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double chocolate banana dessert bread

by Jackie Newgent  |  March 21, 2018  |  8 Comments

chocolate chocolate chip banana dessert bread

I’ve got an oh-so-yummy family-friendly recipe for you. And no, I didn’t sneak kale or anything weird in here! This is just what you think it is … a chocolate lover’s quick bread that has plenty of banana goodness and mouthwatering moistness. Enjoy it as a snack or, as the name implies, dessert. A healthy-ish dessert, that is!

You can even grill up a thick slice of the chocolatey bread and top it while warm with a scoop of plant-based ice cream or mashed raspberries—or both! Perhaps I’m a bit odd, but my favorite way to eat this is semi-frozen and thinly sliced. That’s how my mom used to serve her classic banana bread for an afterschool treat.

Try it any way you like. But, most importantly, try it!

double chocolate banana dessert bread

chocolate chocolate chip banana dessert bread

Yield: 14 servings

Serving size: 1 slice

 

  • 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour or flour of choice (divided)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 large fully-ripened (brown spotted) bananas (divided)
  • 1/2 cup no-shell roasted and salted pistachios
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 8 ounces bittersweet (70% cacao or higher) chocolate chips (divided)
  • 1 cup turbinado or coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter or virgin coconut oil, melted
  • 2 large organic eggs*

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spritz a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with natural cooking spray. Dust with 2 teaspoons of the flour.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, mash 3 of the bananas and set aside.
  4. Add the pistachios and the remaining banana to a food processor; blend until velvety smooth, about 4 to 5 minutes, scraping down sides, if needed.
  5. Stir the banana-pistachio mixture into the bowl with the mashed bananas until evenly combined. Stir in the extracts.
  6. Gently melt 3 ounces of the chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave.
  7. In a large mixing bowl, blend together the sugar and melted butter with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Add the eggs and blend well. Add the melted chocolate and blend well. Add the flour mixture and blend on low speed until just combined. Add the banana mixture and blend until just combined. Fold in the remaining (5 ounces) chocolate chips.
  8. Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until browned, set, and a tooth­pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, then fully chill. Cut into slices and serve chilled, semi-frozen, or at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.

 

Per serving: 300 calories, 12g total fat, 6g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 35mg cholesterol, 310mg sodium, 43g total carbohydrate, 3g dietary fiber, 27g total sugars includes 16g added sugars, 5g protein

 

*Hint: For a vegan version of the eggs, use a mixture of 2 1/2 tablespoons chia seeds and 1/2 cup no-sugar-added plant-based milk (try an unsweetened almondmilk blended with real bananas!). For best results, wait until banana bread is fully chilled before slicing.

 

My Tasteover Tips

  • Boosted sweetness with extra bananas rather than excess added sugar
  • Added nuttiness and a punch of polyphenols by way of pistachios
  • Dribbled in pure flavor extracts for added flavor interest

chocolate chocolate chip banana dessert bread

 

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  1. Oh my Gosh!!! You are the Goddess! I’m on my way to bake it ) Despite of my diet, your healthy-ish dessert is worth trying, plus it’s without sugar, pretty healthy and it has moderate calories. Thanks again.