Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe - Easy and Delicious

Over-ripe bananas are used in this easy and delicious chocolate banana bread recipe.

The other day I had 4 sad organic bananas sitting on my counter that had browned faster than I could eat them.

I had 2 choices.

Save them for later by freezing them or make bread.

Well, of course, I made bread.

I made the most amazing, super, wonderful, best tasting banana bread ever*

(*based upon the opinion if its maker and her son).

But look, you can't deny this Chocolate Banana Bread looks awesome:

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Clean Banana Bread Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 186kcal

Author: Kim Grabinski

5 from 1 vote

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This is a super tasty banana bread with a strong banana flavor and the added bonus of cocoa powder!

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• ▢ 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• ▢ Pinch of sea salt
• ▢ 3-4 mashed ripe bananas - mash with fork
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ▢ ½ cup raw honey
• ▢ ¼ safflower oil - you can use sunflower oil, grape seed oil, or other nut based oil - olive oil will work but it may require extra cooking time
• ▢ ⅓ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cocoa powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat bananas with a mixer until smooth then add egg until combined.
• Slowly stir applesauce, honey and oil into banana mixture.
• Blend dry ingredients into banana mixture.
• Stir in nuts.
• Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with olive oil or cooking spray, pour batter in and bake for 45 minutes or until top has split and edges looked cooked. Test with a toothpick, depending upon your oil choice, it may take longer.

Notes

Nutrition information calculated by http://nutritiondata.self.com/

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g

Information shown is an estimate and is for information only. 730 Sage Street is not responsible for the factual accuracy of any nutrition information, calculations or claims.

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Kimberly Grabinski

Kim brings experience and knowledge of recipe creation to 730 Sage Street. She is noted for developing iconic recipes by Huffpost, Buzzfeed, and Dr. Axe to name a few.

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