Description
A rich and moist double chocolate banana bread made with ripe bananas, dark cocoa powder, sour cream, and milk chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed to about 1 cup
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat until creamy and evenly combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Add the mashed bananas and sour cream, then mix until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt just until no dry streaks remain.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the batter and press them down gently.
- Bake for about 70 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer it to a cooling rack.
- Let the bread cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use very ripe, heavily speckled bananas for the sweetest flavor and moistest texture.
- Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder gives the loaf a deep chocolate flavor and dark color.
- Baking time may vary between ceramic, glass, and metal loaf pans.
- If the top darkens too quickly, loosely cover the pan with foil during the final 15 minutes.
- Do not underbake the loaf because the center may sink while cooling.
- Store tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze individual slices for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 425
- Sugar: 39
- Sodium: 273
- Fat: 19
- Saturated Fat: 12
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 60
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 60