Nutella Banana Bread
Not sure how I first got the idea to eat frosting out of the can. But I do remember this: the summer I was 13, I was hired as a part-time babysitter for my neighbors. I loved playing with the kiddies for those few hours each day, but looked forward to nap time, when the tots were tucked away for an hour or two. That was when I could indulge in my little secret: a treat tucked in the very back of the pantry just for me. I would whip out a can of Betty Crocker chocolate fudge frosting and a spoon and delight in the pure sin of eating it straight up, no chaser. As I grew up and my taste buds got more sophisticated, my guilty pleasure morphed into a jar of Nutella. What a dangerous habit to have. Now I dare not risk having any on hand without good reason. This gorgeously gooey banana bread, laced with luscious Nutella through and through, seems like reason enough to me.
