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Chocolate Banana Bread

Rich, fudgy quick bread studded with dark chocolate chunks and mashed banana. Ready in under an hour with minimal hands-on time.

Total time
55 min
Servings
8
Calories
315
Protein
4g
Chocolate Banana Bread
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan and line with parchment.

  2. Step 2

    Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

  3. Step 3

    In another bowl, whisk melted butter, sugar, and eggs until pale, ~2 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Stir mashed bananas into the butter mixture until just combined.

  5. Step 5

    Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture in two additions until barely blended.

  6. Step 6

    Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

  7. Step 7

    Bake 45–50 minutes until a toothpick in the center comes out with moist crumbs.

  8. Step 8

    Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Tools you’ll need

  • 9-inch loaf pan
  • parchment paper
  • whisk
  • two medium bowls
  • rubber spatula
  • toothpick
  • wire cooling rack
  • oven

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