White Chocolate Coconut Banana Bread

• 3 Very ripe bananas;
• 1 Tlbs. unsweetened apple sauce;
• 1 stick of softened salted butter (best if left out a few hours before to soften);
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 2 cups of flour;
• 2 large eggs;
• 1 tsp. baking powder;
• 1 tsp. baking soda;
• 1 Tlbs. cinnamon;
• 2 tsp. coconut extract or emulsion;
• Either: 2 bars of Lindt white chocolate coconut, or 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup frozen unsweetened coconut;
• Muffin Pan with liners or greased.

1. 1.) Pre-heat oven to 325
2. 2.) Peel and mash bananas with a fork, mix with apple sauce cover and set aside.
3. 3.) In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
4. 4.) Add 1 egg at a time beating well after each egg.
5. 5.) Add banana mush and cream together.
6. 6.) Add baking soda and powder as well as the cinnamon and coconut emulsion/extract mix together.
7. 7.) Add one cup of flour at a time mixing in between.
8. 8.) Lightly dust your chocolate with the leftover flour, just enough to coat a little. This helps chocolate not to sink to the bottom.
9. 9.) Add Coconut and white chocolate (if using the bars instead, chop up into bits and add).
10. 10.) Pour in pan and bake for 16-20 min. or until light brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!
11. Can bake in a loaf pan, if so you'll need to bake for 45min. to an hour till a clean toothpick.

bananas, apple sauce, butter, sugar, flour, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, coconut, either, pan

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/white-chocolate-coconut-banana-bread-50179086 (may not work)