Made with overripe bananas, Dutch process cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and a touch of yogurt, this chocolate banana bread is so easy to make yet perfectly moist and rich!
I've made this chocolate banana bread recipe countless times. It never fails to hit the spot when I'm craving comforting banana bread and fudgy brownies at the same time!
Recipe Notes
- Super moist: Thanks to the mashed bananas and yogurt, this banana bread stays soft and moist for days.
- Simple ingredients: No fancy ingredients or tools necessary to make this recipe!
- Easy: It's just as easy to make as classic banana bread, which means beginner bakers of all ages can make this recipe!
- Hits those cravings: I can't be the only one with sudden chocolate cravings and this recipe is so chocolatey it'll really hit that spot!
Ingredient Notes
Here are a some things to keep in mind about a few of the ingredients:
Bananas: Make sure you use overripe bananas (lots of brown spots) for maximum banana flavor and moisture.
Yogurt and Milk: This recipe uses a combination of the two, because I almost never have buttermilk in my refrigerator. You can use plain yogurt, plain Greek yogurt, or sourcream instead. If you'd rather use buttermilk, you can use ¼ cup of buttermilk instead of the 2 tablespoons of yogurt and 2 tablespoons of milk.
For my dairy-free friends, you can combine 2 tablespoons or mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons of your favorite non-dairy milk instead.
Tips for Success
Although this double chocolate banana bread recipe is super easy, here are a few tips to make sure your loaf comes out both pretty and delicious:
Sift the cocoa powder. I know, no one likes sifting, but cocoa powder tends to clump so it's always a good idea to sift it before adding it to the batter.
Don't overmix the batter. Keep the texture light and moist by only mixing the batter until you don't see any bits of dry flour.
Toss the chocolate chips in the dry ingredients. This helps to evenly distribute the chocolate chips in the banana bread and prevent them from sinking to the bottom.
Use a smaller loaf pan. Although this recipe can be baked in a 9×5 inch (23×13 cm) or 8×4 inch (20×10 cm) loaf pan, I like to use the smaller one because I think it makes a prettier loaf.
Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup mashed overripe bananas
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C (320°F/160°C for dark metal loaf pans) and line your loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened unsalted butter and granulated sugar. Once it's pale and fluffy, beat in the egg. Stir in the mashed banana, yogurt, milk, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, leaving a little in the bowl (about ¼ cup of the dry ingredients). Toss the chocolate chips in the bowl so each chocolate chip is covered with flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let it cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
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- These double chocolate chip cookies are perfect for anyone who needs a stronger hit of chocolate than classic chocolate chip cookies.
- My fellow gluten-free friends, you have to make these gluten-free brownies! They're so fudgy and chocolatey.
More Loafs and Quickbreads
- This moist banana bread recipe comes from my mom. She made it with chopped walnuts and I highly recommend it!
- If you're gluten-free, you can't go wrong with my gluten-free banana bread recipe that's super moist and can also be easily made dairy-free.
- Is anyone else a pumpkin spice lover? You have to try my gluten-free pumpkin bread!
- My lemon poppy seed cake remains one of my all-time favorite loaf cakes and with good reason! It's so lemony and moist, but super easy to make.
Ghanashyam K says
Absolutely love the taste of bananas in this recipe!
Ai says
Thank you! I'm so glad you love it!!
Nisha says
This looks super delish, especially like the addition of yogurt in it. Can't wait to try it soon!
Ai says
The yogurt makes it super moist! Hope you like it!!
Tera says
Yes please! This looks heavenly!
Ai says
Thanks Tera!
Angela says
A chocolate lover's dream bread!
Ai says
Most definitely!!
Leah says
Umm Yum!!! You had me at double chocolate but the photos are really making my mouth water. I’ll definitely be adding this to my recipe list!
Ai says
Hope you love it as much as I do 😉
Deborah says
This banana bread looks amazing. I'm eager to try it! Now, I just need some bananas!
Ai says
Thanks Deborah! Now go get some bananas!! 😉
Nart at Cooking with Nart says
OMG, this bread looks so good Ai and I'm sure it's as good as it looks. Nothing beats banana and chocolate!
Ai says
Thanks Nart! I love the combination of banana and chocolate!
LaRena Fry says
What can be better than bananas and chocolate? I don't think anything is better than chocolate.
Ai says
Right? Love chocolate!
The Gourmet Country Girl says
This looks so moist and delicious. Bananas and chocolate, how can you go wrong?
Ai says
Exactly 🙂 Love how moist this is!
Beth says
Your photos do such a great job of showing how moist and chocolate-y this bread is. Good idea to sub yogurt and milk for the buttermilk.
Ai says
Thank you so much Beth!!
caiiyunn says
I have tried so many recipe and this is the best! Thank you so much for the moist chocolate banana bread recipe.
Ai says
Thank you so much! So glad you loved this recipe🥰
Larisa afanasew 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 says
This recipe is easy to make and wonderfully delicious 😋 moist and mourish and yummy 😋 yum
Well done will be making it again in the future. And receipe will be added into my cookery book. Kind regards 👩🍳👨🍳👩🍳👨🍳💕
Ai says
Thank you so much Larisa! So glad you liked it! Thank you so much for the lovely comment and rating❤️