Chocolate-Cherry Banana Bread

I had some bananas that were getting ready to go bad and I did not want them to go to waste so I decided to make this delicious twist to banana bread today! It was AWESOME! I love chocolate, cherries and bananas and this was the perfect combination of each! It was just like banana bread with a hint of cherry and chocolate.  I will definitely be making this again soon!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 egg, beaten

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup milk

2 tsp vegetable oil

1 tsp  vanilla

2/3 cup  mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)

8   maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

2 TBSP miniature semisweet chocolate pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, milk, egg, and oil. Stir in mashed banana and vanilla.

Add sour cream mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).


Fold in chopped cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips.

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

ENJOY!!