Favorite Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

For some reason I have trouble eating bananas. Once in a while I get a tickle in my throat, which makes me believe I have a banana allergy? I keep buying them, however, because they are good for you, but most of the time throw away one or two that get too black. Sometimes I peel the riper ones and freeze pieces that can later be used in milk shakes.

Today I had three ripe bananas and knew I had to make this bread and share the recipe with you. If you have a favorite banana bread recipe, you can change it to chocolate chocolate chip by simply adding 1/3 cup cocoa powder and a handful of chocolate chips. Easy! My recipe below makes one loaf and I really like it.

FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 deg. Spray a loaf pan with Pam. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Gradually add flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips and mix just until blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted near the center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow bread to cool in the pan for about 20 minutes, then turn out onto a rack. Makes 1 loaf.

Chocolate/Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

This is wonderful, and who would guess it was zucchini bread!

The recipe makes two loaves.  

ENJOY!

In a medium bowl, mix together:

3 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups sugar

3 cups grated zucchini

In a large bowl (I use my mixer bowl), add and mix:

2-1/3 cups flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

Stir in:

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1 cup chocolate chips

Then add the zucchini mixture to this and mix well.  Pour into two greased pans.  If you cut parchment paper to fit the bottoms of the pans, the loaves are easy to get out. Bake in a 350 deg. oven for 45 minutes or until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean.  Cool for 20 minutes before removing from pans.