Chocolate Nut Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 T baking powder
• 3/4 t salt
• 1/4 t cinnamon
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana, approx. 2 large bananas
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 NATURAL CRUNCH SunButter®
• 3 T cooking oil
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate-covered sunflower kernel

Directions

In a large bowl stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In another bowl combine bananas, milk, SunButter®, cooking oil, vanilla and egg. Add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips and chocolate-covered sunflower kernel. Pour batter into 2 greased 8x4 loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely. Frost and serve.

Frosting: Melt 3 T SunButter® and 2 T butter in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 T milk. Stir to spreading consistency. Add more milk if needed.

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Tamra S. Kriedeman, Enderlin, ND