If you’re looking for a great way to use those bananas that got a little over ripe, then I have a recipe for you. This Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is super moist and fudgy and loaded with great banana flavor.
We go through a lot of bananas in my house. We put them on cereal, in smoothies and just as a grab and go snack. So every week I buy a lot of bananas. Every once in a while there is a week where we have a couple of bananas left that didn’t get eaten and start to look a little less then perfect. In actuality, they are perfect. This is when bananas are at there sweetest. Most of the time when we have some extra bananas, I will peel them and freeze them to use for smoothies, but this time I was feeling Banana Bread. I was also craving the delicious flavor of chocolate, (actually I am always craving chocolate but that is another story’) That is when I thought to make a Chocolate Banana Bread. Add chocolate chips and there you have it Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
What a success. This Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread was moist and tender and loaded with great banana flavor. Both the dark unsweetened cocoa powder and the semi sweet mini morsels add to the breads deep chocolate flavor and the addition of brown butter adds a rich nuttiness that makes it even better.
Banana Bread Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour:
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: I like to use Double Dark Unsweetened Cocoa powder from King Arthur. It has deep rich chocolate flavor
- Baking Soda: This is your leveling agent. This will allow your bread to rise.
- Salt: Adding salt to desserts enhances the flavors of the dish
- Brown Butter: Adds a rich nuttiness to the bread. You can skip this part and just add melted butter but I do suggest to take the little extra effort and brown the butter.
- Brown Sugar: Light or dark will do.
- Ripe Bananas: You want to use bananas that are really ripe. You know the ones that have brown spots on them. The ones that everyone avoids because they aren’t that pretty.
- Eggs: Room temperature.
- Greek Yogurt: Plain unsweetened.
- Pure Vanilla Extract: I prefer pure vanilla extract rather than imitation vanilla extract. I feel like the flavors are a bit more intense. Pure vanilla extract is a bit more expensive but well worth the investment.
- Semi Sweet Mini Morsels:
Other Dessert Breads:
Carrot Apple Loaf With Pecan Crumble
Brown Butter Pumpkin Loaf With Brown Butter Crumble
Strawberry Bread With Strawberry Glaze
How To Make Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a loaf pan with baking spray then line with a sheet of parchment paper then set to the side.
To a large mixing bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until combined.
Place butter in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Cook stirring occasionally for 8 to 10 minutes or until brown bits form and butter has turned golden. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Place peeled bananas on a dish and mash with a fork.
To a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, brown butter, brown sugar and eggs until combined. Add the greek yogurt and vanilla extract and continue whisking until completely combined.
Pour the wet ingredient into the dry ingredients and using a rubber spatula fold the ingredients together until just combined.
Fold in the mini semi sweet chocolate morsels until combined.
Pour batter in prepared loaf pan then sprinkle the top with the remaining semi sweet mini chocolate chips.
Place in preheated oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing the bread from the pan. Once cooled, remove the bread, slice and serve.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter browned
- 3/4 Cup brown sugar
- 3 Large very ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 Cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 Teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Cup semi sweet chocolate mini morsels
- 1/4 Cup semi sweet chocolate mini morsels, for topping
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9” x 5” loaf pan with baking spray then line with a sheet of parchment paper and set to the side.
- Place butter in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally until brown bits start to form at the bottom of the pan and butter has turned a golden brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- To a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt until combined, then set to the side.
- To a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the cooled brown butter, brown sugar, mashed bananas, eggs, greek yogurt and pure vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and using a rubber spatula, mix until just combined. Fold in the 1 cup of chocolate chip mini morsels until incorporated
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 cup of mini morsels. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing from pan. Then slice and serve.
- Enjoy
