Name: Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Ingredients: 2 cups of flour; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened); 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (melted); 2 large eggs (room temperature); 3 very ripe bananas (if frozen be sure to thaw them); 1 tsp vanilla extract

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I found a zip lock bag full of frozen bananas while cleaning out my freezer yesterday, so I surprised my kids and made them some banana bread. I found a Tyler Florence recipe that looked perfect and I happened to have all the ingredients on hand. It was a little more time-consuming to make, simply because I had to melt the bittersweet chocolate, but other than that, it was quite easy to throw together. It smelled incredible while it baked and it turned out moist and delicious. My kids both thought it looked really pretty with the powdered sugar dusted on top and said it was absolutely delicious. They snacked on it while doing homework which made their homework a little more tolerable.

How to Make Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.

Place some water into a pot over medium heat. Place a glass bowl in the pot (making a double boiler) then add the pieces of bittersweet chocolate. Stir often until just melted. Remove from the stove and set aside.

Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cream the butter until lightened in another bowl, then beat in the melted chocolate, eggs, bananas, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined; do not over mix.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a tester inserted into the center of the bread comes out almost clean, 60-70 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before removing the bread from the loaf pan. Continue to cool on a baking rack.

Once the bread has cooled completely, sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. Slice and serve. Enjoy.

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1 10

Course: Breads and Muffins

Servings: loaf

Equipment

Loaf pan

Ingredients

2 cups of flour
¾ cup white sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
½ cup unsalted butter softened
4 oz bittersweet chocolate melted
2 large eggs room temperature
3 very ripe bananas if frozen be sure to thaw them
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.
Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
Place some water into a pot over medium heat. Place a glass bowl in the pot (making a double boiler) then add the pieces of bittersweet chocolate. Stir often until just melted. Remove from the stove and set aside.
Cream the butter until lightened in another bowl, then beat in the melted chocolate, eggs, bananas, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined; do not over mix.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a tester inserted into the center of the bread comes out almost clean, for 60-70 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before removing the bread from the loaf pan. Continue to cool on a baking rack. Once the bread has cooled completely, sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. Slice and serve. Enjoy.

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17 Comments

This looks incredible Pam! Chocolate and banana, perfect combination!

That bread looks so good!! And look how big your kids are getting!!!!
Feel better. I hope this isn’t going to be a bad winter for illness!!!!
xo Kris

Fantastic Pam.
I love the look of the texture and the flavour might be gorgeous!
Cheers,
Lia.

I have bananas to cook with! 🙂

Did you say double chocolate?! Sounds fabulous to me!

what amazing idea bananas and chocolate!!
look.amazing!

I hope your kids know just how lucky they are!! That bread looks amazing!!!

I love banana bread but the extra chocolate really makes me scream with happiness!

This is a heavenly combination! I cant resist to banana+chocolate!
Kisses!

Sometimes I’ll throw some chocolate chips into banana bread just for fun, but I never thought of just adding chocolate to it. No wonder the kiddos loved it! They are getting big; hope they are enjoying their new school year.