Moist Chocolate Banana Bread (Made With Avocado)
Chocolate Banana Bread is deliciously dense, mouthwateringly moist, and full of cocoa flavor — with a secret ingredient: avocado!
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe avocado chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus more to top the banana bread with before baking
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9x5” loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash together the avocado, egg, and vanilla. Do not overmix, it’s OK if it has a chunky texture.
- Stir in the mashed bananas.
- In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Stir the dry flour mixture into the avocado mixture. Gently fold in the semisweet chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle the top of the batter with more semisweet chocolate chips.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
Notes
This chocolate avocado banana bread will keep fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
How to freeze the banana bread: cool the banana bread completely and then wrap it in plastic wrap and a layer of foil. This will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator completely before serving.
Spoon and level the flour. What is the spoon and level method? You will spoon the flour into a measuring cup and then use a knife to level it off. By not doing this method, you might end up with more flour in your batter than you want.
Special add-ins for extra flavor: shredded coconut, nuts, toffee bits, white chocolate, etc. I would start with 1/4 cup per add-in.
Pro tip: to ripen bananas quickly, add them to a brown paper bag.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 252cal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 261mg | Sugar: 25g | Fiber: 4g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg