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Megan’s Menu: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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Megan McCormack Student Contributor, Northwestern University
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Casey Geraldo Student Contributor, Northwestern University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Northwestern chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Every time I go to the grocery store, I hoard boxes and bags of fruit, tossing them effortlessly into the cart. And each time, I continue to grab a small bunch of bananas – just two or three – knowing they won’t be eaten (not by me, anyways). Yet, I still do it. Inevitably, they sit on the kitchen counter until they’re brown and mushy.

Cue Banana Bread. But this one brings a little spunk to Grandma’s recipe. Equipped with an abundance of chocolate chip morsels evenly spread throughout, this version is college-kid friendly and makes a perfect between studying afternoon snack.

Ingredients

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
ÂĽ Cup Granulated Sugar
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Pinch Salt
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
2 Cups Bananas (2-3 ripe bananas, mashed)
½ Cup Butter, Melted
ÂĽ Cup Milk
2 Eggs

Directions
1. Preheat the over to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt with chocolate chips.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, butter, milk and eggs. Pour into flour mixture and stir until blended. Spread in a greased 9×5 in loaf pan or a bundt cake pan.

4. Bake for 50-60 minutes (loaf pan) or 35-50 minutes (bundt pan), or until a knife comes out clean.

5. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack to let cool completely.

 

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Casey Geraldo

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Casey Geraldo is a junior at Northwestern University. She is journalism major, with a broadcast concentration, and a history minor.Casey coaches gymnastics, and in her spare time, she is usually babysitting, watching TV, eating candy and ice cream or spending time with the people she loves.Follow Casey on Twitter! @caseygeraldo