Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Dutch process or Hershey's Special Dark cocoa
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 medium ripe bananas (around 1 1/2 cups mashed) (mashed)
• 1 cup buttermilk or 8 oz sour cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter (melted)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (divided)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray. Set aside.

2. 2

   In a medium mixing bowl, use a whisk to sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl use a fork to mash bananas. Whisk in buttermilk, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, egg and vanilla.

4. 4

   Add wet to dry ingredients, mixing by hand with a large spoon or spatula until fully moistened. Mix in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.

5. 5

   Spread into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle top with reserved chocolate chips. (You may use more chocolate chips on top, if desired)

6. 6

   Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs.

7. 7

   Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely then slice and serve.