This recipe just kind of fell together for me. Like everyone else, I have made banana bread for years!! What makes this one different is I have tweaked it a bit by adding chocolate chips, cream and beating the wet ingredients to make them light and airy but not dry. The end result is a bit lighter but without losing flavor or feel. I have a feeling this will be making a regular appearance around the holidays. The recipe is down below and I have made a printable version for your convenience as well. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 Stick of butter softened

1 Cup of Sugar

4 T Heavy Cream

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2 XL Eggs

1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips

2 Cup All purpose Flour

2 tsp Baking Soda

2 pinches of salt

Instructions

o   Preheat oven to 350°F

o   Cream butter and sugar until fluffy using a hand-held or stand mixer.

o   Add cream and continue beating until fully incorporated and mix is light and airy

o   Add eggs 1 at a time fully incorporating each before adding the next. 

o   Add vanilla beating until completely mixed in

o   Peel bananas and add to the mix. Mash and break them down until creamy.

o   Add in Chocolate Chips, folding them in carefully.  Set aside.

o   In a separate mixing bowl combine dry ingredients and whisk them together.

o   Fold the dry ingredients into the wet.

o   Coat a loaf pan with butter

o   Pour the batter into the loaf pan and spread evenly.

o   Place in the center of the oven and bake for an hour.

o   Check by inserting a clean knife into the center. If comes back with batter, keep baking and checking at ten-minute intervals until done. There can be a few damp crumbs.

o   Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edge to separate the bread from the pan and allow to cool.  

o   Wrap in foil or place in airtight container to store.