Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed

• ½ cup melted butter (cooled slightly)

• ¾ cup sugar

  • (or ½ cup sugar + ¼ cup brown sugar)

• 1 large egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup cocoa powder

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• ¾ cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark) 

          Prep

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Grease a loaf pan or line with parchment.

Mix

1. In a bowl, mash bananas.

2. Stir in melted butter.

3. Mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla.

4. Sprinkle in baking soda and salt, mix well.

5. Add cocoa powder and stir until smooth.

6. Fold in flour just until combined.

7. Gently fold in chocolate chips.

Bake

1. Pour batter into loaf pan.

2. Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top if you want.

3. Bake 55–65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

4. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

Tips

• Riper bananas = better flavor.

• Don’t overmix once the flour goes in.

• Serve warm with butter or a drizzle of honey.