Chocolate Banana Nut Bread! Yummmmm!

Just found this recipe online, gonna make it today.

Here's the recipe 

Chocolate Banana Nut Bread

Adapted from delishfood

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c toasted pecans, coarsely chopped 
  
• 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
  
• 1/4 c Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  
• 3/4 c granulated sugar
  
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 c chocolate chips  
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
  
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  
• 1/4 c unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and place oven rack to middle position. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside. Place the pecans on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 – 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Let cool and then chop coarsely (be sure to leave a few aside for garnishment if desired).
   
2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, mash bananas. Add eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined and batter is thick and chunky. Fold in the pecans and chocolate chips. Pour batter in prepared loaf pan. Garnish with whole pecans, if desired. Bake until bread has risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
   
3. Yields one loaf.
   

Now, unfortunately for me, My heart is set on this recipe because of the beutiful picture of the loaf, in All its chocolatey glory, but, since Hubby and I-Wanna aren't into too much choco. I've decided to re-write the recipe to suit them! So plain banana.

Here's the recipe with my changes, I will post the outcome and resulting pictures as soon as I upload everything else to the comp. hopefully later tonite.

Plain Banana Bread....maybe with nuts.

Adapted from delishfood and messed up by TheBee

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c toasted pecans, coarsely chopped 
  
• 2 c all-purpose flour
  
• 1/4 c Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  
• 3/4 c granulated sugar
  
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 c chocolate chips
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 c unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and place oven rack to middle position. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside. Place the pecans on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 – 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Let cool and then chop coarsely (be sure to leave a few aside for garnishment if desired).
   
2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, mash bananas. Add eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined and batter is thick and chunky. Fold in the pecans and chocolate chips. Pour batter in prepared loaf pan. Garnish with whole pecans, if desired. Bake until bread has risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
   
3. Yields one loaf.