Dee-licious Greek Yogurt Banana Bread

After trying several recipes for banana bread that had some but not all of the things I wanted in it, I tweaked a few together and came up with this version with Greek yogurt. I made 8 loaves before declaring it a success (and the comments from family and coworkers sealed the deal).

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 372 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ cup butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1 cup oat flour
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup plain Greek yogurt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Mix mashed bananas and yogurt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Combine butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir to combine. Add banana mixture and mix well.

Step 4

Stir flour, oat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add to the banana-butter mixture and stir just until combined. Don't overmix. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts into the batter. Divide batter between the prepared pans.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover loosely with aluminum foil for 5 minutes. Remove from the pans and allow to cool completely.