Chocolate Banana Bread
Chocolate Banana Bread is a tasty snack or quick breakfast treat to make if you have over ripe bananas hanging around.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 486kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups mashed over ripe bananas - about 3 bananas
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- non stick cooking spray or butter for the pan
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a mixing bowl, add bananas, butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until combined.
- Melt chocolate (in a pan over low heat or microwave) and mix into batter.
- In another bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- Add to batter and mix for about 2 minutes, until well combined. Stop half way through and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Spray or butter a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- Pour batter into pan, spreading evenly.
- Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Loosen loaf from pan with a knife and remove to a wire rack to cool.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
To store, wrap in plastic wrap. Store at room temperature up to 3 days or up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
To freeze: wrap in 2 layers of plastic wrap plus a layer of foil. Freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 349mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 28g