So what makes this banana bread so special?
Well, first the chocolate, duh. Chocolate makes everything better. It is made with Dutch process cocoa and chocolate chips. I use Dutch process cocoa because the chocolate flavor is so intense. The bread has chocolate chips in the loaf and on top. YES!
Next, the bananas. Obviously, it is banana bread. Overripe bananas are the key. If you have to hide bananas to get them to turn brown, do it. When I first made the recipe, I only used one cup of mashed bananas and the bread was good, but not great. I increased the bananas to 1 ½ cups mashed bananas and BINGO! It is the perfect banana/chocolate ratio. The bananas make the bread super moist and you can still taste the bananas. I like chocolate, but it is chocolate BANANA bread so I wanted to be able to taste the bananas too. 1 ½ cups mashed bananas is the magic number.
Chocolate Banana Bread
The ULTIMATE banana bread! Chocolate lovers will instantly fall in love with this easy quick bread.
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PREP TIME
10minutes mins
COOK TIME
50minutes mins
TOTAL TIME
1hour hr
CUISINE
American
SERVINGS
1 loaf
Equipment
9 x 5 Loaf Pan (This Le Crueset one is so pretty!)
Wire Cooling Rack
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Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 large brown bananas (1 ½ cups mashed)
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/4 cup canola vegetable oil, or melted coconut oil
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
Heat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking
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