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A freshly baked loaf of double chocolate banana bread, sliced and ready to serve.

Double Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

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Put a new decadent twist on your old banana bread recipe obsession with this super easy double chocolate banana bread recipe!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 401
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

bread

glaze

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large loaf pan and dust with a few teaspoons of cocoa and set aside. Alternately, you could use flour to coat the pan or line with parchment paper. This bread will stick, so be thorough.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder into a large bowl and set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, add eggs and beat on high speed while adding the sugar in gradually. Beat for about 2–3 minutes until the mixture is pale yellow and has a thick, creamy consistency. Add oil, applesauce and mashed bananas and mix thoroughly.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold gently by hand until completely combined. Fold in chocolate chips then pour into prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake 70–80 minutes or until firm in the center and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 10 minutes before turning the bread out of the pan and cooling completely on the rack.
  • Once bread is cool, add 1/2 cup chocolate chips, cream and honey to a microwave safe bowl and heat for 20 seconds. Remove and allow to sit undisturbed for 30 seconds before stirring. Stir until smooth and glossy. If all of the chocolate chips do not melt, place the mixture back into the microwave in 10 second intervals until everything is melted, but do not overheat or the mixture will become grainy.
  • Drizzle the chocolate glaze over the bread then sprinkle mini chocolate chips over wet glaze. Allow to set for 5 minutes then slice and serve.

Notes

If you like this recipe, we also have a fabulous chocolate peanut butter banana bread recipe!

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 43g