Mini Chocolate Loaves

My sister gave me this recipe years ago. We've been making these forever as christmas gifts. I almost always use homemade applesauce when making these but have used bought, they still turn out well I just prefer the homemade because I feel the bread comes out moister. My sister often glazes hers with a chocolate glaze, I don't feel they really need anything extra. These also freeze really well.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 5 mini loaves

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softend
• 1 1⁄2 cups  mini chocolate chips, divided
• 2  eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups applesauce
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. Melt 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips, set aside.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. In large bowl combine brown sugar and butter. Beat with electric mixer until creamy. Add the melted chocolate chips and eggs,beat until well mixed. Add flour, applesauce, baking powder and soda, beat on low until creamy. By hand, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
4. Spoon batter into 5 well greased mini loaf pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 42 minutes or until center is dry when touched.
6. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack to cool completely.