I always have the best of intentions when I buy barely yellow bananas at the grocery store. I have visions of healthy breakfast shakes, peanut butter and banana sandwiches, and healthy mid afternoon snacks. Without fail the bananas turn brown and speckled. They start to mush and sink into themselves. They just become all around unsexy. They threaten to spread they’re over exposure to the unsuspecting apples and oranges in the same bowl, and we simply can’t tolerate that!
I should just come to terms with the real reason that I buy bananas- so that I can mix them with chocolate and try to pass them off as breakfast. This Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is attempt to do just that- eat loads of chocolate and say yes! Yes, I ate a glorious breakfast!
There is satisfaction in that, to be sure!
This quick bread comes out more like a delicious chocolate cake than a traditional banana bread- that wouldn’t have anything to do with the truck load of chocolate in the bread, would it? It’s tender and moist and has an absolutely beautiful undercurrent of banana flavor. Try it for breakfast. Milk is essential, or good coffee. And that’s a start to a beautiful day, lovebird.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Baking: from my home to yours
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9×5 inch loaf pan and place it on an insulated baking sheet or on two regular baking sheets one on top of the other. This extra insulation will keep the bottom of the bread from overbaking.
Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt ad baking soda.
Working with a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter at medium speed for about a minute until soft. Add the sugars and beat for 2 minutes more. Add the egs one at a time, beating for a minute after each addition. At this point , the batter may look a little curdled- it’s ok. Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the mashed bananas. Add the dry ingredients in three additions, mixing only until they disappear into the batter. Still on low sweep, add the buttermilk, mixing until it is incorporated. Stir in the chopped chocolate. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 3o minutes. Cover the bread loosely with a foil tend to keep the top from getting too dark, and continue to bake for another 40-45 minutes (total baking time is between 70 and 75 minutes), or until a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for at least 20 minutes before running a knife around the edges of the bread and unmolding it. Invert and cool to room temperature right side up.
Jen
Is this made with dutch process cocoa?
joythebaker
Hello Jen, you can definitely make this with dutch process cocoa!
Marya
AMAZING, dense and delicious. I would’ve maybe done a bit more banana because the chocolate is rich, but it’s GOOD.
hira
Hello, I made this two days ago, and it turned out perfect. Just absolutely perfect. Thank you so much! :) I am new to baking and I felt like awesome baking such an amazingly tasty bread. I was wondering can I replace the all-purpose flour with wholewheat flour without changing anything else in the recipe. Do you think it would turn out okay ?