Chocolate Banana Bread
April 10, 2012 by Chocolatier
Filed under Cakes - Cake Recipes, Chocolate Recipes
Who doesn’t love a slice (or two) of fresh banana bread, particularly when chocolate is involved? Here’s a surefire chocolate banana bread recipe that will keep everyone coming back for more. This recipe makes 2 loaves, but you may want to double the recipe and freeze the extra loaves because they’re so good!
| Chocolate Banana Bread |
Recipe type: Dessert
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Who doesn’t love a slice (or two) of fresh banana bread, particularly when chocolate is involved? Here’s a surefire chocolate banana bread recipe that will keep everyone coming back for more. This recipe makes 2 loaves, but you may want to double the recipe and freeze the extra loaves because they’re so good!
Ingredients
- 6 ripe and mashed bananas
- 1 cup soft margarine
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Lightly oil regular sized loaf pan or 2 9″ x 5″ loaf pans.
- After you have mashed the bananas, place them in a large bowl with the margarine, sugar, vanilla and eggs.
- Whisk or use an electric mixer until the ingredients are creamy. Add the buttermilk and whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda and cacao powder. Whisk until combined fully, but don’t over mix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into your pan(s) and bake on the middle rack for about 50-60 minutes.
- Your banana bread is done when a toothpick is inserted in the middle and comes out clean.
