Chocolate Chip Plantain Bread
The following recipe and photography was provided by Christina Musgrave of Tasting with Tina.
Chocolate Chip Plantain Bread is a delicious twist on classic banana bread that anyone with a sweet tooth will love!
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If you’ve never tried plantains, they look very similar to bananas, but have some differences. Plantains are essential in Central and South American cuisine. They are starchier than bananas, making them a great addition to this Chocolate Chip Plantain Bread.
They key to making this bread is to use very ripe plantains so they mash easily! Give this recipe a try for a different take on breakfast or dessert!
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Chocolate Chip Plantain Bread
Cook time: 50min Prep time: 10min Total time: 60min
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup Heinen’s organic brown sugar
- 1 stick Heinen's unsalted butter
- 2 large Heinen’s cage free eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 large, overripe plantains, mashed
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup Heinen’s milk chocolate chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a standard loaf pan and set aside.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-size bowl. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter and sugar using a hand mixer. Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla and mix.
- Add the mashed plantains and mix well.
- Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined. Add the milk and chocolate chips and mix.
- Pour the batter in the loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick runs smoothly through the bread.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Slice and serve.