Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe (2024)

The best double Chocolate Banana Bread recipe! Moist and rich chocolate banana bread loaf loaded with chocolate chips, that perfect bread loaf loaded with chocolate flavor!

If you like banana bread as much as we do, try our classic Banana Bread Recipe and the Zucchini Banana Bread.

Chocolate Banana Bread –

This recipe is a chocolate lover’s dream! It’s rich double chocolate banana bread with chocolate chips and peanut butter. The banana flavor isn’t overpowering, but combined with the chocolate and peanut butter, it truly is divine.

Enjoy the double chocolate banana bread with a cup of our homemade Caramel Brulee Latte.

Ingredients –

This chocolate banana bread requires a few basic pantry ingredients and some bananas and you are good to go!

• Flour – all-purpose flour works just fine!
• Baking soda & powder – help the loaf rise and keep shape.
• Cocoa powder– unsweetened cocoa powder; we use Hershey’s.
• Eggs– large eggs, as a binding agent.
• Sugar – granulated sugar as the sweetener.
• Peanut butter – traditional creamy peanut butter or natural peanut butter both work.
• Butter – unsalted butter is best.
• Oil and sour cream- help give the loaf its moist texture.
• Bananas– Be sure to use ripe bananas for the best results.
• Chocolate chips– Load your bread with chocolate chips! We love using mini morsels, regular morsels, and sometimes chocolate chunks for this recipe.

Add-In Ideas:

Add texture and flavor to your bread batter, here are some ideas:

• Chopped nuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds
• Chopped peanut butter cups
• White chocolate chips
• Crushed oreos
• Shredded coconut
• Peanut butter chips

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD-

1. Dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and soda with cocoa. Set aside.
2. Wet ingredients: Then in a separate bowl, mash bananas and add the sour cream, oil, vanilla, peanut butter and combine.
3. Cream butter+sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in one egg at a time. Whisk in the banana mixture.
4. Add choc chips: Fold in choc chips.
5. Add to pan: Transfer batter to bread loaf pan and layer with peanut butter.
6. Bake: Bake the banana bread until baked through. Cool on a wire rack, slice and enjoy!

Turn Recipe into Banana Muffins: Make this bread batter into chocolate banana bread muffins! Yes, just add the batter to muffin liners and bake at 355°F for about 18-20 minutes.

STORING-

• Room temp: Store this bread in a tightly sealed plastic bag or container at room temp for up to 2-3 days.
• Fridge: Refrigerate for 3-4 days.
• Freeze: Once bread is cooled, wrap tightly with plastic wrap and add to a freezer bag. Freeze 2-3 months.

More Banana Bread Recipes-

We have a whole roundup with the best recipes using bananas, but here are some of our most popular banana bread recipes:

• Classic Banana Bread
• Moist Banana Bread
• Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Banana Pecan Bread
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread