Triple Chocolate Banana Bread
A rich banana bread with cocoa, chocolate chips, and optional chocolate glaze — for true chocolate lovers.
Equipment
- Loaf pan (9×5 in)
- Mixing Bowls
- Spatula
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients & mix
- ½ cup butter, softened or melted
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, large
- 1⅓ cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate additions
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and optionally line with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then beat in mashed bananas and vanilla.
- Stir the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in semi-sweet and white chocolate chips, reserving a few to sprinkle on top.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth top. Sprinkle the reserved chips over top.
- Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean (or with a few moist crumbs).
- Allow bread to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Optional: drizzle with chocolate glaze or melted chocolate once cooled.
Notes
This version is adapted from a typical triple chocolate banana bread recipe (cocoa in batter + chocolate chips + optional glaze). :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} You can omit the white chocolate chips or glaze if desired.