MY “DOUBLE DARK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA BREAD”

​Suddenly, it came to me. Why not adding heavenly chocolate to my banana bread recipe and make it different and even better? Yep, why not? It is double healthy, banana as the fruit and 2 chocolates as the healthy other ingredients. Now, don’t forget this is bread, not cake, so the texture is more like the regular banana bread. Smile.
 
Category: Dessert _√__    Breakfast _√__   Snack _√__
Approx. Prep and Cook Time:  35 to 40 minutes
Approximate Cost:    $5.57 or .70 cents
Difficulty Level:  Easy
Allergens, Other:  This is NOT Gluten Free    
Servings: 8+
 
Ingredients
1 ½ c. All-Purpose Flour (for gluten free breads, please use the 1 to 1 GF flour) ($1.00)
¾ c. ORGANIC sugar (.40)
2 eggs (.32)
¼ c. unsalted peanut butter (.20)
¼ c. Fat Free Greek Yogurt (.20)
3 tsp. melted unsalted SMART BALANCE BUTTER @ room temp (.15)
1 tsp. vanilla extract ($1.00)
½ tsp. almond extract (.20)
1 ¼ tsp. baking powder (.15)
½ tsp. baking soda (.15)
½ tsp. ground nutmeg (.15)
1/8 tsp. (or a pinch) of salt (10)
2 med size mashed banana, (or 1 large) super black if at all possible (.50)
½ c. dark chocolate chips (.65)
½ c. unsweetened dark cocoa powder (.40)
Directions
Preheat oven at 350 F. degrees. 
Use a 9x5 loaf pan, sprayed with good olive oil spray and lined with parchment paper. Leave a couple of inches hanging for easy removal from pan. Set aside.
 
In a med size bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients; the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, powder cocoa, sugar and salt. Set aside.
 
In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients: First, mash the banana(s), set aside.
In another bowl, whisk the egg whites a bit, then add the yogurt, melted unsalted butter at room temp, vanilla, almond extracts, mix to combine. Finally, add the chocolate chips and add it all to the mashed banana(s) mix.
 
Now, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened and incorporated, the batter will not be soft. Pour the batter into your baking mold.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes depending on your oven calibration.  ENJOY!