Chocolate Glazed Banana Bread

While waiting in the orthodontist office a few weeks ago, I was browsing the Food Network Magazine.  I had never seen it before so I was quite intrigued.  There was the most delectable picture of a chocolate covered chocolate chip banana bread.  Although I have seen people do it before I could not pull out the page of the magazine.  Luckily  when I was ready to make the recipe, I was able to google it.

OF course I had to tweak it just a little bit to make it a little healthier.  If you are going to smoother something in chocolate make me feel a little better by adding some whole wheat flour and apple sauce:)

I did not have chocolate chips so I cut up a dark chocolate bar I had in my cupboard.  They were too heavy and fell to the bottom of the loaf.  I can only imagine if I did have the correct amount of chips how chocolaty this would taste.

I made two loaves.  Do not glaze the loaf if you plan on freezing them.  I actually just served the second loaf that I have froze and it was tasty and moist even without the glaze.

Don’t waste those half eaten bananas, cut them up and save for a tasty treat when have the urge.

Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Chip  Banana Bread–Adapted from Food Network

Ingredients

For the Bread:

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/4 cup applesauce and 1/4 cup oil
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour OR  1/2 cup whole wheat and 3/4 cup AP flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt or sour cream ( I used Greek yogurt)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest (optional)
• 1 cup mashed banana

For the Glaze:

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Directions

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