2cupswhole wheat flour(can also use all-purpose flour or a combination)
1teaspoonbaking soda
½ teaspoonbaking powder
½ teaspoonsalt
1cupunsweetened flaked coconut(see note)
½ cupmini semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking or baking spray, set aside.
In a large bowl, mash bananas (I use a potato masher). Add sugar, applesauce, oil, vanilla, and eggs. Stir to combine.
On top of the banana mixture, add flour. Make a small well in the flour and add baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir gently to mix the dry ingredients into each other on top of the wet ingredients.
Stir everything together until just combined. Fold in coconut and chocolate chips. Scrape batter evenly into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean or with a few crumbs clinging.
Transfer loaf pan to a wire rack and let cool 5 minutes. Run a knife around edges of bread to loosen from pan. Invert onto rack and turn bread out of pan. Cool completely before slicing and storing.
Notes
This freezes well. I almost always double the recipe and wrap one loaf in foil, then put in a freezer zip-top bag and freeze.
If you prefer, unsweetened shredded coconut can be substituted for the flaked coconut.