Rich Chocolate Banana Bread
A super-moist banana bread swirled with rich cocoa and studded with melty chocolate chunks. Deeply flavorful, tender, and perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ½ cup 100 g granulated sugar
- ½ cup 100 g brown sugar
- ½ cup 115 g melted butter or neutral oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup 60 g sour cream or Greek yogurt (optional but recommended)
- 1 cup 125 g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup 45 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup 130 g chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
- Optional: 1 banana sliced lengthwise, for topping
- Optional: 1 tablespoon raw sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9x5 loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas. Add both sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream. Whisk until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Stir in chocolate chips or chunks.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top. Add banana slices and sprinkle with sugar if desired.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then on a rack until completely cool.
Notes
Substitute whole wheat flour for half of the flour for a nuttier flavor.
Add nuts, peanut butter chips, or swirl in Nutella for variation.
Best enjoyed within 3 days or frozen for long-term storage.