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Three slices of banana bread stacked on a white plate with a pat of butter on top, resembling a delightful falafel platter. The bread is moist with visible banana and chocolate flecks. A white bowl with chocolate pieces graces the background on a wooden surface.
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5 from 2 votes

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Course: baking, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 289kcal
Author: Agnieszka

Ingredients

  • 1 1 /2 cup all purpose flour
  • 4 ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoon butter melted
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3.5 oz dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and coat a 9-inch loaf pan with butter or oil. Line the pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large or medium bowl mash bananas with a fork or a potato masher.
  • Add melted butter (or coconut oil), eggs and vanilla. Stir to mix.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together all dry ingredients: flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add whisked dry ingredients to the bowl with wet ingredients and stir to combine (don't overmix the batter).
  • Fold in most of the chopped dark chocolate (save 1-2 tablespoons for the top, if you want).
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf tin. Top with remaining dark chocolate.
  • Bake for 50-55 minutes in the oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out dry.
  • Cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

Make sure your bananas are ripe or overripe - brown spots or fully brown peel is what you want. 
Use good quality dark chocolate broken into pieces or chopped. You can also use packaged chocolate chunks in this recipe.
Butter can be swapped for coconut milk. Either should be melted and cooled before adding it to the batter.
Serve on its own, or with butter or nut butter. 

Nutrition

Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 223IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3mg