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Healthy Banana Bread
This Banana Ricotta Chocolate Bread is not your typical banana bread. It's superbly moist, dense, and made with the chocolate lover in mind. The ricotta provides moistness, while flax boosts the nutrition. Slice cooled bread gently, as bread will be very tender.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 1h 5m👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- spatula
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and set aside.
2
Mix
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In large bowl of stand mixer, mix the softened butter and sugar until fluffy and light, several minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix to incorporate. Add the ricotta and mashed bananas, mixing until well combined.
large eggs (room temp)2
4
Combine
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In separate bowl, combine flour, flax, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add butter/egg mixture to the dry ingredients, using a rubber spatula to fold gently just until most of the mixture is combined. A few small streaks of flour remaining is ideal. Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips.
baking soda1 teaspoonbaking powder1 teaspoon
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Bake
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Spread batter evenly into greased loaf pan. Bake about ⏱️ 65-70 minutes, or until toothpick comes out almost clean. Cool loaf in pan ⏱️ 20 minutes, run a thin knife around edges, and transfer to wire rack to finish cooling. Cool completely before slicing.
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*Makes either 1 large loaf or 2 smaller loaves. If doing 2 smaller loaves, lessen bake time.
Nutrition Facts
calories
394 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
368 mg
protein Content
7 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
69 mg
carbohydrate Content
53 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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