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Bake banana bread with a whole-grain Cheerios® cereal boost and a chocolate twist.

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(27 Ratings)

27 Ratings

5 spoons 44%

4 spoons 26%

3 spoons 11%

2 spoons 15%

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PREP TIME
15 Min
TOTAL TIME
3 Hr 45 Min
SERVINGS
16

Bread

2: cups Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal

3/4: cup sugar

1/4: cup canola or vegetable oil

3/4: cup buttermilk

2: teaspoons vanilla

1: egg

1: cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium)

2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4: cup unsweetened baking cocoa

1: teaspoon baking soda

1/4: teaspoon salt

1/3: cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Topping

1/2: cup Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal

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1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Place 2 cups cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; crush with rolling pin to make 3/4 cup. Set aside.
2 In large bowl, beat sugar and oil with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Beat in buttermilk, vanilla and egg just until blended; beat in bananas. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until well mixed. Stir in 3/4 cup crushed cereal and chocolate chips. Spoon into pan; spread evenly.
3 Place 1/2 cup cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; coarsely crush with rolling pin. Sprinkle over batter in pan; press lightly.
4 Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

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Mini chips are used in this recipe because the larger ones can sink to the bottom.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Slice)

Calories 200

(Calories from Fat 60),

Total Fat 6g

(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 15mg;
Sodium 170mg;
Total Carbohydrate 33g

(Dietary Fiber 1g,
Sugars 15g),

Protein 3g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 2.00%;
Vitamin C 4.00%;
Calcium 4.00%;
Iron 10.00%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 7/29/2011 7:42:50 PM REPORT ABUSE SEDCookingnow said:

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This bread is fantastic, thank you for all the great recipes

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Posted 8/14/2009 2:05:42 AM REPORT ABUSE tcc3490 said:

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I only had regular cheerios, but they worked great! The bread is more like a cake than bread. It was even a big hit with my husband, who was skeptical of the idea of banana bread being chocolate. I made a double batch and took it to my painting class and the ladies loved it. It definitely is a keeper recipe :)

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Posted 7/13/2009 3:59:06 PM REPORT ABUSE kac52 said:

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I did not have the cheerios but used pecans in their place. I also used splenda instead of sugar. It turned out great! In my oven my baking time ended up being 1 hour and 20 minutes. The flavor was wonderful. My family loved this bread.

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