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sliced chocolate banana bread with mini chocolate chips on top

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Bernice Baran
Chocolate banana bread is as simple as classic banana bread with added cocoa powder and chocolate chips to give it a fudgy, chocolate flavor!
4.78 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Breads
Cuisine American
Servings 10 -12 servings
Calories 445 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 (400g) large ripe bananas mashed
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (118mL) vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup (56g) greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 1 1/2 (180g) cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 3/4 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder spooned and leveled
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (6oz) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Mini chocolate chips for the top

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection (325F/163C conventional + a few more minute of bake time). Grease and line a 9”x5” loaf pan.
  • In a small bowl, mash bananas until there are no more large chunks.
    3 (400g) large ripe bananas
  • In a large bowl combine the eggs, sugar, oil and greek yogurt, whisking for 2-3 minutes, until they’re completely smooth.
    3 large eggs, 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (118mL) vegetable oil, 1/4 cup (56g) greek yogurt
  • Add in the mashed bananas and whisk until it’s combined.
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and fold in the dry ingredients until there’s just a few streaks of flour left.
    1 1/2 (180g) cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 Tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt
  • Fold in the chocolate chips, just until they’re evenly distributed.
    1 cup (6oz) milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 75 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle a few extra mini chocolate chips. Let it cool in the pan for at least an hour. `
    Mini chocolate chips for the top

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 445kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 242mgFiber: 4gSugar: 45g
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