Eggless Chocolate ~ Banana Bread

Ingredients:
All purpose Flour - 1 3/4 cups
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup (melted and cooled)
Ripe Bananas - 2 or 3
Unsweetened Apple Sauce - 4 oz
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
White, Dark or Milk Chocolate chips - 1/2 cups
Flax Seed Powder - 1 TBSP (mixed with 3 TBSP of water)
Walnuts or Pecans - 1/2 cup (lightly toasted and chopped)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Butter and flour (or spray with non stick vegetable spray) the bottom and sides of a loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, apple sauce, flax seed mixture, melted butter and vanilla extract.
5. Combine the banana mixture to the flour and fold lightly with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.  Mix thoroughly.
6. Fold in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
7. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle  the top with some brown sugar (optional).
8. Bake until the bread has risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (about 55 to 65 minutes).
9. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool.
10. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Recipe adopted from here.