Description
Warm, fudgy, and scented with ripe bananas and cocoa, this loaf is chocolate in every bite. Perfect for a showy yet simple dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 45 g (1/2 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 150 g (3/4 cup packed) light brown sugar
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking soda
- 1/2 tsp (2 g) baking powder
- 1 tsp (6 g) kosher salt
- 2 large eggs (approx 100 g)
- 115 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) sour cream or full-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
- about 360 g very ripe bananas, mashed (3 medium)
- 150 g (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
- 100 g (about 1/2 cup) dark chocolate, chopped (60–70% cocoa)
- 60 g (1/2 cup) optional milk chocolate chips for the top
- Optional ganache: 100 g chopped chocolate + 60 ml (1/4 cup) heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Combine sugars, eggs, butter, sour cream, vanilla, and mashed bananas in a separate bowl until smooth.
- Make a well in dry ingredients, pour in the wet mixture, and fold until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips and chopped dark chocolate gently into the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle with milk chocolate chips if using.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then lift out and cool on a rack for another 30 minutes.
- Slice and serve warm, optionally glazed with ganache.
Notes
For extra chocolate flavor, consider adding espresso powder. Ensure to use ripe bananas for sweetness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg