Happy April!!

How did I come up with this post? Well, a couple of days ago I had breakfast at a coffee shop so I ordered my regular soy latte and a slice of their version of chocolate cherry banana bread and I was surprised by it. Banana and chocolate is a yes and if you add cherries to that …. omg you’ll love it!

I went to Trader Joe’s and bought everything to make my own version which actually turned out pretty good. Hope you like it too!

Ingredients

3 medium size bananas, mashed

1/3 cup of vegetable oil

1 teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1 large or extra large egg room temperature, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, sifted

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup chocolate chunks

Note: The sugar amount was perfect for my taste but if you want it  sweeter just add 1/4 cup more of sugar.

Directions

1.- Preheat the oven to 400 F and butter a 4×8  or a 9×5 inch loaf pan . I used a 9×5 one and worked fine!

2.-In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the oil into the mashed bananas.

3.- Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, egg and vanilla extract.

4.- Mix in the flour but  DO NOT overmix the batter or bread will be super dense. Add cherries and chocolate chunks. Do not overmix.

5.- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle some more chocolate chunks and a tiny bit of cherries.

Here is the trick: Bake for 20 minutes 400 F . Then, turn down the temperature to 375 F and finish baking for about 30 minutes more.

IMPORTANT: If you see that the top of your bread is getting dark, grab a piece of foil and cover. With this, the bread will continue baking but the top won’t get super dark.

5.- Remove from oven and let it cool before serving. Slice and serve.

Make a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy!!!