Cinnamon Banana Cake

What do you do with bananas that have turned brown? I prefer to eat them when they are pure yellow with a hint of green. So do the brown bananas just sit in your fruit bowl hoping to be eaten by someone? I have a great recipe for you so you don't have to waste produce just because it's over-ripe. And the best part is that it makes plenty for a brunch, or dessert for guests. Here's a banana bread recipe for those over-rippened bananas.

INGREDIENTS:

2 sticks butter, soft or room temp

3/4 cup sugar

2 very ripe bananas (the more brown the better)

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 pint (2 cups) plain greek yogurt

FILLING:

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 TBSP cinnamon

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup walnuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 pan. In a large mixing bowl beat butter, sugar, bananas, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until combined.

2. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt with a whisk. Blend well. Slowly add dry mixture to wet while beating on low with an electric mixer. Add in yogurt and mix well. Next make filling; in a small bowl combine brown sugar, cinnamon, chocolate chips and walnuts.

3. In a greased 9x13 layer batter and filling two times. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.