Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread
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?
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!