Blackout Banana Bread
Cocoa powder and chocolate chips make this banana bread a chocolate lover's dream.
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- Cooking spray, for pan
- ½ c. cocoa powder, plus more for dusting pan
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
- ¾ c. sugar
- ½ c. melted butter
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
- ¼ c. buttermilk or sour cream
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3 super-ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º and spray a 9"-x-5" loaf pan with cooking spray, then dust with cocoa powder.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another large bowl, combine sugar, butter, egg and egg yolk, buttermilk or sour cream, and vanilla until smooth. Pour wet ingredients over dry and stir until combined, then fold in mashed bananas and chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter to prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1 hour. Let cool at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
