Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread
This easy recipe for chocolate swirl banana bread is a fun twist on a classic! Each loaf turns out a little different thanks to the marbling effect. Serve while still slightly warm with some butter if you really want a tasty treat!
Ingredients
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed overripe bananas (about 2-3 bananas)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° F. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt your semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave by heating for about a minute. Stir until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Next, prepare the banana bread batter. In a medium mixing bowl, add the sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. Whisk until completely smooth and light yellow in color. Add the mashed bananas and vanilla. Mix well.
- In separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Pour these dry ingredients into the banana mixture, and stir with a spatula just until the flour is incorporated.
- Add 1 cup of the banana bread batter to the cooled melted chocolate and stir immediately to prevent the chocolate from hardening. Also add the 1 teaspoon cocoa powder and mix until smooth. The chocolate batter will be fairly thick.
- Pour a layer of the plain batter into your greased loaf pan. Then add some of the chocolate batter. Repeat with the remaining batter. Using a butter knife, swirl the batter lengthwise and widthwise about five times each direction. Do not over-swirl because you want a marbled effect so the batters should not completely blend.
- Bake for approximately 50-60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean in the center of the bread. Let cool slightly before removing from the pan.