Triple Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Why bake up just plain old Banana Bread when you can make this Triple Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe instead? Rich, chocolate-y and moist, this one is going into the record books as BEST BANANA BREAD EVER! Yeah, I said it.
Bananas are a tricky purchase. Purchase 3 and theyโre gone in an hour, buy 6 and all six will be hanging out on your kitchen counter until theyโre weeping into a pile of brown banana sadness. Thereโs no perfect number for buying bananas and so I came up with Easy Banana Bread to morph into 40 different banana bread recipes. Iโm doing the lordโs work here. Youโre welcome.
This Triple Chocolate Banana Bread is the latest and greatest to come out of that pile of brown bananas. Itโs rich and chocolate-y, like a blanket for your soul. We fold in things like greek yogurt, for protein, of course, and cocoa powder before folding in semi-sweet chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks. I also mix in my favorite โsecretโ ingredient to punch things up a bit. Can you guess what it is?
Ingredients You Will Need
- Bananas โ I use bananas that are very freckly. The bananas must be almost completely brown to really maximize that natural sweetness.
- Sugar โ Granulated white sugar is a pantry staple I use in all my banana bread recipes. You can substitute with brown sugar for richer flavor.
- Butter โ Room temperature Salted Butter is my go-to choice for baking banana bread. If youโre using unsalted butter, be sure to add an extra pinch of salt to your dry ingredients.
- Milk โ Low-fat milk or 2% milk works well without making the banana bread too rich. You can use half and half or even heavy cream, if you prefer.
- Yogurt โ Plain Greek Yogurt adds moisture and tanginess to the banana bread with a teensy hit of protein. If you want, you can substitute with sour cream with excellent results.
- Eggs โ Room temperature large eggs were used to test this recipe. You can substitute with a flax egg or egg substitute.
- Flour โ Regular all-purpose flour is my choice for banana bread. It provides a tender crumb and doesnโt cause the quick bread to dry out or end up too dense.
- Cocoa Powder โ The first layer of chocolate flavor comes from cocoa powder. Do not use sweetened cocoa powder, you need an unsweetened cocoa powder for this recipe.
- Espresso powder โ A spoonful goes a long way, espresso powder is my โsecretโ ingredient for making the chocolate taste even more chocolate-y. You can skip it if you donโt have it on hand but it does make this banana bread recipe the best ever.
- Chocolate Chips โ A blend of dark chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips are the 2nd and 3rd chocolate levels. You can use chocolate chunks or even mini chocolate chips.
For the full recipe list and instructions, see the recipe card below.
How to Make Triple Chocolate Banana Bread
The best chocolate banana bread recipe is super easy to make with ingredients you probably already have in your house. I know you have overripe bananas or you wouldnโt even be here in the first place. So gather those ingredients and letโs get baking.
- Cream the butter and sugar. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer set to medium speed, beat the sugar and butter until fluffy.
- Add the bananas. Turn the mixer to low speed and add the mashed bananas, milk, greek yogurt and eggs mixing well until combined.
- Combine the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda and kosher salt.
- Add the Dry Ingredients to the wet ingredients. With the electric mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl and beat just until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate. Using a spatula, fold the chocolate chips into the banana bread batter being careful not to over mix.
- Transfer to baking pan. Pour the batter into a 9ร5 inch prepared loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake. Transfer the baking pan to a 350หF preheated oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack and then remove from the pan and cool to room temperature.
Now you can enjoy your banana bread with a smear of peanut butter, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or just as it is.
How to Store Leftovers
You can transfer your chocolate banana bread to a resealable bag or an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Banana bread freezes well, too. Wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap then transfer to a freezer safe container or resealable bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
Want even more banana bread recipes? Check out these favorites!
- Pumpkin Banana Bread with maple glaze
- Easy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Bread
- Pina Colada Banana Bread with Coconut Cream Glaze
- White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Banana Bread
- Chocolate Chip Ricotta Banana Bread Muffins
- Super Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Get the Recipe: Triple Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 2/3 cups mashed ripe banana, about 3 bananas
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
Equipment
- hand mixer
- mixing bowls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter beating at medium speed until fluffy. On low-speed, add the banana, milk, greek yogurt and eggs mixing until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, instant espresso powder, baking soda and salt. Keeping the mixer on low-speed and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat just until blended.
- Pour the batter into a 9ร5 inch metal loaf pan coated with cooking spray and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan and cool on rack.
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5 Comments on โTriple Chocolate Banana Bread Recipeโ
Iโve read the directions several times, where does the chocolate chips/chunks go? Do they get melted & mixed in? Or just stirred into the batter?
You fold them into the batter.
I love chocolate and banana and this bread looks beyond decadent!!! Love that fudge dripping down the sides! Pinned!
Thank you! We love it too!
This looks amazingly mouthwatering, a must make.