Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
Healthy or yummy? Taste the goodness in every bite with today’s chocolate chunk banana bread recipe, which is super moist and loaded with chocolate chunks.
Ingredients
- 3 large Ripe Bananas
- ½ cup / 110 g Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup / 50 g Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup / 120 ml Melted Butter unsalted
- 2 medium-sized Eggs
- 1 tsp / 5 ml Vanilla Essence
- 1 and ½ cups / 190 g All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp / 4 g Baking Soda
- ½ tsp / 1 g Cinnamon Powder
- ¼ tsp / 1.5 g Salt
- 1 cup / 175 g Semi-Sweet Dark Chocolate Chunks
Instructions
Prepare The Bananas
- Peel the bananas and place them in a mixing bowl.
- Use a fork to mash the bananas until smooth.
Add Wet Ingredients
- Pour in melted unsalted butter into the mashed bananas.
- Add brown sugar and granulated sugar to the mix.
- Crack the eggs and stir in the vanilla essence.
- Use a whisk to mix everything until the mixture is smooth.
Sift In Dry Ingredients
- Place a mesh strainer over the mixing bowl.
- Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt to the strainer.
- Gently sift the dry ingredients into the banana mixture by shaking the strainer.
Add Chocolate Chunks and Bake
- Add the semi-sweet chocolate chunks to the batter and fold them in until just combined.
- Grab a 9x5-inch loaf pan and grease it well and dust lightly with flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle a few extra chocolate chunks on top.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven for 60-65 minutes at 320 degrees Fahrenheit or 160 degrees Celsius.
Cool, Serve and Enjoy!
- Once baked, remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan to room temperature.
- Use a knife to loosen the edge of the banana bread and place it on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice the banana bread into your desired thickness and enjoy it warm with espresso or a cozy cup of chai!