Kids Cuisine

OK, so some mothers like to get a break from cooking for Mother’s Day. But I actually wanted to make something fun. To me, it is a treat to be in the kitchen, at least to create something just for fun and not because three kids are screaming how hungry they are.

This afternoon, my daughter and I created Banana Chocolate Chip Bread. That’s primarily because I don’t really care for nuts and, honestly, I think chocolate chips could replace them as an ingredient anytime.

We slightly modified this easy (and fast) One Egg Easy Banana Bread Recipe by using just a quarter stick of butter (replacing the rest of butter with a half cup of apple sauce). We also added dark chocolate chips, and we put some sparkly multi-colored sugar on top.

She wasn’t thrilled with the hour-long cook time, but it smelled amazing while it was baking. She also griped just briefly when she realized we were celebrating Mother’s Day with something called bread, not cake (clearly inappropriate).

But it was pretty hard for anyone in the house to complain when they tasted it. I’ve always loved the banana/chocolate combination, and this bread was delicious. It was also a fun baking project with my 5-year-old. In fact, she did all of the mixing herself.

It was a perfect tasty treat and a fun baking project for Mother’s Day.