Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Banana Bread

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Banana bread is loved by a lot of people. It is moist, has a great aroma and tastes really nutty and great. I have two banana bread recipes on this website which can be found here and here. This third recipe takes it a step further by introducing chocolate to this nutty loaf. The result is a dark and moist banana bread which is sure to satisfy any chocolate lover. Like my other banana bread recipes, this recipe does not require a stand mixer. All you need are 2 large bowls.

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INGREDIENTS:

(1) 400 Grams Banana (About 3 – 4 Large Fruits)

(2) 260 Grams All Purpose Flour (2 Cups)

(3) 30 Grams Cocoa Powder (1/4 Cup)

(4) 210 Dark Brown Sugar (1 Cup)

(5) 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

(6) 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

(7) 1/4 Teaspoon Salt

(8) 100 Grams Walnuts (1/2 Cup)

(9) 113 Grams Unsalted Butter (1/2 Cup)

(10) 2 Large Eggs

(11) 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Essence

(12) 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

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NOTES:

(1) For the bananas, use overripe fruits with dark spots on them. Place bananas in freezer and leave for at least 24 hours to darken and become frozen solid. Bananas can be frozen for months until needed. Before making banana bread, take bananas out of freezer and allow to thaw. Weigh bananas along with resulting liquid. Add lemon juice to the bananas and mash them with a fork or an immersion blender. Do not over process as a few lumps are fine.

(2) Though the recipe uses dark brown sugar, granulated white sugar can also be used.

(3) Pecans or other nuts can be used in place of walnuts. You can also make use of chocolate chips. To improve the taste of nuts, toast them for about 10 minutes in a pan or in the oven. Nuts should be chopped for this recipe.

(4) Butter should be melted in a microwave oven and allowed to cool a bit before using. If using salted butter, omit the salt in the recipe.

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PROCEDURE:

(1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

(2) Butter or grease a 4 x 8 inch loaf pan and coat with flour.

TIP: When baking chocolate cakes, instead of coating pan with flour, you can coat it with cocoa powder. This will prevent an off-white patch from forming on the body of the cake.

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(3) In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, sugar and salt. Add toasted and chopped nuts to flour mixture and mix to combine.

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TIP: In order to prevent nuts from sinking to the bottom of a loaf or cake, it is always a good practice to mix them with the flour. Alternatively, add a tablespoon of flour to the nuts and mix to coat them with the flour.

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(4) In another bowl, beat the eggs to break them. Add melted butter to eggs and whisk to combine. Finally add vanilla extract and banana mash to eggs and butter mixture and mix to combine.

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(5) Pour liquid mixture into dry ingredients and mix well. Do not over mix or your loaf will be dense and hard.

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(6) Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes to an hour or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

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(7) Take banana bread out of oven and allow to cool down in the pan for about 10 minutes before taking out of pan.

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Leftover banana bread should be wrapped and stored at room temperature for a few days.

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Terry Adido is passionate about showing people how easy it is to recreate restaurant quality meals in the comfort of their kitchens. With a style of cooking he refers to as Afro-European Fusion, his meals are influenced greatly by French and Italian Cuisine with a West African twist. If you love good food, you are in for the ride of your life.

44 comments on “Chocolate Banana Bread
  1. Naomi says:

    Hmmmm, yum yum! Gonna try the recipe this weekend. Thank u Terry.

  2. Jummy says:

    Well done boss. Will surely give it a shot. Hope its as fab as yours.

  3. obande valentina says:

    This is a good one Terry abd easy,will surely gice it a try

  4. ebibaeni says:

    thanks Terry will try it. keep it up.

  5. precious says:

    Wow.I love dis for real

  6. Akeremale Mayokun says:

    Thanks Terry… Sure will try this someday.

  7. Aisha says:

    Thnks terry! ‘ll giv it a trial

  8. uche says:

    This guy is good. *thumbs up* I wish I can practice all these. I dnt have an oven

  9. Dweet says:

    Seems straightforward and looks gooood, I’ll like to try it. You didn’t say anything about the sugar in the procedure though.

  10. Oluwatobi says:

    Beautiful, would give it a trial

  11. Chinenye says:

    Nice one. Pls, is the baking soda important? What does it do that the baking powder doesn’t? Thanks.

    • Terry Adido says:

      Yes it is important. Baking powder is used in baking when you have acidic ingredients like cocoa powder, buttermilk, et cetera. Baking powder = baking soda + cream of tartar (not strong enough).

  12. Thanks Terry,this really looks good and will definitely taste good too,but when will the sugar come in.

  13. Terry instead of baking soda can I use corn flour,if yes could U please send the recipe,thanks.

  14. Okay thanks sir,I will try it to see how it comes out.

  15. Okocha Angela says:

    wow, thanks alot Terry. Thumps up

  16. Okocha Angela says:

    wow,Terry made these yesterday and absolutely loved it. thanks again.

  17. kema says:

    do u have a FB page? Would like to have it so i can get it and make for my family

  18. kema says:

    Sorry just saw the FB page! Hope to see lots of recipes on ur page thanks

  19. Chizzy says:

    So making this for kids school snack tomorrow!

  20. Adeyinka Ajani says:

    Going on a bread making spree today… Chocolate Banana Bread and Honey-oat wheat bread… I was patiently praying you had banana bread recipe on your blog.. Cos I had too many bananas frozen in my freezer and needed to get rid of than without feeling guilty of downing dem in my throat or having them end in the bin. Thanks. Would post my progress at the end of today

  21. adeyinka says:

    My bananas messed me up big time, i would do it all over again. But the other loaf came out just right, airy, less dense and filling. But I forgot to add that all the proofing and rising time for the honey-oat bread was disastrous to my nerves as I was busy watching the clock and eager to drop ’em in the oven. Please I need a tested and tried chicken pizza recipe from you with ingredients I can readily get in naija. Thanks

  22. Adeyinka says:

    thank you

  23. lara says:

    going to try this soon!

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