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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
This delicious and easy to make banana bread combines the natural sweetness of ripe bananas with the deep richness of cocoa and chocolate.
What could make a classic Banana Bread better? Chocolate and more chocolate, of course! Looking for even more chocolate, why not make a Chocolate Pound Cake? Or satisfy your sweet tooth with a Chocolate Banana Buttermilk Bundt Cake.
Reader Review
Made this chocolate banana bread today and it’s yummy, At least that’s what hubby thinks and I have to agree. Thanks for posting it.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe.
- Total Time: Making this banana bread takes just over 1 hour.
- Variations: Try changing up the type of chocolate chips you use. Maybe throw in some Skor bits or peanut butter baking chips. Mix in some shredded coconut or chopped walnuts, add some chopped pecans on the top and drizzle on some Caramel Syrup while the bread is still warm. There are many ways to play with this recipe.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need 2 9×5 loaf pans, a stand mixer or large bowl and hand mixer, a medium bowl, a whisk, and a toothpick or cake tester.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Bananas: The riper the banana the sweeter it is, and the easier it is to mash. So find the black bananas hiding on your counter or dig some out of the freezer for this recipe.
Sour Cream: Like milk, buttermilk, and other dairy, sour cream provides extra moisture to baked goods. It also adds a tiny bit of tanginess that helps to cut through the density of the banana and richness of the chocolate. You can use regular or low fat sour cream, or even plain Greek yogurt, for this.
Butter: Either salted or unsalted butter will work for this recipe. If you use salted butter, just eliminate the salt from the dry ingredients.
How To Make Chocolate Banana Bread
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease loaf pans and set aside.
- In large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Stir in bananas, sour cream, and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add them slowly to the wet mixture, mixing on low until everything is fully combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into pans.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Chocolate Banana Bread
Extra Flavourful: If you’d like to enhance the chocolate flavour in this banana bread, you could add a little bit of instant coffee or espresso. Or add some cinnamon and a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper to recreate the taste of Mexican hot chocolate. Use a rich, dark cocoa powder or some dark chocolate chips for more intensity. Add some chopped nuts for crunch or add even more chocolate.
Other Ideas: This banana bread will be plenty rich on its own. However, if you want to go the extra mile and make it even more of a treat, try making some of The BEST Cream Cheese Icing to slather on the top. Or make this chocolate banana bread in muffin form to have it ready in half the time.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: This banana bread can stay at room temperature in a sealed container for a few days. You probably don’t need to refrigerate it, though you can if you prefer. If you want to refrigerate it, wait until it’s fully cooled so you don’t trap steam and condensation in the container.
Freezer: Once the bread is fully cooled, you can either freeze it whole or in slices. If you freeze it whole, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap or foil to keep the air out. If you slice it first, try separating the slices with parchment or wax paper so that they’ll separate easily when you want to eat them.
More Delicious Banana Bread Recipes
Looking for more yummy banana breads to try?
Check out this Brown Butter Banana Bread.
Try making some Brown Sugar Banana Bread or Banana Nut Bread.
Make some Buttermilk Banana Bread if you have buttermilk around.
Or try a Strawberry Banana Bread or Zucchini Banana Bread for something a bit different.
There you go, everyone. A yummy twist on classic banana bread. Try this recipe and let me know what you think.
Happy Baking!
Karlynn
Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups mashed bananas
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two 9×5 inch loaf pans and set aside.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attached, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. Stir in the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla until fully incorporated.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and cocoa then stir into the banana mixture. Mix on low speed until the wet and dry are combined completely. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 55-65 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tony says
Can this recipe be adapted for a bread maker ?
Kelly says
Hi!!
Do you just let the bananas sit out to thaw before mixing?
Karlynn Johnston says
You can defrost them in the microwave, just put them in for 45 seconds or so!
Sophie Nakoneczny says
Need your loaf pan lol!
The Kitchen Magpie says
I use my Pyrex bake ware ALL the time. It’s all I use.
Sophie Nakoneczny says
I’m on the lookout but ……
Christine Nicole says
I love your loaf pan!
The Kitchen Magpie says
Thanks!! It’s one of my favorites!
Wendy Collins says
Made this chocolate banana bread today and it’s yummy, At least that’s what hubby thinks and I have to agree. Thanks for posting it.
The Kitchen Magpie says
Oh, awesome!!! Thanks for letting me know! It’s Mike’s favorite too!! He doesn’t like banana bread that much. He ate this (without me telling him what it was) and he couldn’t tell hahah!
becky vaupel says
This is the best recipe for banana bread and so is Mom’s banana bread.thank you for sharing your recipes.i know it sounds bad but I can eat a whole loaf in a day.
Laura Delorme says
Looks like a winner. Have to try this.
Mark Wicklund says
One can never go wrong when chocolate is involved