Double Chocolate Banana Bread

This double chocolate banana bread is moist and super delicious. Make this tasty chocolate banana bread for breakfast or dessert!

I'm all about banana bread these days. This chocolate chip banana bread is the best banana bread recipe on our site so far. Pumpkin banana bread is a close runner up, but this chocolate banana brad has opened doors to a whole new world!

Why is this chocolate banana bread a winner?

This is probably one of the best banana bread recipes out there for a few good reasons:

• All the chocolate goodness in this bread makes it a chocolate lover's dream come true.
• It's the perfect easy banana bread recipe to use up all those bananas that are sitting on the counter.
• This cocoa banana bread is vert moist and has the best texture.
• It's topped with more chocolate chips which makes this banana bread even more chocolate-y!
• The brown sugar used in this delicious banana bread recipe holds everything together and makes this a dense, moist and utterly delicious banana bread!
• The chocolate and banana combination is perfect for breakfast and dessert!

While you might love a classic sour cream banana bread, this chocolate banana bread is also a great options when you crave chocolate.

The Ingredients

For this amazingly delicious chocolate banana bread recipe you need the following ingredients:

• Butter
• Brown sugar
• Granulated sugar
• Egg
• Bananas
• Buttermilk
• Flour
• Baking powder and baking soda
• Chocolate chips

I love how basic and simple the ingredients for this banana bread recipe are yet together they make an absolutely moist chocolate banana bread. Moreover, you can also add nuts such as walnuts or cashews to turn this into a chocolate banana nut bread, the possibilities are endless!

How to make double chocolate banana bread

First of all, melt the butter and cool it. Then mix it with granulated and brown sugar and add in the eggs. Make sure everything is well combined before you add mashed bananas and buttermilk to the batter. Finally, add in all the dry ingredients and half of the chocolate chips. I always save half of the chocolate chips to top this chocolate banana bread with so they melt while cooking and make the cacao banana bread even more delicious.

More banana bread recipes:

• Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
• Sour cream banana bread
• Zucchini banana bread 
• Almond flour banana bread

Notes and tips to make this recipe

• You can use ½ cup vegetable oil or olive oil for baking instead of butter for this simple banana bread recipe.
• Use dark chocolate chips to make this into a dark chocolate banana bread.
• If you don't have buttermilk, simply use the same amount of yogurt or sour cream.
• Make sure the double chocolate banana bread is baked in the middle. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the bread and if it comes out with a few to no crumbs, the banana bread is done.
• Let the banana bread cool completely before slicing it to avoid having too many crumbs.
• Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.