Ripe bananas and cocoa come together in this rich, moist loaf that feels both nostalgic and indulgent. It’s a beautiful balance of classic banana bread with a chocolatey twist.
This loaf is just right for breakfast, dessert, or snacking with a warm drink in hand. Serve it warm with a pat of butter or pack it into lunchboxes for a treat everyone will look forward to.
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup sour cream (or yogurt)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips, divided
Prep Time: 10 Minutes / Bake Time: 55 Minutes
How to Make Chocolate Banana Bread
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a loaf pan with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl add the ripe bananas and mash them together with a fork or potato masher. Add in the brown and white sugars and whisk together until combined.
Then add in the softened butter, add the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Whisk all the wet ingredients into the mashed banana mixture until distributed.
Lastly, add in the dry ingredients at once or flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry into the wet until no flour streaks are left and a slightly thick batter is formed.
Pour in the chocolate chips and fold into the batter again.
Pour this batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Top with extra chocolate chips if desired and place into the oven to bake for about 55 minutes to an hour.
Use a toothpick to test if the loaf is done. You will know they are done when the toothpick is inserted and it comes out with slightly moist crumbs.
Once done baking, let cool completely. Remove from the loaf pan and cut into slices. Serve and enjoy!
Chocolate Banana Bread
Equipment
- 1 Loaf pan
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sour cream (or yogurt)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a loaf pan with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl add the ripe bananas and mash them together with a fork or potato masher. Add in the brown and white sugars and whisk together until combined.
- Then add in the softened butter, add the eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
- Whisk all the wet ingredients into the mashed banana mixture until distributed.
- Lastly, add in the dry ingredients at once or flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry into the wet until no flour streaks are left and a slightly thick batter is formed.
- Pour in the chocolate chips and fold into the batter again.
- Pour this batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Top with extra chocolate chips if desired and place into the oven to bake for about 55 minutes to an hour.
- Use a toothpick to test if the loaf is done. You will know they are done when the toothpick is inserted and it comes out with slightly moist crumbs.
- Once done baking, let cool completely. Remove from the loaf pan and cut into slices. Serve and enjoy!
