Double Chocolate Banana Bread--Eggless

If you love banana bread and if you love chocolate, this Double Chocolate Banana Bread recipe is just right for you. Made with whole wheat flour, loaded with the goodness of bananas and topped with chocolate chips and walnuts for crunch, this is a perfect recipe for kids lunch boxes, quick breakfast or snack time.

Top it with some Chocolate fudge sauce it makes perfect anytime dessert!! Trust me this is one of the best Egg-free Chocolate Banana bread recipes with yogurt.

A no-fuss healthy recipe and one of the best way to use over-ripe bananas.

Benefits of Bananas

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits worldwide. These are budget friendly and available throughout the year. Bananas may contain essential nutrients and benefit weight loss, digestion, heart and blood pressure. These are loaded with carbohydrates and are an instant source of energy. Bananas are used in cooking and diet in raw, ripe and over ripe form.

How to ripen Bananas

Sometimes we don't have overripe bananas and kids get sudden cravings for banana bread. Or, you can't think of any snack to pack for kids lunchbox or snack time. Or, we may have an extra bunch of bananas..

One way is if we have an extra bunch of bananas , we can put bananas overnight in paper bag and keep the bag at some warm place.

But, if you want immediate ripening then baking bananas in oven works best. and instantly. This is an easy and quick way to ripen the bananas. Switch on the oven, set the temperature to 300F or 170C.

Place bananas on a baking tray and bake till the skin turns black. It should take about 15- 20 mins.

Take out of the oven once the bananas are cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and use it in the recipe

Or, this Classic Banana Bread(Eggless)

Ingredients for Chocolate Banana Bread

This banana bread is made with all the readily available ingredients in your pantry, and you can even tweak the ingredients as per the availability.

Over Ripe Bananas- Never use raw bananas and ripe bananas also are not best to use in the recipe. To get the real taste of banana bread, use OVER RIPE BANANAS. These add lot of moisture to the batter. Also, these are more sweet than the ripe bananas and make the bread so much flavorful.

Flour- I have used Whole Wheat Flour in the recipe, it's the same that I use to make Chapatis. In US and other countries it is popular as Whole meal. You can also use All Purpose Flour or both the flours in 50:50 ratio. But I will suggest that you use Whole Wheat Flour as it more fibrous and protein rich and health friendly.

Cocoa Powder- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder for the chocolate flavour.

Sweetener- Preferably use any good organic raw sugar like coconut sugar, raw cane sugar. I have used jaggery powder. You can also use castor sugar. Add sugar depending on the sweetness of the bananas.

Yogurt- Bananas provide enough moisture for the bread, but adding yogurt makes it soft and also binds the ingredients. Vegan can add plant based yogurt or add an extra banana if you want to avoid yogurt/dairy.

Flavoring- I have added Vanilla essence. You can also add warm spice powders like ginger powder, cinnamon powder, garam masala or pumpkin spice.

Fat- Any good flavorless plant oil like Avocado, Olive, Rice Bran oil are good to use in the recipe. You can also add melted butter.

Baking Powder and Baking Soda as the leavening agents.

Others- To add the crunch, I have added walnuts along with chocolate chips. You can also add mix of flax seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds or pecans, almonds or raisins.

How long does Eggless Double Chocolate Banana Bread Stays Good and How to Store

Banana bread is good to be consumed within 4-5 days on the counter. Store in an air tight container. Keep it in a cool place.

When refrigerated it is stays good for a week to 10 days. Then it starts to dry out. You can always warm it in toaster. You can keep it wrapped in cling film or cut in slices and store in an air tight container.

Lasts for 2-3 months when stored in freezer. To freeze, cut the bread in slices, wrap each slice in foil or parchment paper and keep in freezer friendly container or zip lock bags. Or, wrap in a cling film and freeze the whole loaf.

Reheat the slices in a toaster(for crispy edges)/microwave(for 30 sec on HIGH). There is no need to thaw the slices.

