Whole Wheat Chocolate Banana Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat the sides and bottoms of 4 mini loaf pans (5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk together both flours, the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside 1 tablespoon of the dry mixture in a small bowl.
• Using a fork, mash 2 1/2 bananas with both sugars in a large bowl until the mixture is mostly smooth with a few small pieces of banana. Add the oil and egg and stir until combined. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined and then stir in the milk. Toss the chocolate chips with the reserved flour mixture and fold into the batter. Divide the batter among the prepared mini loaf pans. Thinly slice the remaining 1/2 banana and place 4 to 5 slices in an overlapping line down the center of each mini loaf on top of the batter.
• Bake until the tops of the loaves are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool the breads in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn each pan upside down to release the breads. Cool completely, banana slice side up, on a wire rack.
• Cook's Notes: To freeze for later use, wrap each loaf first in plastic wrap and then foil. Take out the frozen loaves the night before using and thaw in the refrigerator.
• You can also bake the batter as 1 large loaf in a greased 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan for 55 to 60 minutes, covering the bread in the last 10 minutes with a piece of foil if it browns too quickly. Cool in the pan 10 minutes and then turn out and cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spoon flour gently into measuring cups and level with a knife.
• Stir flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. Put aside.
• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl and beat at low speed with a mixer until well blended.
• Add one egg at a time and blend well after each one.
• Add in mashed banana, yogurt and vanilla extract, and beat until blended.
• Add chocolate chips and mix until they are spread throughout the batter.
• Add flour mixture and blend until just moist. Do not over-mix.
• Spray an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean).
• Remove from pan after 10 minutes or so and cool on a wire rack.