Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Mini Banana Loaves Food

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat six 1-cup mini fluted tube cake molds with nonstick cooking spray for baking.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating on low after each addition just until moistened. Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips. Divide into prepared molds.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Remove and cool in a pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from molds. Cool completely.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the remaining baking chips with 3 tablespoons butter until smooth and glossy. Cool slightly and spoon over cooled cakes. Sprinkle with mini baking chips.
• Top cakes with your favorite Ghirardelli Bunnies or Eggs.

EGG-FREE CHOCOLATE-BANANA LOAF (BREAD, MINI-LOAVES, MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F
• Coat a 9x5 loaf pan, three 6x3 mini loaf pans or a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk together buttermilk, mashed banana, oil, and vanilla in a separate bowl.
• Fold the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture.
• Scoop batter into the desired prepared pans.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean: Large loaf 50 to 60 minutes, Mini-loaves 35 to 45 minutes, or Muffins 18 to 22 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes in pans.
• Unmold and cool completely.
• Drizzle with Chocolate Drizzle of desired.
• Chocolate Drizzle:
• Melt 1 ounce chopped bittersweet chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave at low (20%) power. Drizzle over cooled loaf or muffin.

CHERRY BANANA MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and banana; mix well. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in the nuts, chips and cherries. , Transfer to four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 32-37 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE BANANA MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. You'll need 6 disposable baby (mini) loaf pans (5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 inch) coated with nonstick spray and a baking sheet.
• Beat cake mix, sour cream, water, eggs and cinnamon in a large bowl with mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until blended. Scrape down sides of bowl; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in mashed bananas. Pour into prepared pans (about 1 1/4 cups batter each); place on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out with moist crumbs. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Invert on rack, remove pans, turn right side up and cool.
• GLAZE: Microwave chocolate chips in a medium bowl on high, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted and smooth. Stir in cream and corn syrup; spread over tops of cakes. Sprinkle with walnuts and banana chips.

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI BANANA LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese and butter with a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Stir in mashed bananas and 1 1/3 cups of the Ghirardelli Grand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips.
• Divide batter evenly among five 3x 5-inch mini loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Top batter with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips (about 14 or 15 chips per pan).
• Bake in preheated oven until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 44 minutes. If necessary, cover loaves with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely, about 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE CHAI MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate with the water; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, then chocolate mixture., Combine the flour, latte mix, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream., Transfer to 3 greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, latte mix, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost tops of loaves.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Sift dry ingredients (not sugar) in medium bowl and set aside. Beat butter and sugar in separate larger bowl until they are light and fluffy. Beat in bananas then eggs. *I usually beat the bananas in a bowl until I need them, rinse it out, then beat the eggs in the same bowl so I have less dishes to wash.* Stir in flour mixture alternately with boiling water until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake for 1 hr 10 min or until risen and firm to touch. *Most of the times I've made it, it doesn't take the full hour to cook.* Let cool and turn out.

EMILY'S BANANA-NUT MINI LOAVES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-count mini loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Mix sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl with a wooden spoon. Add in bananas, walnuts, and chocolate chips and stir to combine. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and stir until completely mixed. Spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick or fork inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt ; add chocolate chips.
• In separate bowl, whisk together bananas, butter, milk and eggs; pour over flour mixture and stir just until blended. Spread in greased 9- x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan.
• Bake in centre of oven at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Turn out onto rack; let cool completely.

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI BANANA LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese and butter with a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Stir in mashed bananas and 1 1/3 cups of the Ghirardelli Grand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips.
• Divide batter evenly among five 3x 5-inch mini loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Top batter with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips (about 14 or 15 chips per pan).
• Bake in preheated oven until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 44 minutes. If necessary, cover loaves with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely, about 1 hour.

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE CHIP MINI BANANA LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese and butter with a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Stir in mashed bananas and 1 1/3 cups of the Ghirardelli Grand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips.
• Divide batter evenly among five 3x 5-inch mini loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Top batter with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips (about 14 or 15 chips per pan).
• Bake in preheated oven until deep golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 44 minutes. If necessary, cover loaves with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely, about 1 hour.