Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, softened)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries (drained well and cut into fourths)
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray a 9" loaf pan generously with cooking spray.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs one at a time until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Stir in milk and cinnamon. Add the banana mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined.
  • In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and still just until combined - do not overmix.
  • Gently fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Carefully fold in the cherries so they don't bleed into the batter.
  • Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for half an hour before removing and cooling the bread directly on a wire rack.
  • Slice and serve as is, or with ice cream, if desired.