This Double Chocolate Banana Bread is decadently rich and super moist. The perfect way to utilize those over ripe bananas!
Bananas are hit or miss at our house. One week, we run out; the next we have an abundance of over ripe, brown bananas. So to use them up, I'll either make muffins or banana bread.
Since I was in full kitchen Spring cleaning mode, I wanted to purge pantry items that were either going to expire or were almost gone. I found some cocoa powder and decided to make this Double Chocolate Banana Bread.
Honestly, I don't know why I haven't made this sooner; especially since we usually add chocolate chips to our banana bread.
It was delicious, rich with chocolatey flavor and made the perfect afternoon snack for when you're craving something sweet.
Equipment Needed
Ingredients
For this recipe you'll need the following ingredients:
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- granulated sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- mashed ripe bananas
- milk
- canola oil
- an egg
- dark chocolate chips
- cooking spray
You can substitute milk chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips.
How do you make Double Chocolate Banana Bread?
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and move the rack to the middle of the oven. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and salt; then mix together.
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas with the back of a fork; then add it to the dry ingredients. Next, add the milk, oil, egg and 1 cup of the chocolate chips and mix with a wooden spoon until the batter is smooth.
Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray; then pour in the batter and top with the remaining chocolate chips. Place in the oven and cook 60-70 minutes until the top springs back when touched.
Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes; then remove the bread from the pan and place on a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice into twelve pieces and serve!
Storage
You can store this Double Chocolate Banana Bread wrapped at room temperature for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
I suggest that you leave the bread whole and only slice when ready to consume. When freezing, I wrap the bread in plastic wrap, then foil; then place in a freezer zip bag to keep fresh. ~Enjoy!
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Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¼ cups dark chocolate chips (divided)
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the rack in the middle of the oven.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and salt; then mix together.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas with the back of a fork; then add it to the dry ingredients.
- Next, add the milk, oil, egg and 1 cup of the chocolate chips and mix with a wooden spoon until the batter is smooth.
- Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray; then pour in the batter and add the remaining chocolate chips on top. Place in the oven and cook 60-70 minutes until the top springs back when touched.
- Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes; then remove the bread from the pan and place on a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice into twelve pieces.
Notes
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