Chocolate Banana Bread
Chocolate Banana Bread is for all the chocolate lovers out there! A rich, tender and sweet banana bread that is full of chocolate goodness and will knock your socks off!
Servings: 24 slices (2 loaves)
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups whole wheat flour
- 6 medium bananas, mashed
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup milk, any type
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease or line two 9x5 loaf pans.
- Beat together butter, cocoa powder, and sugars until thoroughly mixed.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Add baking soda, instant coffee, salt and 1 cup of the flour. Mix just until incorporated.
- Add half of the mashed bananas, mix.
- Add remaining 1½ cups flour, mix.
- Add last of bananas and mix well.
- Add milk and slowly mix in until the batter is smooth.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Evenly add batter to the prepared loaf pans. Optional: Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top.
- Bake 55-65 minutes until a long toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let bread cool in pan 15-20 minutes, then remove bread and cool completely.
Notes
To freeze bread: Let bread cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer safe zip top bag or air tight container. Don't forge to label and date.
Nutrition
Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 269mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg
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