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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I'll have bread for dessert, please!

I originally drooled over this at Rachel vs. The Kitchen. I found out that she drooled over it at The Sisters' Cafe. And I found out that they drooled over it at Cooking Pleasures. Funny how recipes make their rounds, huh? The pictures had me drooling...not to mention, chocolate + bananas = delicious! The original recipe called for a 60-70 minute cooking time. This absolutely amazed me because I knew if I cooked it that long it would NOT be moist (although all of their pictures were). So, I started checking early (about the same time I check my banana bread)...and sure enough, 45 minutes was perfect for mine. So, know your oven & trust your instincts. Plus, I had to throw some sea salt in there...salt is a flavor enhancer and there wasn't any in the original recipe. I added one less banana than the original recipe, which in hindsight, may be the reason that it didn't take as long to cook. So, if you throw in another banana, it may take the whole 60-some minutes. Anyhoo...feast your eyes on this...

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

by girlichef -adapted from Cooking Pleasures

1 c. sugar

2 lg. eggs

1/3 c. vegetable oil

3/4-1 c. mashed bananas (from 2 super-ripe bananas)

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder

Couple big pinches of Fleur de Sel

1 tsp. baking soda

1 c. chocolate chips (all one or 1/2 & 1/2 semi-sweet & milk)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or spray your loaf pan.

Beat sugar, eggs and oil until fluffy. Beat in bananas and vanilla.

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in seperate bowl. Beat into wet ingredients until just combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Spoon into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes.

Transfer to wire rack to cool. I liked it warm...mmmm.

Be sure to pass your mixing bowl and spoon to someone to make sure it's cleaned up really well before washing ;) ...and don't forget to eat your greens (and then send me a link)!

Would you like to comment?

  1. I like banana bread....and make them also quite often. But haven't baked one with chocolate yet. I love to eat them for the breakfast!
    p.s. Thanks for the email. :-) I guess I will give up the eggplant...and look for something else tomorrow morning...

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  2. Cute photo! ;0)

    Yum! Looks fabulous! I just discovered The Sisters Cafe the other day. Great blog!

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  3. ooooh my goodness!! I make banana bread aaaall the time and I've never thought about adding cocoa powder! DUH! hmm....can I put some peanut butter on that? :)

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  4. This really does look fantastic. I also love the model you're using for advertising :-). She's a cutie.

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  5. Dar,

    I am always amazed that you can bake, cook and take photos all at the same time!! I have come to the conclusion that I can not multi-task. I absolutely love all the photos with your blog. Now on to my greens!

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  6. Mmm, I bet this really was good warm!

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  7. wow whole foods had a choc and cherry bread for valentines looks like that is that your daugther so cute

    Rebecca

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  8. oh my - we ARE on the same wave length! I just bookmarked a similar recipe 2 days ago. I especially am favoring the pic of young girl all chocolatey fingers digging in to Mom's luscious baked goods - that is what a childhood is for

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  9. Man! I would have this for dessert any day! Looks incredible!

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  10. I love the combo of bananas and chocolate! I'm drooling!

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  11. great advice about knowing your oven and trusting your instincts. I always hear about people who had disastrous results because they follow recipes too precisely (and then blame the person who created the recipe).

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  12. I'll have what you're having...it looks divine!

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  13. I keep trying to figure out what this recipe is missing and I keep coming back to one thing - me - this needs me to inhale as many thick pieces as I can before I cant breathe anymore....

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  14. Look at all that chocolately moistness! Ooooh la la!!

    Your cake tester is a sweetie as well!

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  15. Look out....I could eat the whole loaf. I would be trying to convince myself it was healthy to eat as a breakfast : )

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  16. I LOVE the idea of this! I devour my chocolate chip banana bread (slightly undercooked as usual :) ) but being a chocoholic I'm shocked I haven't thought of this!
    Thanks for the recipe!! Great site! :)

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  17. wow...banana bread looks delicious...looks so moist...

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  18. You daughter is cute. Bread for dessert. Why...yes please!!Besides who could say not to chocolate in bread, right?

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  19. this will work for dessert, for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner. For after midnight snack. Can you tell I like it? Love bananas and chocolate together in breads. Also love the photos! I just finished some Italian brownie-muffins and my 20-year old daughter and 22 year-old son had to lick the bowl!

