Description
When you can’t decide between the nourishing goodness of whole-wheat banana bread and the sweet decadence of chocolate banana bread, you don’t have to. You can have both! Try our healthy chocolate banana bread for breakfast, snack, or a sweet after-dinner treat!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour, preferably white whole wheat *see ingredient note
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup mashed ripe or over-ripe bananas, about 3 large
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup avocado oil or organic canola oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large glass loaf pan with cooking spray or line with parchment.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
- Whisk banana, eggs, oil, maple syrup and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture with a silicone spatula. Stir 50 strokes.
- Add in chocolate chips and stir to combine. (Reserve some of the chips to add on top if desired.)
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and top with the reserved chips, if desired.
- Bake until the loaf is domed, set up when lightly touched, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out with moist crumbs attached, 55 to 60 minutes.
- Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10 to 20 minutes. Turn out to cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Make Ahead: Can be kept at room temperature, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap up to three days. We suggest warming each slice in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds. You can also reheat the whole loaf in the oven, wrapped in foil. Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. This bread can be frozen up to 1 month. Wrap in foil and then place in a plastic freezer bag. Make sure to press out as much air as possible. Unwrap to prevent it from getting soggy and defrost on the counter for 4 hours. Wrap again in plastic to store at room temperature. For the best texture, warm the loaf up as directed in the oven before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Active Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/9th loaf
- Calories: 329
- Fat: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 6 g