Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread

Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread just sounds delicious doesn’t it? It’s a new twist to your traditional Banana Bread but it’s just so yummy. Have a slice right from the oven and it will melt in your mouth. 

Ingredients:

3 medium bananas, mashed

½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, melted

¾ C light brown sugar, packed

2 tsp espresso

2 large eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 ¼ C flour

½ C Dark cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp kosher sat

1 C chocolate chips plus ¼ C chocolate chips to sprinkle on top

½ C espresso chips

1 9×9 loaf pan

Directions:

Step One: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the loaf pan with pam baking spray.

Step Two: Using a large bowl, beat together the mashed bananas, butter, brown sugar, and espresso powder until combined.

Step Three: Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.

Step Four: Using another large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until combined. 

Step Five: Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.

Step Six: Fold in the 1 C of chocolate chips and ½ C of espresso chips.

Step Seven: Pour batter into the loaf pan.

Step Eight: Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the batter.

Step Nine: Bake for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Step Ten: Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan and place onto a wire rack. 

Chocolate Ganache:

½ C chocolate chips

¼ C heavy whipping cream

1 disposable piping bag

Directions:

Step One: Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer.

Step Two: Pour over the chocolate chips and whisk until smooth.

Step Three: Scoop the ganache into the piping bag and cut the tip off. 

Step Four: Drizzle over the loaf and allow it to sit for 10 minutes before serving!

Banana bread is such a comfort food! Serve it up with hot chocolate, milk, or even tea on a cold day or it goes perfectly with a hot cup of coffee in the morning. There are so many variations of banana bread you can make, but this one is a favorite. It’s sweet, indulgent and just satisfying.

What will you be pairing your Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread with? 

Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread

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Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread is super-moist, satisfying and a delicious twist on the classic Banana Bread. What is better then smelling Banana Bread in the oven?

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 5 mins

Additional Time 10 mins

Total Time 1 hr 25 mins

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 3 medium bananas mashed
• ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter melted
• ¾ C light brown sugar packed
• 2 tsp espresso
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ C flour
• ½ C Dark cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp kosher sat
• 1 C chocolate chips plus ¼ C chocolate chips to sprinkle on top
• ½ C espresso chips
• 1 9 x9 loaf pan

Chocolate Ganache

• ½ C chocolate chips
• ¼ C heavy whipping cream
• 1 disposable piping bag

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the loaf pan with pam baking spray.
• Using a large bowl, beat together the mashed bananas, butter, brown sugar, and espresso powder until combined.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Using another large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until combined.
• Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.
• Fold in the 1 C of chocolate chips and ½ C of espresso chips.
• Pour batter into the loaf pan.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the batter.
• Bake for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan and place onto a wire rack.

Chocolate Ganache:

• Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer.
• Pour over the chocolate chips and whisk until smooth.
• Scoop the ganache into the piping bag and cut the tip off.
• Drizzle over the loaf and allow it to sit for 10 minutes before serving!

Keyword Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread