 minutes and then I started checking it! After it cooled down I used my heart cookie cutter to cut out hearts for Valentines Day. I’m nice like that!
My super health conscious husband who is careful with every calorie he let’s into his body because he is doing a half marathon in few weeks. So much so that he asked that I not take it again (giggling). It’s light and fluffy and the best banana bread I have every made or eaten. It’s good!
This can be made as a treat or not. Your choice. I included both ways. You can skip the apple sauce and add the equivalent of butter or other fat. Pretty much everything is interchangeable. I’ve made variations with more banana or less and every which way with more or less chocolate chips.
3 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cups butter (room temp.)
1 tub (8 oz) cream cheese (room temp.)
1/4 cups of apple sauce
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4-6 banana
1 cups chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla extract
If you want a show stopper of a valentines treat for your family give this a try…. And let me know how it turned out!
Happy Valentine Day!
