Banana bread with chocolate & espresso

A simple and rich chocolate banana bread!

Calling all the chocolate lovers to try this dark chocolate and espresso banana bread. Espresso is a secret ingredient that you cannot taste but will definitely enhance the rich chocolate flavor. You can skip the espresso if you want, but I highly recommend it as it will complement and intensify the dark chocolate flavor.

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas, mashed

½ cup butter, melted

¾ cup brown sugar

1 tsp espresso

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extra

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

For Garnishing:

¼ cup chocolate chips for sprinkling on top

banana slices for garnishing

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9×5-in loaf pan.
Banana bread batter:

Banana bread batter:
a. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork and add the butter, brown sugar, and espresso powder. Stir until combined and then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
b. Add the dry ingredients; flour cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir until just combined and fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.

Garnish:
Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan, sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top of the batter and place the cut bananas.

Bake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.

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Banana bread with chocolate & espresso