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If you love chocolate, then you will love this Chocolate Banana Bread. The moist crumbs and chocolate flavor makes it a family favorite!
Chocolate Banana Bread is a delicious homemade bread recipe that is perfect for any occasion. This bread is rich in flavor, moist texture and is so tender that bakes perfectly in a loaf pan or can easily be made into muffins.
If you have made our Blueberry Banana Bread, Brown Sugar Banana Bread, Oatmeal Banana Bread and Easy Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe then you will love this banana bread recipe. You may also love this fun and festive Christmas Bread.
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Why We Love This Recipe
We love this banana bread recipe because it is made with simple ingredients and combines easily in a bowl to make the best homemade bread recipe.
The combination of the banana and chocolate makes the best flavor. It stores and freezes easily that can be served with your morning coffee or with your favorite ice cream.
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour – You can substitute the flour with Gluten-Free Almond Flour
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – Feel free to use Dutch Process Cocoa if you prefer
- Bananas – Make sure to use ripe bananas
- Butter– We used unsalted butter that is melted and slightly cooled
- Eggs – We like using room temperature eggs
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips – Substitute with Dark Chocolate Chips
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Sour Cream – Add in ½ cup of sour cream or Greek Yogurt for moisture and tender crumb.
- Chopped Nuts – Feel free to add in chopped nuts such as pecans, walnuts or slice almonds for added flavor.
- Peanut Butter – Stir in peanut butter to the chocolate banana bread batter for a chocolate and peanut butter combination.
How to Make Chocolate Banana Bread
- Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 5×9 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Step 2 – In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Step 3 – Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork in a large bowl.
Step 4 – Stir in melted butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
Step 5 – Then gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter. Gently stir in approximately ¾ cup of the chocolate chips.
Step 6 – Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Step 7 – Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Step 8 Bake for 50-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Step 9 – Let the bread cool on a wire rack for 15- 20 minutes in the pan.
- Step 10 – Carefully remove the bread from the pan and let it cook completely on the wire rack.
- Step 11 – Then the bread is ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Baking Time – Make sure to not put the toothpick into a melted chocolate chip when testing the bread for doneness. Baking time will vary depending on your oven and the type of pan that you use.
- Ripe Bananas – When making this banana bread recipe they need to ripe bananas. The more ripe the bananas are the better the banana bread will taste.
- Loaf Pan – Before pouring the banana bread batter into the pan, make sure to spray with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. This makes it easy to remove the bread from the pan to easily slice and serve.
- Combining Ingredients – You can combine the ingredients by hand or mix with a stand mixer or with a hand mixer.
Serving Suggestions
This chocolate banana bread is delicious served for breakfast or brunch with a side of Fruit Salad Recipe, Easy Scrambled Egg Muffins and Fruit and Yogurt Parfait.
It is even delicious served as a dessert with a scoop of Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use frozen bananas but they will need to be thawed before mixing with the other ingredients.
Yes, you can use this recipe to make muffins. This Banana Muffins would be helpful to show you how to turn this bread into a delicious muffin.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.
Yes, you can freeze banana bread which makes it perfect to double the recipe. See Can you Freeze Banana Bread for the best tips.
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Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3 -4 bananas ripe, 3 large bananas or 4 medium sized bananas
- ½ cup Butter melted and slightly cooled
- 2 large eggs room temperature, beated
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 5×9 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, unsweetened coconut powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in melted butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Then gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
- Gently stir in approximately ¾ cup of the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 50-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool on a wire rack for 15- 20 minutes in the pan.
- Carefully remove the bread from the pan and let it cook completely on the wire rack.
- Then the bread is ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
We love the combination of chocolate and banana!