Mouthwatering Monday: Loaded Banana Bread

  • IMG_88584 ripe(read: nearly black) bananas
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 splash(about 1 tsp) of vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup self rising flour
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries/craisins
  • 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus some to sprinkle over top)

Mash bananas.  Add sugar, egg and vanilla and mix well.  Add flour and mix.  Add butter, nuts, craisins and chocolate chips, and mix.  Pour into a greased loaf pan.  Bake at 350°F for 45 – 60 minutes, using toothpick to test doneness.

4 Responses to Mouthwatering Monday: Loaded Banana Bread
  1. Michelle Smiles
    July 13, 2009 | 11:50 am

    I’ve got some over ripe bananas in my freezer just waiting for me to make some banana bread…and if i had self rising flour this recipe would probably drive me to do it today!

  2. hoosierhomemade
    July 13, 2009 | 4:07 pm

    Oh yum! I need a new banana bread recipe, thanks for sharing!
    ~Liz

  3. rachel-asouthernfairytale
    July 13, 2009 | 6:23 pm

    Yum! Yum! YUM!

    I love Banana Bread and this recipe sounds DELISH!

  4. aleasha
    July 13, 2009 | 8:26 pm

    all i can say is YUUMMMMO! cant wait to try it.