chocolate applesauce bread
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup margarine, at room temperature
- 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 3 cups flour
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (e.g. Hershey's)
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2⁄3 cup chocolate chips
directions
- Beat margarine and sugar at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
- Add eggs and beat for 1 minute.
- Blend in applesauce (Mixture will look curdled).
- Combine dry ingredients and mix well.
- Make a well in the center; add applesauce mixture and chips and stir just until combined and flour is evenly moistened.
- Spray one 9x5 loaf pan or 3 1-lb.
- pans with nonstick spray and spoon in batter.
- Bake at 350* for about 60 minutes for one loaf or about 35-40 minutes for 3.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jo Ann L
San Jose, CA
I am a retired community college instructor. I taught Communication Studies for 36 years, 34 of them at a community college in California. I do a lot of church volunteer work, and a lot of pitterputtering, and retirement is great!