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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I make this during the Christmas Season - It's loaded with scrumptious ingredients such as coconut, mandarin oranges, dates, cherries, chocolate chips and almonds. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium) |
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained |
1 cup flaked coconut |
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
2/3 cup sliced almonds, divided |
1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped |
1/2 cup dates, chopped |
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas.
4. Stir in the oranges, coconut, chocolate chips, 1/2 cup almonds, cherries and dates.
5. Pour into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans.
6. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.
7. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 2 loaves.
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