My favorite use for over ripe bananas, is banana bread. When they are too soft and ripe to enjoy biting into, don’t throw them out, mash them and make banana bread. Betty Crocker suggests walnuts. Walnuts are always a great pair with banana bread. Here at HandyDandyCrafts we have a real weakness for chocolate, so we replace the walnuts with chocolate chips. Personally I think walnuts and chocolate chips together would be a nice thing, unfortunately my family says no to nuts. Replacing your oil with applesauce is another nice change. Applesauce makes your baked goods incredibly moist! so yummy. Applesauce is not a good replacement for baked goods that you want that crispy touch added, like brownies or chocolate chip cookies.
Mama B’s Banana Bread Recipe
3/4 C Sugar
1/3 C water
1/3 C Applesauce
2 Eggs
1 1/2 C (3-4 ripe bananas)
1 2/3 C all-purpose flour for healthier recipes use whole wheat flour
1tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
chocolate chips
preheat oven 350° F bake according to pan size. our pie plates require 25-30 mins bake time.
You can find the original recipe in Betty Crocker’s Cookbook, Sixth Edition.