So good it tastes like dessert!

Baking, whether it’s muffins or this Strawberry-Chocolate Banana Bread, is really just edible chemistry. Stick to the formula, and things should work out. But hey, life’s not a guarantee, and neither is your oven.

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The Oven is the Wild Card

Each oven has its own unique temperaments. The recipe below says to bake this Banana Bread for 45 to 50 minutes. So which is it?

After 45 minutes of baking insert a toothpick into the middle of your Strawberry-Chocolate Banana Bread.

• If the toothpick is FULLY coated in batter, place the banana bread back in the oven for five minutes. After 5 minutes do the toothpick check again.
• If the toothpick is LIGHTLY coated in batter, the banana bread goes back in the oven for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes do the toothpick check again.
• If the toothpick comes out CLEAN, your banana bread is ready to come out of the oven!

You got this! Recipe below. ⬇️

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SWEET STRAWBERRY-CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

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Makes: 1 Banana Bread | Prep Time: About 15 Minutes | Cook Time: 45 to 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour (see recipe notes)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (see recipe notes)
2 eggs
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup low-fat sour cream (or use milk)
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, diced into small pieces
powdered sugar (optional)

Steps

Spray or coat a 9 x 5 x 3-inch (23 x 13 x 6-cm) loaf pan with cooking spray or vegetable oil. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add half the mini chocolate chips and half the diced strawberries. Stir to coat chocolate chips and strawberries with flour mixture (this helps keep them from sinking to the bottom of the banana bread when it bakes).

Bake in a pre-heated 350 F (176 C) oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes. Remove banana bread from pan and let cool on a wire rack. Lightly dust with powdered sugar (if using) through a mess strainer.

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🌟BEFORE YOU GET STARTED!!! If you bake it, we’d truly appreciate your rating for this recipe at the top of this post. No names, no fuss—and it helps us know how we’re doing. Thanks!

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