Chocolate banana bread is a delicious twist on classic banana bread. It’s moist, rich, and flavorful, with chocolate chips in every bite. You’ll love it for breakfast, dessert, or anytime you want a sweet snack.
Do you love banana bread? And chocolate? If so, then you are going to love this chocolate banana bread recipe! This is the best banana bread recipe that I have ever tried, and it has a delicious chocolate twist.
Out of all the recipes I’ve made, my grandma’s banana bread is by far my favorite, so this twist on it with chocolate, is just perfect. This rich, chocolatey bread is loaded with chocolate chips and stays moist for days. I think you’ll love it as much as we do!
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bananas for Banana Bread
Before you begin, make sure your bananas are ripe—the more spots, the better. Deeply speckled or even browned bananas are sweeter and add the most flavor to your baking.
Have ripe bananas but no time to bake? Peel and freeze them in a freezer-safe bag – just thaw when you’re ready to use.
How to Make Chocolate Banana Bread
Use two bowls – one for dry ingredients and one for wet. Mix the wet in a stand mixer if you have one. Before starting, prep two 9×5-inch loaf pans by spraying with oil and dusting with cocoa powder to ensure the loaves release easily after baking.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare the batter by mixing all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt in a medium bowl.
First, mash the bananas in a bowl until they are Broken down. Then, add oil, vanilla extract, eggs, and brown sugar. Stir until everything is combined thoroughly.
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients until combined then pour into the dry mixture. Fold in chocolate chips being careful not to overmix.
To evenly divide the batter between the two pans, I like to first sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of each one.
Bake the loaves for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the bread cool for at least 20 minutes in the pan before turning it out onto a baking rack. The best way to release it from the pan is to run a butter knife around the edges, and then remove it from the pan.
It can be tempting to slice it into a warm loaf of bread, but it’s best to wait until it cools completely. The flavors will have developed more fully and the texture will be better. In fact, it tastes even better the next day!
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Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 6 large bananas
- 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9×5" loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and dust them with cocoa powder and set aside.
- Mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt in a large mixing bowl.
- In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl mix together the mashed bananas, oil, vanilla, eggs, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top. Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean from the sticky batter.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Once the bread has cooled in the pan for about 20 minutes turn it out onto a baking rack. The easiest way to do this is to run a butter knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the bread first.
Notes
Nothing like the combination of chocolate and banana! I have the perfect bananas for this recipe; looking forward to enjoying this later today!
I hope you enjoy it!
That looks delish! I have a bunch of bananas I need to use up – making this asap! 🙂
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it.
This looks so delicious! I have never tried banana bread with chocolate so I know what I am making this week!!!!
It’s amazing! Let us know what you think!
This is the best flavor combo! Banana and chocolate!
It really is amazing!
Nothing beats adding chocolate to banana bread! This went down last night and I woke up to an empty loaf pan!
I’m so happy to hear that!
This is making me drool! Would love to give it a try!
Thank you! Enjoy!