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Brown Sugar Banana Bread with Pecans and Chocolate Chips

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Quick Breads
Keyword: baking, Breakfast, Chocolate, Dessert
Servings: 1 9x5-inch loaf or 4 5x3-inch loaves
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups well-mashed very ripe bananas about 3 bananas
  • cup packed light brown sugar
  • cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans toasted and chopped*
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray with flour. (I used four mini loaf pans - 5 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 2 ¼. Don’t fill more than ⅔ full.)
  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix the mashed bananas, brown sugar, sour cream, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla until well blended. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, mix just until moistened. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.
  • Spoon batter into prepared pan. Top with additional chocolate chips if desired. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes (bake mini loaves for 30 minutes), or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.

Notes

*Toast pecans at 350° for 5 minutes stir and cook 5 minutes more.
Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitute: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon plus ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg and ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves for 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.