Dark Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Name: Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 loaf serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour, spooned in; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; ½ cup butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; ¼ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses; 2 large eggs; 2 ripe bananas, mashed; 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Ingredients

2 cups flour, spooned in
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
½ cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
¼ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips

PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 45m	TOTAL TIME 1h
YIELD 1 loaf serving(s)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.*
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sifted cocoa, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
In a large bowl cream the butter with sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the molasses then the eggs, one at a time.
Beat in the mashed bananas.
Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, mixing gently until almost incorporated.
Stir in the milk then fold in chocolate chips.
Scrape the batter into prepared pan.
Set an insulated cookie sheet in the oven and place the banana bread pan on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes then cover the bread loosely with a piece of foil.
Bake for another 45-60 minutes (total baking time is between 75 minutes to 1 ½ hours), or until a wooden skewer into the center comes out almost clean.
Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for at least 20 minutes before pulling it out of the pan, parchment paper and all.
Let cool completely before slicing.