An easy way to use those overripe bananas that we all end up with! Homemade Banana Bread, with Chocolate Chunks and Pecans for the win!
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Elevate that Banana Bread!
There have to be other things we can do with those brownish-black bananas that always end up in our kitchens. Seriously, why do they always end up as banana bread? I'm not complaining though because for 1, I love banana bread and 2, it's even better when you add chocolate chunks (not chips) and toasted pecans to it. Straight up elevated from 'nana bread to bannnnnannna bread! I also tried laying slices of the banana on top of the bread before baking it, I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out but they ended up being kinda cool and each piece you cut should have a part of the banana on top. It sort of makes a nice change from getting your banana flavor from the usual mushed-up banana that gets lost in the bread.
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Fall and holiday season is all about the loaf breads. Whether you're craving sticky gingerbread or spiced apple cake (with a to-die-for cream cheese frosting) they're always a great thing to make, the hard part is waiting on them cooling before you cut a slice. Sure you can go ahead straight from the oven but they always slice better cooler or even the day after. Gingerbread may be an exception just because I always add a heavy spread of salted butter to mine and when that butter melts on a warm slice of gingerbread...all bets are off. Tell me what you're doing with your sad bananas, I know you have some!
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