For a work meeting yesterday, my roommate decided to bring a banana bread recipe she’d seen on my blog.
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I told her we should definitely make two, because banana bread makes the house smell so delicious…
And if the house is going to start smelling so delicious it has me thinking about running to the oven and sticking my head inside, there is NO WAY I’m giving up that bread when it comes out.
You’d have to pry it from my (tightly-shut) teeth.
So we made two loaves.
It was so good, we should’ve made three.
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With Chocolate polka dots.
Lots and lots of chocolate polka dots.
The best kind of polka dots.
Chocolate Chips: best things ever invented? Do you ever eat them plain, straight out of the bag?
I like to do that with Ghirardelli 100% baking discs. Or Whole Foods dark chocolate mini chunks. Or… basically I’ve never met a vegan chocolate chip I didn’t like.
This gooey and delicious recipe is very similar to my other banana bread recipe… but better, because it has chocolate chips!
I know a lot of you find it easier if I don’t make you click links, so here’s the recipe for the chocolate version:
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
(Polka Dot Banana Bread)
- 2 c spelt flour (or white flour or Arrowhead Mills gf)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 c oil ORÂ milk of choice
- 1 and 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 c agave or pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- pinch uncut stevia OR 1 tbsp more agave or sweetener of choice
- 2 c tightly-packed, mashed banana, measured after mashing
- 1/3 to 2/3 c chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine dry ingredients, and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients and mix into dry. (Mix by hand, and don’t overmix.) Pour into a greased loaf pan and cook 35-50 minutes, depending on how gooey you want it. (Tip: If the top is cooked but the inside is still gooey, put tin foil over the top and continue to cook.) After removing from the oven, let cool for ten minutes before slicing. After the first day, this bread is best stored in the fridge. Or cut it into slices and freeze for later.
See original recipe for Banana Bread Calories &Â Nutrition Facts.
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Link Of The Day:
The Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie
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I just made the Gluten free version of this! It is delish! Next time I think I will avoid gluten free flour and use regular. (gluten free stuff always tastes kind of griddy) BUT OMG is it amazing!!! I would recommend putting tinfoil over the top half way through as the top cooked fine and the middle would be completely uncooked. I’m using this site for every dessert I ever make. Is the calorie intake for one slice or the whole loaf? I would also like to recommend low carb and sugar recipes 🙂 You are great at what you do!!!!
I’ve just eaten dinner, am full and satisfied, and yet my mouth is watering from these pictures and I’m scheming on how quickly I can ripen the bananas I’ve got in the kitchen. Yes, I eat chocolate chips out of the bag. That’s the primary way I eat them, in fact! Until now, when I will be consuming them wrapped in this luscious bread. Thanks, Katie!
Hi. Do you know the carbohydrate count? I have a friend who has to watch it for her diabetes.
It has 24 grams per slice. Hope that helps!
This is sooo good! I made it with whole wheat pastry flour and 1/3 cup maple syrup instead of 1/2 cup. I will definitely be making again! Thanks for a great recipe!
This is one of the best and easiest banana breads (cakes) I’ve ever made! I love that it’s vegan and that there are so many bananas in it! I used four big, ripe bananas, as well as regular flour and 1/4 regular sugar instead of the other sweeteners. When I stirred in the chocolate chips, I added a bit of chia and ground flax for some extra health benefits. I baked for about 30 min in an 8×8 pan. WOW! This is awesome! And just as good the next day. I will be making this again. Thank you, CCK!
I tried this choco chip banana bread .. And it turned out to be superrrrrrr awesome…
I used regular whole wheat flour and its tasting great..
I am new to gluten free. If using Bobs GF flour, do I add xanthan gum? How much? Thx! Love your site!
What would be the best method to freeze slices?
Are vegan chocolate chips hard find? Most the ones I have seen at the store have some dairy in them.
Look at Whole Foods; or Costco brand is vegan or Kroger natural or Ghirardelli in the gold package. Or amazon!
I just made this! I didn’t have any lemon juice so I used pineapple juice. It turned out perfectly! Yum!