Chocolate Banana Bread

Mindy G.
Dec 18, 2018
2 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

The holiday season is my favorite time to cozy up in the kitchen and bake a few better-for-you goodies to share. And this Chocolate Banana Bread has become a total crowd-pleaser!

This healthier chocolate banana bread is rich, moist, and quick to make — the perfect midlife-friendly treat for holiday baking or everyday snacking.

With a few simple ingredient swaps, you get all that indulgent chocolatey flavor without derailing your healthy-living goals. The best part? It comes together in minutes with ingredients you likely already have on hand — then fills your kitchen with the most amazing aroma as it bakes.

Enjoy a warm slice fresh from the oven, or pair it with your morning coffee or a mug of hot cocoa. It’s a simple, wholesome treat that feels every bit as indulgent as the season itself.

Ingredients

1 C whole wheat flour (or gluten free sub)
1/2 C unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 C light brown sugar
1/4 C butter, melted
1 & 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1/4 C coconut oil, melted
3 large bananas, mashed
1 C mini chocolate chips (or sub with carob chips)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan (I like to use coconut or olive oil spray).
In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and baking soda.
In a large mixing bowl add mashed bananas, melted butter, melted coconut oil, light brown sugar, vanilla, and egg. Blend with a hand mixer on low to medium speed until smooth.
Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet, being careful not to over mix.
Stir in about 3/4 of the chocolate chips.
Pour bread batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 50-60 minutes (or until toothpick inserted toward the center of the loaf removes clean).
Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack for 10 minutes before loosening bread to remove it from the pan.