The Very Best Chocolate Banana Bread Recipes

THE VERY BEST CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9.25 x 5.25 x 2.75 bread pan
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder baking soda, and salt. Whisk it all together and set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk together the oil and sugar. Add in the eggs and sour cream and whisk again.
• In a glass measuring cup, using a fork, mash the bananas until thick and smooth.
• Add the chocolate chips, reserving 1-2 tablespoons for the topping, wet ingredients and banana into the dry ingredients and gently, using a rubber spatula, fold to combine. Do not over mix.
• Pour into a bread pan and bake for 60 minutes, tenting with foil for the last 10 minutes.
• Open the door to the oven, turn it off, and pull out the rack gently with the banana bread on it. Allow to cool for 2 minutes and then turn out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Serve with a swipe of butter or plain, but either way it's best enjoyed warm!

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan, preferably glass.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir bananas, milk, and cinnamon in another bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a third bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir banana mixture into butter mixture. Stir in dry mixture until blended. Fold in chocolate chips until just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

BEST CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place oven rack to middle position. Butter and flour (or spray with a non stick vegetable/flour spray) the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan. Set aside.
• Place the nuts on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let cool and then chop coarsely.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients until just combined and batter is thick and chunky. Fold in the nuts and chocolate chips. Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle the top of the bread with coarse brown sugar (optional). Bake until bread has risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean,( I baked it for 50 minutes, and removed it carefully from the pan and let it cool) about 55 to 65 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray one 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray coating.
• Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas.
• Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir in pecans. Mix well.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.