Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup pecans (, toasted and coarsely chopped)
• 3 bananas (, very ripe and mashed well (about 1 1/2 cups))
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 2 large eggs (, beaten lightly)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (, melted and cooled)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan and set aside.

2. 2

   Whisk first five ingredients together in large bowl; set aside.

3. 3

   In a medium bowl mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, vanilla and chocolate chips. Gently fold banana mixture into dry ingredients until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan.

4. 4

   Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack. Serve warm with a swath of sweet butter or at room temperature with a cold glass of milk.