Chocolate Chip Strawberry Banana Bread

Ok, yum.

I think this may have been the best idea since sliced bread.

Wait, this is sliced bread.

My son really wanted a banana last night, so I told him to help himself. He did, but quickly dropped it after realizing it was a little, shall we say, ripe.

"Ew" for him, but perfect for me, because I've been wanting to make me some yummy banana bread!

I had a bunch of strawberries that had to be eaten so I decided to add them to the mix. And what goes better with strawberries and bananas than chocolate? That's right. Nothing.

(Original recipe from Food Network, adapted by me)

Ingredients:

1 stick butter, softened at room temperature

1 cup white sugar

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas
1Tbsp milk

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup strawberries, chopped

3/4 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. (I actually prefer to put the bananas and the milk and cinnamon in the blender. The result is a nice smooth banana taste throughout the bread).

In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears. 

Fold in strawberries and chocolate chips.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

Spread a little butter or cream cheese on top and enjoy!

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