Chocolate Banana Bread
This perfectly chocolate banana bread will not last on your kitchen counter! Sweet, moist, and baked to perfection will have you wanting more than one slice.
Equipment
- Glass Loaf Pan
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Wooden Spoon
- Spatula
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Small Pot (to melt butter or coconut oil)
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil (Melted)
- 1/4 Cup Butter (Melted)
- 3 Large Bananas (Brown)
- 3/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar (Packed)
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
- Mix cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and sea salt in a bowl.1 Cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder, 1 tsp Baking Soda, 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- Melt butter and coconut oil in a pot on medium heat. Once melted, remove from heat immediately and set aside.1/4 Cup Coconut Oil, 1/4 Cup Butter
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Add the melted butter and coconut oil and stir until combined. Stir in the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.3 Large Bananas, 3/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar, 1 Egg, 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients in small increments. Be careful not to overmix. Fold in ¾ cups of chocolate chips into the batter1 Cup Chocolate Chips
- Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup (or more if desired) of chocolate chips over the top of the bread. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
Notes
- I recommend using a glass loaf pan. Dark-colored pans cook your baked goods too fast, increasing the risk of burning.
- When melting your coconut oil and butter, don’t let them sit on the burner and get too hot. Accidents do happen, and things get forgotten about. If they get too bubbly, just set them aside to cool down.
- Your toothpick might have some melted chocolate on it, and that’s okay. You’ll want to avoid having uncooked batter on your toothpick. Check your chocolate banana bread at 50 minutes, just to be safe. Oven times may vary.