Chocolate Banana Bread
Mmmm chocolate chips, bananas, and cocoa come together to make an almost perfect loaf of banana bread!
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 2121kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 5-6 over ripe bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 1/4 cups flour loosened not sifted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips add more as desired
Instructions
- preheat the oven to 350˚
- grease two 8 inch loaf pans
- beat the sugar and butter together until fluffy, 2 minutes or so
- add the eggs and beat them in
- take each ripe banana and give it a good smush then peel it and drop it in the mixing bowl
- mix after each banana
- then add the vanilla and cinnamon and mix in
- over the top of the banana mix add half of the flour, the cocoa, baking soda, and then the rest of the flour
- pulse the mixer 1-2 times to incorporate
- then let it stir until completely combined, don't beat it just stir it
- then stir in the buttermilk
- add the chocolate chips and stir one more time until they are mixed in
- do not beat the batter it needs to be stirred only
- divide between the loaf pans
- bake 50-55 minutes until the loaves spring back and a toothpick comes out clean
- cool for 10 minutes and then gently ease out of the pan
- cool until just warm and then wrap in plastic wrap and leave them to ripen for a day for best flavor
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 2121kcal | Carbohydrates: 357g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 72g | Saturated Fat: 43g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 301mg | Sodium: 1706mg | Potassium: 1699mg | Fiber: 22g | Sugar: 202g | Vitamin A: 2081IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 12mg