Banana Bread

Everyone should have a good banana bread recipe. Its a great way to use those overripe bananas instead of throwing them out! Here is my favorite one, adapted from the original recipe to be a little more healthy:

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients:
Wet
- 1/2 cup melted Smart Balance butter spread (replaces 1 stick unsalted butter)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (2%) (replaces 1/2 cup sour cream)
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 med size)

Dry
- 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (or semi-sweet)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan
3. In mixer, add wet ingredients until well blended
4. Combine all dry ingredients, then add slowly to wet until fully incorporated
5. Pour batter into loaf pan and bake approx 1 hour or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Also makes great muffins!

To keep the chocolate chips from settling to the bottom, use mini ones or make sure the chips are coated with flour before blending.