Chocolate Chip Coconut Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup honey or 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 3/4-1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2-3/4 cup unsweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 2 blend oil, applesauce, honey, and vanilla; add eggs and blend well.
• 3 add bananas to oil mixture and blend thoroughly.
• 4 add dry ingredients to wet, alternating with water and mixing well after each addition.
• 5 fold in chocolate chips and coconut.
• 6 pour into two greased 5x9 loaf pans and bake at 325 degrees for 60-65 minutes, or until tests done; remove to rack to cool for 20-25 minutes, then remove from pans to finish cooling.