Chocolate Banana Bread

Adding cocoa powder and chocolate chips will turn a basic banana bread into a decadent Chocolate Banana Bread. You’ll not only want a slice for breakfast, you’ll want one for dessert too! Banana bread just got even more delicious!

When you're dreaming about a slice of deliciousness, it's time to make a quick bread.

One bowl and a wooden spoon are all you need to whip up our chocolate chip banana bread and satisfy any cravings you may have.

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• Banana Bread Recipe With Chocolate Chips
• Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
• Substitutions
• Storage
• Equipment
• Can you freeze banana bread?
• How To Ripen Bananas Quickly
• How to make chocolate banana bread recipe
• Ingredients
• Banana Bread Recipes
• Recipes With Bananas 
• Chocolate Banana Bread

Banana Bread Recipe With Chocolate Chips

Chocolate chips make everything better. Agree?

That’s why our chocolate chip bread not only has cocoa powder but also has sweet chocolate chips too.

Sometimes we call it double chocolate banana bread because it literally has two kinds of chocolate in it and, really now, it doesn’t get much yummier than that!

Topped with a banana and then baked, makes our banana loaf almost too pretty to eat. Almost!

Adding both cocoa powder and chocolate chips will make a delicious and decadent banana chocolate chip loaf that you won’t be able to resist.

Do you love making quick breads like I do? Then you’ll love our easy bread recipes!

Time to make all the quick breads, but first let's give this easy banana and chocolate a try!

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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Make with your favorite type of chocolate chips:
  • semi sweet chocolate chips
  • milk chocolate chips
  • dark chocolate chips
  • mini chocolate chips
• Add chili powder for a hint of spice
• Add shredded coconut and sliced almonds for an"Almond Joy" candy bar flavor
• Add minced crystallized ginger to the batter
• Stir in chopped nuts

Substitutions

• Substitute ground ginger for the ground cinnamon
• Substitute pumpkin pie spice for the ground cinnamon
• Substitute white chocolate chips for the chocolate chips

Storage

• To store your banana loaf, first let it cool completely.
• Then, wrap your banana bread tightly in plastic wrap or in an airtight container
• Banana bread will last for about 4 days
• It is best not to refrigerate your banana loaf because the refrigerator will draw moisture out of the bread and it will become dry

Equipment

• 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan

Can you freeze banana bread?

• Yes, you can freeze banana bread.
• To freeze our chocolate banana bread, wrap the loaf in plastic wrap and then wrap it in aluminum foil.
• Let the chocolate banana bread come to room temperature before serving.

How To Ripen Bananas Quickly

Bananas not ripe yet? No problem.

Here's a simple trick for ripening up bananas quickly and easily in the oven!

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Bake bananas in their skins on a baking sheet for 15-20 minutes or until skins have blackened
• Cool slightly and scoop banana out of skins.

How to make chocolate banana bread recipe

Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
2. In a bowl combine mashed bananas, butter, eggs, brown sugar and vanilla until blended.
3. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt until just combined.
4. Stir in ¾ cup chocolate chips.
5. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Top with sliced banana halves and remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips.
6. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Taking bread out of the pan sooner might cause it to fall apart.
8. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
9. Slice and enjoy!

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients to make a one bowl chocolate chip banana bread:

• bananas
• butter
• large eggs
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• ground cinnamon
• baking soda
• salt
• chocolate chips

Banana Bread Recipes

• Best Banana Bread
• Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
• Grandma’s Buttermilk Banana Bread Recipe from Restless Chipotle
• Low-Fat Banana Nut Bread from Everyday Eileen

Recipes With Bananas 

Love bananas? Then you'll definitely want to make these recipes too!

Flourless Chocolate Oat Pancakes are made with just four ingredients. Bananas, eggs and oats combine to form these gluten free pancakes and cocoa powder takes them to another level making them a chocolate treat! 

Slow Cooker Banana Coconut Oatmeal cooks while you sleep! Wake up to a delicious and creamy cinnamon oats breakfast that's easy to make and full of nutrition!

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins With Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting are as delicious as they are indulgent! Studded with mini chocolate chips and flavored with sweet ripe bananas and Greek yogurt, our muffins are topped with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting to make every bite a taste of heaven!

Breakfast was never easier than with Sheet Pan Banana Bread Pancakes, pancakes that bake in a sheet pan in the oven while you're getting ready for your day!