Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Dec
2
I did not like it.It was Ok.It was Good.It was Great.It was My Favorite! (2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...
Double Chocolate Banana Bread
The recipe was originally from a book of collected recipes from B&B’s across the country. It has been tweaked considerably over the years as it quickly became the top favorite banana bread recipe for the family. The texture is more like chocolate cake with lovely bits of chocolate.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 1 large loaf or 5-6 small tea loaves



Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp espresso powder (optional but stellar!)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, chilled
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
5 ounces milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

Grease the bottom of a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

In a separate mixing bowl combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Add butter in thin slices and run mixer on low speed until butter has cut evenly into the dry ingredients. This may also be done by hand, but discovered that cutting the butter in made a more tender bread vs creaming the butter with the sugar.

Mash bananas leaving a small bits (don’t turn it into soup!). Mix bananas, milk, eggs, and extract thoroughly; add to dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Fold in chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350ยบ oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely.

Helpful hint: Rarely do I bake a single recipe as most soda breads easily double without problems. This double recipe will neatly fill 5 to 6 loaf pans, 3×5-1/2-inch, with a baking time of about 30 to 40 minutes. Fill the pans and set them on a large cookie sheet to slip easily in and out of the oven. I like this size as they’re easy to wrap ‘n freeze, partially thaw later and perfectly slice without excess crumbing. Good portion control too, as this bread is difficult to NOT sneak another slice every time you pass through the kitchen. A thick slice topped with ice cream and nuts is quite luscious as well!

Categories: Breads, Cakes, Desserts, Fruit Breads, Gift Basket Goodies

Submitted by: ruthmarie on December 2, 2011

Comments

  1. judydee says:

    Just wanted to let you know that I made this for a potluck yesterday, and it was very well received. I had some doubts about cutting in the butter instead of creaming it with the sugar, but it worked very well. It may be the first time anyone ever put a curse on me for bringing a dish(lol), one of the girls was trying to diet!!

    • Ruthmarie says:

      Glad the bread did well for you! … it’ll be the one recipe repeatedly requested at future events (ask me how I know this). One happy note is that the chocolate bread is low impact in comparison to the calorie hit of chocolate cake and most sweet banana bread recipes … one could kill a diet with alot worse!

      • murphala says:

        I made this today! I did a chocolate banana bread lab today and made the other recipe that was posted by brookdale along with this one. I have to say, they are each a totally different experience! This is very much like chocolate cake, but it’s not as sweet. I love that. I did use the espresso powder so it has a very rich, dense, intense flavor. This is a nice slice to have with a steaming hot cup of tea or coffee on a rainy afternoon. Thanks for posting!

  2. justquilting says:

    This was great and even better the next morning with a cinnamon cream cheese spread right out of the toaster. Thanks

Add Your Thoughts



Top

Search Farm Bell Recipes

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
All Recipes
Appetizers & Snacks
Bagels
Bean Soups
Beans
Beans, Grains & Rice
Beef
Beverages
Biscuits
Blog
Boiling Water Bath
Bread Machine
Breads
Breakfast
Brownies
Budget
BWB Condiments
BWB Fruits
BWB Jams, Jellies, Butters & Preserves
BWB Marmalades & Conserves
BWB Other
BWB Pickles & Pickled Stuff
BWB Salsas
BWB Sauces
BWB Tomatoes & Combos
BWB Vegetables
Cakes
Candy
Canning
Casserole
Casserole
Casserole
Cereals
Cheese
Cheesecakes
Chilis
Chowders
Cobblers
Coffee Cake
Cold Remedies
Condiments
Cookery 101
Cookies & Bars
Cream Soups
Crisps
Crock Pot
Crowd-Size
Crusts
Cupcakes
Cure & Smoke
Dairy
Dehydrating
Desserts
Diabetic
Dips
Doughnuts
Dressings
Egg Dishes
Eggs
Entertaining
Fat-Free
Featured
Fermenting
Fillings
Fish
Food Photography
Freezing
Frostings & Icings
Frozen
Fruit Breads
Fruit Cakes
Fruit Salads
Fruits
Gift Basket Goodies
Giveaways
Gluten-Free
Goat Cheeses
Gourmet
Gravies
Griddles
Grill-Outdoor Cooking
Hard Cheeses
Herbs & Spices
Holiday
Homemade Cheese
How To
Ice Creams
Ingredients
Ingredients & Mixes
Jell-O
Jell-O Salads
Kid-Friendly
Kitchen Gadgets
Kosher
Lactose-Free
Lamb
Leftovers
Lettuce & Greens
Low-Carb
Low-Fat
Low-Sodium
Main Dish
Marinades
Meat Salads
Meet the Cook
Muffins
Non-Dairy
Old-Fashioned
One Dish Meal
Other Breads
Other Breakfast
Other Condiments
Other Dairy
Other Desserts
Other Main Dish
Other Salads
Other Side Dishes
Other Soups & Stews
Other Special Diets
Pasta
Pasta
Pasta Salads
Pastries
PC Beef
PC Chicken
PC Meats
PC Other
PC Poultry
PC Soups & Stews
PC Veggies
Pets
Pickling
Pies
Pizza
Pizza Crusts
Pork
Potato Salads
Potatoes
Potluck
Poultry
Presentation
Preserving
Pressure Canning
Pressure Cooker
Puddings & Custards
Recipe Requests
Relishes & Chutneys
Rolls
Rubs
Salads
Salads
Salsas
Sandwiches
Sauces
Scones
Seafood
Side Dishes
Soft Cheeses
Soups & Stews
Sourdough
Special Diets
Special Occasions
Steam Juicer
Stocks
Stuffings
Substitutions
Syrups
Tarts
Tips & Tricks
Tortillas & Pitas
Using FBR
Vegan
Vegetable Breads
Vegetable Salads
Vegetables
Vegetarian
Wild Game
Yeast Breads

Browse Tags

4th-of-July American Amish Asian bake-sale cast-iron-skillet chocolate Christmas Christmas Cookie comfort-food Country-Style Cuban Dutch Easter easy egg-free Fall Filipino Finnish flowers garden German Greek Halloween healthy holiday Italian jam make-ahead Mennonite Mexican microwave no-bake no-cook no-knead picnic Polish quick sausage soup Southern spicy Spring Summer Tex-Mex Thai Thanksgiving Traditional vanilla zucchini


If you would like to help support the overhead costs of this website, you may donate. Thank you!



Thanks for being part of our community!