Banana Bumble Bread (Mikaela Sloat)

My beautiful sister in law asked me to write up her recipe for Banana Bumble Bread because she has had a lot of interest in her recipe. It's incredible delicious and I hope you enjoy, so here it is!

Yields two 9x5 inch loafs or three 7.5x4 inch dessert loafs.

6 medium bananas, ripe (3.5-4 cups)

1 ½ cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

½ cup oil

3 cup all-purpose flour

3 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 cup chocolate chips

½ cup shredded coconut (+2 tbsp)

 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries (craisins)

 ½ cup walnuts, chopped

 ¼ cup chia seeds

 ¼ - ½ cup almond milk (or other milk product)

1   Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease/Lay parchment paper in two 9x5 inch (or three 7x4 inch) loaf pans.

2   Mash bananas thoroughly, add sugar, eggs and oil. Mix on high for 2 minutes.

3   Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix until just combined.

4    Take note of current batter consistency. Fold in chocolate chips, coconut, craisins, walnuts, and chia     seeds. Add just enough milk to return batter to original consistency.

5   Sprinkle 2 tbsp shredded coconut over batter in pans.

6   Bake for 50-60min, or until toothpick stuck into center comes out clean. Turn pans every 20 minutes while baking. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then on wire racks, under cloth.

Note: you can substitute or adjust any of the last seven ingredients with your preferences, just make sure to return batter to the original consistency to ensure a nice loaf.

Thanks Mikaela for your awesome recipe! I hope you all enjoy!

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