When blueberry season comes around, I love baking with those fresh berries! So I thought I’d try combining blueberries and bananas in a bread, and I also decided to add a little oatmeal—I thought oatmeal would give it a nice texture and make a nice quick bread for breakfast. I really liked how this Blueberry-Oat Banana Bread turned out!
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Just about everyone loves banana bread, and when you add in some chocolate chips, it’s even better! 🙂 So that’s why I made this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread—it’s dense and moist, and there are lots of yummy chocolate chips in every slice! I like using mini semi-sweet chocolate chips because sometimes regular-size chips sink in the batter while the quick bread is baking.
Continue readingApple Pie Bread
If you like apple pie, this quick bread has great apple pie flavor and it’s so easy to make! It’s made with apple pie filling so there’s no apple-peeling! This is an update of a recipe I had made awhile back, Sunken Apple Pie Bread. I added more cinnamon, plus some cloves and nutmeg to give this version a richer flavor.
Continue readingDouble Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
It’s been awhile since I’ve made banana bread, and baking up a chocolate version sounded like a good idea! Since I’m a fan of dark chocolate, I came up with this Double Dark Chocolate Banana Bread—I used a good amount of unsweetened cocoa powder in the batter, plus added some chopped-up dark chocolate chips so there would be even more dark chocolate flavor! I thought it turned out really good—very chocolatey and moist—a quite decadent banana bread!
Continue readingPumpkin Gingerbread
I had planned on making a traditional gingerbread recipe for the holidays, but then I saw this recipe for Pumpkin Gingerbread at Allrecipes.com that sounded good. It makes two 9 x 5″ loaves, and I was very happy with how they turned out! It’s a yummy recipe you can enjoy all winter long!
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