Chocolate Banana Bread

5 from 10 votes
17 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure policy.

This Chocolate Banana Bread recipe is SO moist and delicious. Plus, it’s super easy. Only four ingredients!

Top view of sliced Chocolate Banana Bread on a platter.
Featured with this recipe
  1. Ingredients for Chocolate Banana Bread
  2. Tips for Making Chocolate Banana Bread
  3. Additions and Substitutions for this Recipe
  4. How to Store Leftovers
  5. More Sweet Breads You’ll Love
  6. How to Make Chocolate Banana Bread
  7. Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d like to eat brownies but pretend that I’m being healthy”? Then this is the dessert recipe for you! This Chocolate Banana Bread will satisfy all of your chocolate cravings while packing in a bit of potassium too. Did I mention that it’s also only four ingredients? I bet you have all the ingredients to make this in your pantry and fridge right now!

Ingredients for Chocolate Banana Bread

As far as quick bread recipes go, you can’t get much more simple than this one! Here’s all you need:

  1. Brownie mix – I love Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie Mix, but any of your favorite brands will work.
  2. 2 ripe bananas – the riper the better! Fold the mashed bananas in to the brownie mix in a medium bowl.
  3. Butter – melted
  4. 1 large egg – whisk the egg in with the melted butter.

That’s it! The brownie mix allows you to skip out on the baking soda, salt, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, basically includes all the dry ingredients that you usually need for bread. And just three wet ingredients and you’ll have a delicious double chocolate banana bread that tastes like a fudgy chocolate cake. So yummy!

Box of brownie mix, one egg, cube of butter and two bananas to make Chocolate Banana Bread.


Tips for Making Chocolate Banana Bread

  • For this Chocolate Banana Bread, our favorite brownie mix to use is the Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Mix. I like it because it has three kinds of chocolate chips — milk, semi-sweet, and dark. 
  • One thing to remember when making this bread that’s different than other banana bread recipes, is that some brownie mixes come out really gooey in the middle and then bake a little more while they are cooling, so doing the classic “toothpick test” on this bread can be a little misleading. Check for moist crumbs during the toothpick test, but be careful not to over-bake the outside. 
  • Use a loaf pan, either a 5-inch loaf pan or a couple of mini inch loaf pans.
  • ​Grease each pan well and dust with some natural cocoa powder or chocolate flour to avoid sticking.
  • It is also important to let each loaf cool the full two hours before slicing it — which is hard to do because this bread smells SO amazing when it is cooking. I wanted to eat the whole loaf the second I pulled it out of the oven, but if you slice before it is completely cooled it won’t hold its shape very well. 
  • Cool each loaf on a wire rack to keep it from getting too soggy on the bottom.
Slices of Chocolate Banana Bread fanned on a table. Yellow bananas and milk in the background.

Additions and Substitutions for this Recipe

  • ​Add a handful of chopped pecans or walnuts for extra texture and crunch.
  • Dust the top with a little powdered sugar for garnish.
  • For extra deep chocolate, dust with some Dutch process cocoa powder or vegan cocoa. It gives the loaf an elegant look and deeper chocolate flavor. 
  • If you want extra chocolate flavor and your brownie mix doesn’t include chocolate chunks, add some of your own favorites.
  • Top each loaf with a sprinkle of remaining chocolate chips.
  • Try different flavors of chips: peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, etc.
Close of of Chocolate Banana Bread on a cooling rack.

How to Store Leftovers

Cover each loaf with plastic wrap and keep at room temperature for up to five days. Or you can freeze extra bread! Make sure the bread is tightly covered with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Keep it in the freezer for up to two months.

READ NEXT: 33+ Breakfast Ideas

More Sweet Breads You’ll Love

Sweet breads are great because they have all the comfort food homey-ness of homemade bread but without all the waiting for the dough to rise and the elbow grease of kneading! When you’re in the mood for a warm, sweet treat, try one of these other sweet breads!

How to Make Chocolate Banana Bread

Top view of sliced Chocolate Banana Bread on a platter.

Chocolate Banana Bread

5 from 10 votes
This Chocolate Banana Bread recipe is SO moist and delicious. Plus, it's super easy. Only four ingredients!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8×4 bread pan. In a bowl, mash bananas with a fork.
    Glass bowl with fork mashing bananas.
  • Stir in brownie mix, butter, and egg. Mix until moistened.
    Bowl with Chocolate Banana Bread batter. Wooden spoon on the side of the bowl.
  • Pour batter into the greased bread pan. Bake for 60 minutes.
    Chocolate Banana Bread batter in a greased loaf pan.
  • Remove bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove from pan, and place bread onto a cooling rack. Optional to sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
    Chocolate Banana Bread on a cooling rack sprinkled with chocolate chips.
  • Let cool for 2 hours before slicing.
    Close up view of a moist Chocolate Banana Bread slice.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 184mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

Love this recipe?

We want to hear from you! Please leave a review.

Rate and Review



Share This With the World

PinYummly

About the author

Echo Blickenstaff

Echo lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah with her husband, Todd, who works in advertising, and her four kids: two girls and two boys. She deploys her accounting degree as the blog’s resident problem solver. In her time outside the kitchen, Echo loves to get away from the phones and busy schedules and spend quality time with the family. Anywhere’s great – but getting out into nature in the mountains or on the beach – is the best kind of getaway.

More about Echo Blickenstaff

Similar Recipes

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

How many stars would you give this recipe?




Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I’d like to try this. Can I use olive oil instead of melted butter. If not, is there any substitute you would recommend? Thanks!

    1. Olive oil will change the flavor of the bread, so I wouldn’t recommend that. I would use coconut oil!

  2. 5 stars
    This is seriously the most moist delicious bread of all time. Adding the chocolate to an already delicious banana bread just takes this over the top and it is incredible.

    1. Looks delicious! Seems like there isn’t enough liquid. Do the bananas really make up for the water in the regular brownie recipe?
      Also, can you substitute cooking oil (Olive or vegetable) for the melted butter?

      1. Yes, the bananas do bring enough liquid to the recipe. I would recommend vegetable oil as a substitute, not olive oil. You can also use coconut oil!

    1. The amount of brownie mix is 1 – 20 ounce box or bag of brownie mix. I’ll fix this one the recipe so it is easier to read. Thanks for asking!

  3. I just want to make sure…..do you make the brownie mix first with instructions on the box? Thanks sounds delicious.