Double Chocolate Banana Bread

This Double Chocolate Banana Bread is the ultimate dessert or brunch treat. It’s incredibly moist and rich with bold, sweet banana flavor in every bite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Servings:

Calories: 341kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas about 1 ¼ cups, mashed
½ cup unsalted butter melted
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup light brown sugar
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon coarse kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Add the bananas to a large bowl. Mash with a fork.
To the bowl, add the butter, eggs, vanilla, and sugars. Stir until combined. Set aside.
To another bowl, add the remaining ingredients. Reserve a ¼ cup of chocolate chips. Stir until combined.
Transfer the dried ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until combined.
Transfer the batter to a parchment paper-lined, greased 9x5 baking pan.
Top the bread with the remaining chocolate chips.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Add a piece of aluminum foil loosely on top so as to keep the bread moist.
Bake for 10-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with crumbs on it.
Remove the bread from the oven. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, transfer the bread by pulling it out by the parchment paper to a cooling rack.

Notes

After the first 30 minutes, loosely tent your double chocolate banana bread with foil to keep the top from overbrowning while helping the center finish baking and stay moist.
Dark metal pans absorb more heat, so the outside of your chocolate banana bread can brown before the center is fully baked. Using a light-colored pan helps it bake more evenly.
The best way to check doneness is to insert a toothpick into the center. It’s ready when it comes out mostly clean, with just a few moist crumbs. If it picks up wet batter, bake a little longer. Keep in mind that a melted chocolate chip can stick to the toothpick, so just test again if that happens.

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