I hate to see food go to waste, so my heart sinks whenever I see a bunch of bananas start to freckle before we’ve had a chance to finish it.  But they’re best for banana bread when ripe and freckled.  There were 4 in the fruit basket today, and 2 kids whom I knew would be hungry for a tea-time snack after school.

So I added a dollop of Nutella and a heap of semi-sweet chocolate chips to a simple banana bread recipe, and it came out gorgeous!

 

 4 ripe bananas

1/4 cup melted butter, mixed with about 4 tbs melted Nutella 

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour (sifted)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon baking soda

Semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 2-3 handfuls or more if you like)

1 tsp cinnamon sugar

 

 

 Preheat oven to 155C. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Bake in a buttered loaf pan for 1 hour. Allow to cool somewhat, then slice and enjoy!