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Double Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread ~ from Sumptuous Spoonfuls #chocolate #banana bread #recipe

Double Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Scale
  • 3 mashed ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
  • 1/23/4 cup sugar (depending on just how ripe your bananas are … and how sweet you want your bread)
  • 1/2 cup plain non-fat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder (add more or less, depending on how chocolatey you want your bread)
  • 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup quality chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli semi-sweet)
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped roughly
  • For the top: Raw sugar and whole pecan halves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the bananas, sugar, yogurt, canola oil, egg and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Add the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is thoroughly mixed. Stir in the chocolate chips and toasted pecans.
  3. Spoon the batter into one 9×5 inch loaf pan or a couple smaller loaf pans (I used smaller ones). Place some whole pecan halves on top, then sprinkle it all with a tablespoon or two of raw sugar.
  4. Bake at 325° until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes for a 9×5 inch pan or 20 – 50 minutes for smaller loaf pans (depending on how tiny they are).