Healthier Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

By jennifergooding

This recipe has been modified to be more healthy.

Ingredients

• 3-4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup natural applesauce
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (can use whole wheat flour)
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• sprinkle flax seed (optional)
• 2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. With a wooden spoon, mix applesauce into mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour and oats (and flax seed if using), mix. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour mixture into a greased 4x8 loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool.

Note: Freeze bananas as they start to brown to use in this recipe (thaw first). This recipe doubles and freezes well.