Chocolate Speckled Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 bananas)
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups post selects banana nut crunch cereal
• 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 3 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• 3 beat eggs in small bowl; stir in bananas, oil and water.
• 4 add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
• 5 stir in cereal, walnuts and chocolate.
• 6 pour into greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
• 7 bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• 9 cool completely on wire rack.
• 10 after bread is completely cool, microwave the 3 squares of baking chocolate with 1/3 cup heavy (whipping) cream on high about 1-1/2 minutes.
• 11 whisk until smooth; drizzle over bread.