Guilt-free Chocolate Banana Bread

Calling this recipe chocolate banana bread doesn’t do it justice. I have become a bit of a banana bread perfectionist and this is hands down my masterpiece and in honor of National Banana Bread Day, I am sharing it with you!

I experimented about a dozen times with healthier ingredients and made a version of banana bread full of antioxidants and without gluten, dairy, oil and refined sugar. I will be so bold as to say that this is one of the healthier “banana bread” recipes that you will find and actually taste incredible.

Not to toot my own horn but I will anyway, no crumb is ever left behind. Try it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed. 

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe:

Dry ingredients:

·      1 ½ cups almond flour*

·      1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp baking powder

·      ½ cup cacao powder*

·      1 tsp cinnamon*

·      ½ tsp nutmeg*

·      ½ tsp sea salt

Wet ingredients:

·      1/3 cup super mashed avocado 

·      2 eggs*

·      4 very ripe bananas mashed

·      ¼ cup maple syrup*

·      ¼ cup coconut yogurt (I used Anita’s)

·      1 tsp. vanilla extract*

And don’t forget the best ingredients:

·      ½ cup dark chocolate chips* (Obsessed with Hu Kitchen)

·      Optional: ½ cup pecans or walnuts

*Denotes that organic ingredients were used

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.

3. In a separate bowl, mix together all of the wet ingredients.

4. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix until combined.

5. Fold in the chocolate chips and if desired, pecans or walnuts.

6. Evenly pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

7. Allow to bake between 45 minutes and an hour (or so) depending on how strong your oven is. Begin checking at 45 minutes by inserting a toothpick or knife into the center of the bread. The chocolate banana bread is done once the toothpick/knife comes out clean. This recipe makes an incredibly moist banana bread so it takes some time.

8. Voila. Hands down the most insane chocolate banana bread/cake is ready for you to enjoy. Garnish with blueberries and chocolate chips!

Did you try this recipe? I would love to hear what you thought about it in the comments!