how to make banana bread even more awesome? add chocolate!
So it only took a week for the virtuous post-New Year’s “oh I’m not eating anything sweet for, like, a month…if not longer” to wear off.
those are some stinky, gross, mushy bananas
But, in my defence, I am still shunning processed sugary junk and, when I fancy something sweet, making my own.
Which is how this banana bread came about.
a few chocolate chips made it to my mouth
I defy anyone to sit with a steaming mug of coffee/Choffy/tea on a sunny Saturday morning and not want something sweet and cake-like to go with it.
the best way to start a lazy Saturday/Sunday/any day
And, also in my defence (I’m building quite a case here – guilty conscience much?!), there are no additional sweeteners – just bananas and a few chocolate chips.
if you like your breads a little sweeter, add a few tbsps honey
In conclusion, your honour, we’re all human with human weaknesses.
If I happen to eat three slices of this loaf in one sitting. Well, that just makes me more human than the rest of you.
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (makes one loaf)
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 over ripe bananas
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Mash the bananas. Beat together with the butter, eggs and vanilla.
- Add the salt.
- Sieve the coconut flour into a separate bowl. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry until it forms a semi-runny batter.
- Fold in the chocolate chips. Spoon the mixture into a greased 9in x 5in loaf tin.
- Bake at 375 for 40 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan and slicing.
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ooooh yes! This look amazing. My boyfriend would probably KILL me if i never made him banana bread again…and now I have a recipe to try that I can eat too! YAY!
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Well who doesn’t like chocolate chips or banana bread? This combination should be dynamite. Thank you Ms. Cat.
Sound delicious! And you built quite the case! Do you think it would work with “normal” flour? Coconut flour would be hard to find around here or very expensive
Yep, it definitely would….but you’d have to change the quantities. May I recommend this recipe (they’re bites, but you can easily adapt). Enjoy!
Hello
I was wondering, can you use almond flour? Ive never seen coconut flour before. Thank you I love your site.
Hi Michelle, thank you! You can definitely use almond flour, but it’s not a straight swop. However, Jan’s Sushi Bar has done a delicious-looking almond flour banana loaf which you might like
You are verging on pure evil with this one during the first half of January!!! However, there are sooo many benefits to coconut flour, bananas, and dark chocolate that this ‘ might’ get a pass in the second half of the month. You know, for tapering off of good resolutions
That’s exactly what I thought! It’s nutritious! (kinda)….:)
It has make me hungry! Looks so good!
My batter had to be spread into the pan but that’s probably because the batter wasn’t fully melted. Yummy with butter!
Butter wasn’t melted not batter!
Chocolate and banana is my favorite sweet combination of flavors. I’m looking forward to making this as soon as I replenish my coconut flour stash. I’ll probably have to quarter the recipe and just make a muffin or something so I don’t inhale the whole loaf at once. Which I would totally do.
Smart thinking. Wish I’d been that restrained. Sadly that ship has already sailed and the banana chocolate loaf has now become ‘the shameful incident where I ate half the loaf at once and will never speak of it again’ in our house.
I did the same thing. This time I’m making mini loaves.
Do you think subbing coconut oil for the butter would work? I’m almost out of butter and don’t feel like going to the store.
thats a good question! i thought we werent supposed to use butter haha. im so confused!
I’m confused too! I’m not sure who’s not supposed to use butter or why not?
Now I’m confused! I eat butter because, not only is it delicious, but it’s loaded with very healthy stuff. I just make sure I buy butter from grassfed/pastured cows. Don’t be scared of fat…fat is your friend!
Yep, it would def work Sarah. Be lazy, stay indoors and make the bread…you know you want to
You don’t know me; you don’t know what I want! Except for the part where maybe you do.
Not only am I almost out of butter, I only had 1/2 cup of coconut flour, so I 2/3ed the recipe. I cut the baking time by about 5 minutes, and it came out great! But I seriously need to go grocery shopping soon.
i used coconut oil instead, not sure if would be different if i used butter. but it still came out delicious
Question on the bread
I just made it and noticed that after combining all of the ingredients my dough was not semi-runny but quite thick. I know that a little bit of coconut flour goes a long way. The bread turned out good, just a little more dry then I am sure it is supposed to be. I plan on trying the recipe again but adding small amounts of the flour to the wet ingredients until it seems semi-runny. Do you forsee this as being an issue since I will obviously using less flour then the called for 3/4cup?? Thanks for the fun recipe!
Hi Emily. Coconut flour is a tricksy beast – some days it dries up, some days it refuses to cooperate at all
I’d say your tactic of adding it in small amounts is a good one. The reason your initial batter might have dried up a bit is over-stirring. I find you have to add the wet ingredients gradually and use very minimal stirring or it sucks up the moisture like a thirsty elephant. Don’t be scared to try less flour – it’ll still be good – just watch the cooking times, it might take a smidge longer to get to the right consistency. G’luck!
That’s exactly what happened when I made the recipe-the dough was VERY thick and came out drier than I would have preferred. This sounds like a good method, of adding flour in slowly until it’s a bit runny. Definitely will do this next time.
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I’m glad this is half-healthy… I made it yesterday and I’ve eaten nearly the whole loaf already!
Ha! Well you have to be a little sinful some of the time, that’s what life’s all about. Glad you’re enjoying, you should probably finish off what’s left or that last half will be lonely