5 from 9 votes
Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Grandma’s Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread: Let’s make chocolate healthy!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
193 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt sea salt
- 3 banana about 1 1/2 cups mashed; the riper, the sweeter!, large, ripe
- 1/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled, unsalted
- 1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin by heating your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with a light coating of nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt.
- Mash the ripe bananas in a large bowl until smooth, noting that riper bananas add more natural sweetness. Mix in the melted butter and applesauce, then add the coconut sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Remember, overmixing can lead to a denser bread. Fold in 1/2 cup of the dark chocolate chips, reserving the rest for topping.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top, and bake for 50-65 minutes until mostly clean toothpick. Start monitoring at 50-minute mark.
- After baking, let bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife, remove bread, and let it cool on the rack until just warm.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
193kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
220mg
(9%)
Potassium
278mg
(6%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
160IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 193
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 193kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 278mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 160IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.