Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, leveled 🌾
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 🍫
- 1 teaspoon baking soda 🥄
- 1/4 teaspoon salt 🧂
- 1 stick (113g) salted butter, room temperature 🧈
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 🍚
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar 🍯
- 2 large eggs 🥚
- 1 1/4 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 4 bananas) 🍌
- 1/2 cup sour cream 🥛
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🍦
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 🍫
- For the topping: 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips 🍫
- For the topping: 2 tablespoons whole milk 🥛
- For the topping: 3 tablespoons powdered sugar 🍚
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or butter.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt until evenly combined.
- In a large bowl, beat the room-temperature butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar with a hand mixer on high for 2 minutes until creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until fully incorporated.
- Stir in the mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Beat on medium for 1–2 minutes until smooth and there are no lumps of sour cream, scraping the bowl as needed.
- With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until no flour streaks remain. Do not overmix.
- Fold in 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips with a rubber spatula until evenly distributed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 55–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the loaf cools, make the chocolate topping: place 1/3 cup chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 15–20 seconds, then stir until smooth.
- Whisk in the powdered sugar until glossy. Let the glaze cool slightly until the bread is completely cooled.
- Drizzle the chocolate topping over the cooled banana bread, slice and serve. Enjoy!