Chocolate Banana Bread

 I know I've been hinting at making chocolate bread, and that's still a possibility, but this isn't that.  That's a yeasted bread, this is a quick bread.  Anyway, I had some bananas going too ripe, and I didn't want to do the same old banana cake or muffins or bread that I usually do.  I hunted around for a recipe for chocolate banana bread and Voila!  This isn't exactly that recipe - I tweak everything.  It's super yummy.  

Chocolate Banana Bread

2 large ripe bananas
2 eggs 
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup baker's cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan.  In a large bowl, mash the bananas. (Not too mashed.  Banana chunks are yummy.) Beat the eggs and add to the bananas along with oil and sugar.  Stir until well combined. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt until well combined and lump-free.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients all at once and fold until just combined.  Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan.  Bake for 40-50 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.  Cool for about 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto your preferred surface for cooling.  I took a couple slices out of mine while it was still warm and the chips were gooey and sliced the rest when it was completely cool.  Store in a relatively cool area or the fridge.

Enjoy!