chocolate banana bread

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Rebecca Klingbeil
Parma Heights, OH

Adapted from ChopChop Magazine, Winter 2010, p.31. This bread comes out as almost a fudgy chocolate cake. My kids and husband prefer this to 'regular' banana bread, hands down. It keeps well, but I always make 2 loaves because the first one is gone the same day I bake it. If you only want one loaf, just halve the recipe.

(2 ratings)
yield 2 Loaves
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For chocolate banana bread

  • 2 c
    flour, all-purpose or whole wheat
  • 1 1/2 c
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 7-8
    bananas, over-ripe
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 lb
    unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled (2 sticks)
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 4 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    toasted walnuts or pecans (optional)

How To Make chocolate banana bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350*F.
  • 2
    Grease 2 standard loaf pans.
  • 3
    Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl until mixed well. Set aside.
  • 4
    Put bananas and sugar ina bowl and mash with a potato masher until they are completely mixed and there are no large chunks of bananas left. Whip with a mixer for 2-3 minutes.
  • 5
    Add butter, eggs, and vanilla to banana mixture and mix well.
  • 6
    Add the flour and cocoa mixture, a little at a time (to prevent a big poof of flour all over you!), and mix until well combined. Add nuts if desired, and mix. Mixture will be very very thick.
  • 7
    Divide mixture between the two prepared loaf pans and bake for 1 hour, until center is firm and a toothpick inserted comes out with only a little crumb on it.

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