Turtle Banana Bread

Are you drooling yet?

Here is one of the greatest creations I have ever made for you! Turtle, as in Chocolate, Caramel, and Pecans, Banana Bread……..

I bet you are drooling now.

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You will have to guard this bread from your family if you don’t want it to disappear. It’s so amazing that on the first attempt we actually ate it right out of the loaf pan with a fork! The second go around {pictured here} was a triumph in baking! With the Olympics going on right now I think this bread certainly deserves a place on the Podium. I’ll let you decide Gold, Silver or Bronze.

There is so much going on inside this bread that your taste buds won’t know what to tase first. Is it the Soft Sweet Bread? Or the Chocolate and Caramel bits nestled in? Maybe it’s the Gooey Sweet Caramel Sauce and Pecans that crown the bread?

Your family will go crazy with each slice. I can bet that they will fight to lick the bread clean before you even slice into it. I mean who wouldn’t?

Right now I am really sad that I sent this loaf with my Husband to work. I figured after we devoured the first loaf like starving Armenians that I shouldn’t ingest this many calories 2 days in a row.

Developing this recipe was really fun. Never mind that the first loaf caved in the middle making it the ugliest yet tastiest loaf of Banana Bread I have ever made. I am just so happy that I worked out the baking soda/ powder ratio and that I now have this beautiful specimen to show you. What do you think? Don’t you just love it?

You can whip this up in less than 90 minutes. I bet that you have everything you need in your pantry right now. I used the most amazing product ever for these. Kraft makes morsel sized caramel bit for baking or easier melting. I have fallen in love with these guys and I will always have a bag on hand!!!!

The sauce on top is as difficult as opening a jar of Caramel Ice Cream Topping and drizzling on with a spoon!!! The longest part waiting the 55 min for the bread to bake!!!!

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups AP Flour divided
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking POWDER
• 1/2 tsp baking SODA
• pinch of kosher salt
• 2 overripe bananas mushed
• 5 tbs softened butter
• 2 tbs milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Kraft easy melt caramel bits
• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

• pre heat oven to 350
• grease a loaf pan with butter not non stick spray
• in a mixing bowl mix together
• 1 cup of the flour, the baking soda, powder, sugar and salt
• add the mushed bananas, butter and milk mix on low
• then add the eggs one at a time mixing on high
• on low again add the remaining 3/4 cup flour
• don’t over beat or your bread will not come out all nice and fluffy
• fold in the chocolate chips and caramel morsels
• bake for 50-55 min
• set pan on wire rack and cool completely
• once cool turn bread out gently
• drizzle the caramel sauce and sprinkle the pecans
• slice and Enjoy!