To thaw the loaf, keep it on counter for at least 2 hrs and then reheat in oven on preheating mode at 350F or 180C. Decide the day when you want to use the whole frozen banana bread.

Do not freeze again the reheated/thawed slices. You can refrigerate but consume within a day.

How to make Chocolate Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

1. Mix dry ingredients together except sugar.
2. Mash bananas.
3. Add sugar, yogurt, oil, vanilla essence and mix well. Beat for 2-3 mins.
4. Add the flour mix, chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
5. Fold the batter. Do not overbeat the batter.
6. Transfer to a loaf tin. I have used small loaf tin of 7"x5"x2" dimensions.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F or 180C.
8. After 35 mins. check with tooth pick if the bread is baked. If it comes out clean take it out. But, if there is a batter sticking to it, bake for another 10-15 mins.
9. Once the bread is done, take it out of oven. Keep the pan on the counter for 2-3 mins. then carefully demold it from the pan.
10. Cool completely, slice and enjoy.

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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

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Eggless Chocolate Banana Bread made with Whole Wheat Flour, loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, snacks

Cuisine International

Equipment

• Oven/OTG
• Mixing Bowls To mix flour and make batter
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Spatula
• Potato Masher or Fork/Whisk To mash bananas

Ingredients

  

• 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
• ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder
• 2-3 Over-ripe bananas
• ½ Cup Plain Yogurt/Curd dairy or plant based
• ¼ Cup Olive Oil any plant based oil
• ½ Cup Brown Sugar or any raw sugar
• 1½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp Salt
• ¼ Cup Chocolate Chips
• ¼ Cup Chopped Walnuts
• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• ¼ Cup Milk(use if required) dairy/plant based

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven at 350°F or 180°C.
• Lightly brush oil in a loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, sieve together all the dry ingredients. Keep aside.
  1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour, ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder, 1½ tsp Baking Powder, ¼ tsp Baking Soda, ¼ tsp Salt
• In a another bowl. take peeled bananas, mash to very fine consistency.
  2-3 Over-ripe bananas
• Add sugar, oil, yogurt, vanilla essence and mix well. Beat for 2-3 mins.
  ½ Cup Plain Yogurt/Curd, ¼ Cup Olive Oil, ½ Cup Brown Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• Add the flour mix, chocolate chips, walnuts and fold lightly. Reserve some chocolate chips and walnuts for topping on batter.
  ¼ Cup Chocolate Chips, ¼ Cup Chopped Walnuts
• NOTE--Add milk only if the batter is dry. Add milk 2 tbsp at a time so that the batter doesn't get runny. I did not add any milk, as there was enough liquid to bind the batter.
  ¼ Cup Milk(use if required)
• Transfer the batter to the loaf pan/baking pan. Top with the remaining chocolate chips and walnuts.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350°F or 180°C.
• After 35 mins. check with tooth pick if the bread is baked. If it comes out clean take it out. But, if there is a batter sticking to it, bake for another 10-15 mins.
• Check again with tooth pick before taking it out.
• Once the bread is done, take it out of oven. Keep the pan on the counter for 2-3 mins. then carefully demold it from the pan.
• Cool completely, slice and enjoy.

Notes

You can also add Maida/All Purpose Flour or both the flours in 50:50 ratio.

Castor sugar can be replaced with Raw Sugar. 

I have used Jaggery Powder in the recipe, you can use Brown Sugar, Coconut Sugar or Raw Cane Sugar.

Warm Spices like Ginger Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Pumpkin Spice or even Garam Masala can be added.

Dried berries, raisins, chopped nuts(almonds, cashew nuts etc.) or mixed seeds (chia, flax, pumpkin)  can also be added. 

Keyword Double Banana Bread, Eggless Chocolate Banana Bread

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Have it just like that or top it with some chocolate sauce or vanilla ice cream and enjoy.

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