3 very ripe bananas

2 lg eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups unbleached flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup sugar

1 cup cinnamon chips

FOR TOPPING:

3 tbs sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

preheat the oven to 375 degrees. spray an 8″ square baking pan with cooking spray.

in a medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas well with a fork or potato masher. add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. stir in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar.

add 3/4 cup of the cinnamon chips and stir briefly. pour the batter into the prepared pan and set aside.

in a small bowl, stir together the topping ingredients. sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter in the pan and top with the remaining 1/4 cup cinnamon chips.

bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. let cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.