Description
This moist and delicious chocolate banana bread is the perfect treat for banana lovers!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (3 large or 4 medium)
- ⅓ cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips (plus more for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9″x5″ loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut sugar, oil, mashed bananas, Greek yogurt and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir together until just combined, making sure to not over-mix!
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and top with extra chocolate chips.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then remove and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
Notes
- For a healthier option, you can substitute half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour.
- Make sure your bananas are ripe for the best sweetness and flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg