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chocolate banana bread

DomesticGoddess avatar
Recipe by
Cindi Marie Bauer
@DomesticGoddess
Marshfield, WI

This is "the best" tasting chocolate banana bread I have ever had! It's a nice moist bread.

yield 11 (3/4-inch) slices
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate banana bread

  • 1/2
    cup butter, softened
  • 1
    cup sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1
    teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3
    ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/4
    cup milk
  • 1-1/2
    cups flour
  • 1/4
    cup baking cocoa (*see note)
  • 1/4
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/2
    teaspoon baking soda
  • 1-1/2
    teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2
    cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)

How To Make chocolate banana bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350º.
  • 2
    Grease one 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • 3
    Combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl. With an electric mixer, beat ingredients on medium speed until moistened.
  • 4
    Add the mashed bananas and milk, beat on low to blend.
  • 5
    Add the flour, baking cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat on low until flour mixture is moistened.
  • 6
    Use a spoon to fold in the pecans (or walnuts).
  • 7
    Pour batter into the loaf pan.
  • 8
    Bake on center rack 55-60 minutes. (I baked mine for 55 minutes.)
  • 9
    Once the bread is done baking, remove from oven, and let bread stand in baking pan on a wire rack for 55 minutes, to let it cool.
  • 10
    Run a butter knife around the inside of the pan, then flip the pan over to release the bread from the pan.
  • 11
    Cool bread completely before cutting into slices. Serve bread.
  • 12
    *Note: When it came to adding the baking cocoa, I used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa, which gave the bread a nice chocolate flavor.
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