Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
This Chocolate Banana Bread is the perfect way to use up those overripe bananas sitting on your counter, transforming them into a moist, tender loaf with deep chocolate flavor. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, as an afternoon snack, or dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, this recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 221kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar light or dark
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder Dutch process or natural
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup mashed banana about 3
- 1 medium banana split lengthwise for top, optional
- ½ sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter or grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
- Sift dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture, just until combined. Add mashed banana, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- Pour into prepared pan and top with split banana. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool before cutting.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
