Description
This Double Chocolate Banana Bread is rich, moist, and loaded with chocolate chips. The perfect way to use ripe bananas, it’s an easy recipe that feels indulgent yet approachable—ideal for breakfast, snacking, or dessert.
Ingredients
3 large ripe bananas, mashed (the spottier, the sweeter)
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-processed)
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup melted coconut oil (or butter/neutral oil)
½ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup plant-based milk (almond, oat, or soy)
1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark), divided
Instructions
Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Mash bananas: In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth.
Mix wet ingredients: Add melted coconut oil, brown sugar, vanilla, and plant-based milk. Stir until well combined.
Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Combine: Gently stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined—don’t overmix.
Add chocolate chips: Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving some for the top.
Bake: Pour batter into loaf pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with reserved chocolate chips. Bake for 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
Cool & enjoy: Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Slice and serve.
Notes
Add nuts, berries, or shredded coconut for extra flavor.
Swap brown sugar with coconut sugar or maple syrup for a different sweetness profile.
Store at room temperature (3 days), fridge (1 week), or freeze slices (up to 3 months).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: ~280
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg (if using coconut oil; ~10mg if using butter)
Keywords: Double Chocolate Banana Bread, Chocolate Banana Bread, Easy Banana Bread Recipe, Moist Banana Bread
