Banana Bread with Cranberries and Chocolate Chips
By: Giangi Townsend
Published: Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 12:16pm

Ingredients




2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup softened unsalted butter
6 ripe bananas (around 3 cups)
4 eggs well beaten
2 ½ cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup dried cranberries
½ cup white chocolate chips

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350°. 2 With an electric beater, cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add bananas and eggs, beating until well-mixed. 3 Sift together dry ingredients three times. Blend with the bananas mixture but do not over mix. Fold in the vanilla, cranberries, and chocolate chips. 4 Pour into 2 lightly-greased loaf pans. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, until firm in the center and the edges begin to separate from pans. Do not over bake. 5 Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pans. These freeze beautifully.

About

What there is not to like about banana bread? Perfect for breakfast, afternoon snack, or evening dessert. Either way, always welcome in everyone’s homes. Here is my version of the banana bread with cranberries and white chocolate chips. Added a bit of fun to my classic recipe. Love with each bite.
This recipe makes two loaves. This is a great gift during the holidays. Use smaller molds and watch closely for the baking time. A great present always well received. Because the white chocolate melts in the baking process, this banana bread will take a little bit longer to bake than your usual one. As with each oven, the baking process may be different, I strongly suggest that you bake it for 45 minutes and then do the toothpick test in the middle of the bread to make sure it is baked all the way thru. Trust me here. The sides may be a bit darker but nothing worse than a loaf of non-baked banana bread.