This Double Chocolate Banana Bread tastes rich and decadent decadent but is actually make with 100% wholesome ingredients that you can feel good about enjoying on a regular basis!
This recipe is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and dairy-free but I promise no one will ever guess! 😉
So, a little backstory— your girl has never been a huge chocolate person. Sure, I’d eat it here and there but I always preferred vanilla, caramel, and peanut butter-y flavors… UNTIL this past year. I don’t know what it is but I have become OB-SESSED with anything and everything chocolate!
Chocolate oatmeal, chocolate bars (these are my favorite— discount code is callascleaneats), chocolate covered dates, brownies, chocolate smoothies… you name it, I want it!
A couple of weeks ago, as I was eating a couple of my paleo banana bread muffins + an apple for a snack (one of my go-to’s)— I had an idea to combine two of my favorite things and my Double Chocolate Banana Bread was born! 😂
Safe to say, this recipe is 10000x BETTER than I was even expecting. I cannot wait to hear what you guys think!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Bananas— the spottier the better! This will add a little bit of extra natural sweetness.
- Oats—blended in a blender or food processor until you reach a flour-like consistency. If you don’t have a blender or food processor, you can also buy oat flour at most grocery stores. It’s much more inexpensive than regular gluten-free flour!
- Eggs— I have not tried any egg subsititutes for this recipe yet. Experiment at your own risk, but if you do… let me know how it goes 😉
- Coconut sugar— I love using coocnut sugar because it is an unrefined sweetener. Feel free to swap in regular cane sugar.
- Cocoa powder— unsweetened. You can also use cacao powder.
- Avocado oil— or coconut oil (melted + cooled).
- Milk of choice— I used coconut milk but I also love cashew milk, oat milk, and almond milk.
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Chocolate chips— hence the DOUBLE chocolate ☺️
Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 spotty bananas
- 2 cups oat flour (oats blended into flour or store-bought oat flour)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (see above for subs)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp salt (plus more for topping)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- chocolate chips (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Using a fork, mash bananas in a large bowl. Add in oil, milk, and eggs and stir well.
- Next, add in oat flour, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir again.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and top with chocolate chips. Bake for 45-50 minutes.
So good I made it with flax egg and applesauce ( since I try to avoid oil) and it was so good
So glad it worked with the subs! 🙂 enjoy!!
Loved this! I used half the amount of sugar and it still came out great and sweet enough for me! Thanks for the great recipe!
Such a great idea to use half the amount of sugar to keep it extra low sugar! So glad you loved it 🙂 thank you for the comment!
Has anyone tried using brown cane sugar?
That should work! 🙂
If I don’t have any sugar on hand, do you think I could use maple syrup or honey?
Hi! I haven’t tried any subs yet so I can’t say for sure if it will work 🙁 let me know if you decide to give it a try!
I used honey and it came out amaaaaaaaaaazing! So good! You just have to remember to adjust your honey amount when using it to substitute, you can look up a conversion chart online.
Can I use all-purpose flour instead of oat flour? Or is the oat flour necessary?
Hi! I haven’t tried this recipe with AP flour— I’m sorry! Let me know how it goes if you decide to give it a try 🙂
I was craving a good banana bread and chocolate, and i had bananas to use up. This recipe did not disappoint. It hit the spot. Light, moist, not overpowering with cocoa powder. I ended up using olive oil instead of avocado oil. Would definitely make again!
I am so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
The ingredients are in a strange order. Not the order that they are added. So I missed the cocoa powder and the sugar. Still for breakfast it makes a nice change from ordinary bread and butter.
… you forgot cocoa powder for CHOCOLATE banana bread? Your name is accurate.
This was delicious! I used coconut oil because I didn’t have avocado oil. this banana bread is so flavorful 😋
So glad you love it! Thanks so much for the comment, made my day! 🙂
The recipe made for such a delicious snack!!! It helped curve my sweet craving but it wasn’t that sweet, it was perfect!! Thank you for this, I will be adding it to my life recipes moving forward !
So glad you enjoyed!! Definitely one of my favorite ways to curb my sweet tooth in a healthier way 🙂 xo!
Can you bake either of your banana breads in muffin tins instead of loaf?
Yes! Just cut the bake time in half so I would start with baking at 350F for 20-25 minutes, check that they’re done and a toothpick comes out clean when poking in the center. If not, add a little more time and keep an eye on them!