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Chocolate Banana Bread

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Easy and delicious Chocolate Banana Bread.  Perfect as an after school or lunchbox treat.

Easy and Delicious Chocolate Banana Bread | Kids Eat by Shanai

Chocolate Banana Bread

There aren’t many words for this super indulgent banana bread, healthy isn’t really one, other than including bananas, the rest is for pure enjoyment.  I sometimes think my son has no interest in food because when he first started trying things he was on a reduced diet in an attempt to get on top of his eczema that maybe he didn’t see the fun or enjoyment of eating as much as other kids.  It is totally fine, (I think) for kids to have treats every now and then and if you make them yourself at least you are avoiding preservatives and extra salt sometimes added to packet foods.  This is definitely a sometimes treat for us.

Chocolate Banana Bread | Kids Eat by Shanai

I have a few recipes now for banana breads; my simple Banana Bread and my Banana and Blueberry Bread.  Make them all and let me know which one you love best!

Chocolate Banana Bread | Kids Eat by Shanai

You could substitute a few of these ingredients if you needed.  Rapadura sugar is my preferred sugar, it is less processed than others, but this can be replaced in equal amounts with white, raw or brown sugar.  Rapadura and brown sugar give the loaf an extra depthness and richness of flavour.  Wholemeal flour can be replaced with plain flour and the chocolate chips can be either milk, dark or even white.  I have used super cute mini chocolate chips I get from South West Provisions, you can get them online here.

Easy and Delicious Chocolate Banana Bread | Kids Eat by Shanai

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Easy and Delicious Chocolate Banana Bread | Kids Eat by Shanai

Chocolate Banana Bread

  • Yield: 1 loaf 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 3 bananas
  • 130g unsalted butter, softened
  • 80g rapadura sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 220g wholemeal plain flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 100g milk
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup / 160g chocolate chips

Instructions

THERMOMIX METHOD

Pre heat oven to 180°C.  Grease a loaf tin and set aside.

Place bananas into mixing bowl and mash 5 sec / speed 6.  Add butter and sugar and beat 20 sec / speed 4.  Scrape down sides of the bowl.

Add eggs and mix 10 sec / speed 4.  Add remaining ingredients (except for chocolate chips) and combine 20 sec / speed 4.

Add most of the chocolate chips then mix 10 sec / REVERSE / speed 5.

Pour into loaf tin, sprinkle over remaining chocolate chips and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Allow to cool in tin for 30 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

NON THERMOMIX METHOD

Pre heat oven to 180°C.  Grease a loaf tin and set aside.

Mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork.

Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar until creamy.  Add to the bananas and mix to combine.

Add eggs and mix through.  Stir through remaining ingredients (reserving 1/4 of the chocolate chips) until just combined.

Pour into loaf tin, sprinkle over remaining chocolate chips and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Allow to cool in tin for 30 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Notes

I like to slice and freeze in easy to grab portions.

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This recipe was originally published July, 2018.