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  20. I'm not a chocolate fan (weird... I know!) but it does look good!!

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  21. Holy crap. My girlfriend is making banana bread tonight, I wonder if I can convince her to do that! It looks amazing.

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  22. That looks so moist and delicious. I find banana bread one of the hardest things to get perfect.

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  23. Now I'm drooling over the recipe. Your "bread" looks beautiful and I love that you have such an adorable little bowl-cleaner-upper in your family :)

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  24. It looks so good, unfortunately
    I'm putting all the baking on hold till it chills out a bit.
    And I have the greens waiting in the fridge :)

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  25. Yum! This is my kind of dessert!

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  26. This cake looks a little bit tooooo delicious! I would like to join in on the BSI assignment.. Sounds fun! Especially after gaining a virtual 15 pounds looking at that dessert!

    Have I told you I also come for the music!! :)

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  27. This really looks bowl licking good!Chocolate and banana together is a great combo!

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  28. YUM!! Guess what? I have exactly TWO old bananas ready for baking. YES!

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  29. Tasty looking banana bread and adorable photos!

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  30. Oh yeah! Love bananas and chocolate. This looks delicious!

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  31. Oh GirlieChef..... Loooooove the new look!! Been away for awhile... I'll be posting about it later... Anyhoo... this looks amazing. It looks moist, but not mushy, which is a BIG thing with me. I'll add this to my growing list of recipes...

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  32. Oooh, this looks so moist and chocolatey- incredibly delicious!

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  33. Wow, that bread looks so chocolatey and moist and delicious! I would have it instead of dinner :) Yum!!!

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  34. Chocolate banana bread! Drooooool.

    It looks so moist and tender. Yummmm.

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  35. I'm so glad you liked it!!! My husband took a slice for breakfast EVERY day for the entire work week!!! The next time I make it, I think I'm going to try baking it a bit less...I would have liked it a little more moist...it seemed to get a bit more "browned around the edges" that I typically like. Yours looks great!

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  36. Uhhhh why do folks insist on doing this to me BEFORE breakfast?

    I am having egg whites for breakfast...yeahaww...However, I will be dreaming of this with a wonderful cup o' coffee! wouldn't that be amazing (and a bit sinful?)

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  37. My friend and I shared mixing blades from our cake the other day, and that was like being two kids! Cute photo, and that cake looks so moist and full of chocolaty goodness. I might try and make this before I leave Texas...

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  38. I also posted your "button" on my sidebar. I love them.

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  39. It really does look super moist! Definitely dessert!

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  40. wow i love banana bread, never tried to bake one though!! Looks super moist! And nice clicks too!!

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  41. I made this last week, too, and it was yummy! Good and moist and chocolatey :)

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  42. This did not last long in my house! I'll have to add some salt next time...

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  43. Ohh my goodness!!!!!that is just sooo very moist!!!!

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  44. mmmmmmm--now that looks good!! I've had chocolate chip banana muffins, but never a chocolate chocolate banana bread ;)

    I think I'd have some for breakfast the next morning, too!

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  45. WOW now this is a loaf of heaven. I girls would love for me to make this for them!

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  46. Me too!! Pass me THIS bread,and I can eat it the whole day!!

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  47. This really is the perfect dessert, YUM! Your little girl is adorable!

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  48. What a cute kiddo. :)

    "So, know your oven & trust your instincts."

    That's great advice! Your bread looks awesome, Heather.

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  49. oooh that's a good spin on banana bread

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  50. This looks delicious! Can't wait to try it!
    Yum!

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  51. I read this when you first posted it - I'm not sure why I didn't comment! I think I was putting your badge on my site and just forgot to. But this looks super moist and so delicious! I've made tons of banana breads and have never combined them with chocolate. I'm kicking myself for it now!

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  52. How delicious! I love chocolate bread and adding sea salt mkes it perfect!

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  53. This sounds like a great quick bread! I will make it.

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  54. I have a bad relationship with banana bread (it never turns out) but this recipe looks great!

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  55. This is my FAV way to use up over-ripe bananas!! the choco-banana combo is awesome!

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  56. Now THIS is chocolate-y! I would've been hard-pressed not to start eating the batter as soon as the choc chips went in. The aroma from your oven must have been heavenly . . .!

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