Chocolate & Hazelnut Banana Loaf

PREP TIME: 20 mins

COOK TIME: Up to 1hr

SERVINGS: 10

INGREDIENTS

3 medium very ripe bananas, mashed

2 eggs

1 ¼ cups castor sugar

½ cup neutral oil

¼ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ¾ cups flour

1/3 cup desiccated coconut (optional)

1x 100g block Whittaker’s Canterbury Hazelnut, roughly chopped or 100g of any chocolate

100g roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180°C fan bake.
   
   
2. Line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with baking paper, set aside.
   
   
3. Combine mashed bananas, eggs, sugar, oil, milk and vanilla.
   
   
4. Add baking soda and flour and mix well
   
   
5. Mix through desiccated coconut, chocolate and hazelnuts.
   
   
6. Pour into greased loaf pan and cook until browned and a skewer comes out clean (Depending on your oven this may take up to an hour, so be patient!)