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Chocolate Banana Bread

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Course: Dessert
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 400kcal

Equipment

  • Bundt pan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 large bananas (well mashed)
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, baking soda, sugar and cocoa powder. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, bananas, applesauce, yogurt and vanilla.
  • Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and fold the ingredients together until mixed. Do not overmix.
  • Gently fold in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into a greased pan.
  • Place the pan in the middle of the oven and bake for about an hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow cake to cool for about 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack until completely cool.

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Notes

Substitute brown sugar for white to add color and sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 6gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 308mgFiber: 4gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2mg
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5 stars
A mash made in heaven!

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Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Banana Bread
Amount per Serving
Calories
400
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
 
6
g
38
%
Trans Fat
 
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Cholesterol
 
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
 
226
mg
10
%
Potassium
 
308
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
63
g
21
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
35
g
39
%
Protein
 
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
 
26
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
 
76
mg
8
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.