Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
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Chocolate Banana Bread

By: Tracie P. 
"This is a very different banana bread recipe; it has chocolate chips, cocoa, and a touch of sour cream. Delicious!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (678)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 9x5 inch loaves
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 6 bananas, mashed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup lite sour cream
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar and eggs. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking soda and cocoa; mix well. Blend in sour cream and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 278 | Total Fat: 12.1g | Cholesterol: 39mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by C_HUNTER   view full review
Excellent! We've made this several times and have found that baking it in a bundt pan makes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2006 by mmmdessert   view full review
Fabulous! I had some sour cream and very ripe bananas to use up, so I tried this recipe. So...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2003 by BON8017   view full review
I've been meaning to rate this recipe for a while...let's just say that it's one of my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2003 by Carrie   view full review
This is wonderful! Definitely a 5 star bread! I made it for a school bake-sale....I am sure...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2003 by KCHOSKINS   view full review
This was absolutley incredible! So moist and soft. I added a tsp of cinnamon and a tsp of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2003 by JINGSHI   view full review
Very good! I halved the sugar and combined brown and white and still found it sweet enough in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2004 by WANGNWONG   view full review
if i were just making this for myself, i would have added cocoa, but i omitted it b/c i think...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2003 by IRISHMAIDEN   view full review
YUM! Since my husband and I both like chocolate, we didn't mind that it was the dominant...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2003 by MRSDIFFEY   view full review
I made 1 big loaf and 4 mini-loaves with this recipe, which by the way, is only the second...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2003 by DCSALSERA   view full review
It was very good, but the chocolate kind of overtook the banana..I would recommend less cocoa...

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