Dark Chocolate Banana Bread

Dylan has been bugging me to make banana bread with the almost unrecognizable bananas sitting on the counter for quite some time now. But I have yet to come across a great banana bread recipe that isn't just shy of being cake. I looked at about 10 different recipes and mated the best parts of each to come up with this recipe.The stars have aligned and this bread is healthier, delicious,  and moist.

This bread has whole wheat flour, yogurt, eggs, chia seeds and dark chocolate. Really the most important thing to remember, as with anything, is portion control. This bread is definitely a healthier version of most banana breads, but it also should not be a used as a meal replacement, enjoyed as a slice, not a hunk.

Dark Chocolate Banana Bread

Directions:

1 cup truvia (or other sugar substitute)
10 T butter, softened
4 eggs

*Cream butter and sugar sub together for at least 2 minutes, then add eggs, one at a time to mixture.

1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3 T chia, or flax seeds
2 t salt
2 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t cloves

*Combine dry ingredients, and add to egg mixture, alternating with 12 oz. vanilla yogurt. Beginning and ending with flour mixture.( I used Yo plus vanilla yogurt, but have used strawberry yogurt in the past as well. Using a low fat yogurt will not affect the bread at all and will  improve the overall health benefit.)

*Lastly, fold in 2 cups of mashed, ripe bananas and  1 cup of dark chocolate chunks.

Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. This recipe makes 2 large loaves.