Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread. One Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. Add in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Cocoa powder and chocolate chips take this banana bread recipe to a whole new level.

My daughter-in-law made this banana bread for me. This is my all time favorite version and I have tried many over the years. The chocolate put the bread positively off the charts. You can cook Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

You need 2 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
You need 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt.
You need 1/2 cup of butter (room temperature).
It's 3/4 cup of light brown sugar.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
You need 3 of large very ripe bananas (don't mash until ready to mix).
Prepare 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
It's 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.
You need 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.

I have made this several times and it always comes. Add the bananas and stir until incorporated. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated with a spatula. Pour in the walnuts and chocolate chips and gently fold into mixture.

Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread step by step

Preheat oven to 350° & spray a glass 9×5 loaf pan with non stick spray..
In a large bowl sift together all the dry ingredients except walnuts (flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa.) I sifted mine 3 times. This will ensure all your ingredients mix well and you won't overwork the batter..
In a separate bowl use a hand mixer to blend all the wet ingredients until smooth (eggs, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar.) Set aside and mash your bananas with a fork (a few chunks are ok.) Once mashed combine bananas with the wet ingredients. Add the walnuts and give a quick stir..
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. I recommend doing this in batches. I did 4 batches, gently folding each with a spatula. Stir just enough to combine. You don't want to overwork the batter because it will result in a dense bread. Pour into prepared dish and place on center rack in oven..
Bake at 350° for about an hour. Check for doneness by inserting a small knife or a wooden skewer into the center. It's done if it comes out clean. Ovens vary so cooking time may be a little different..
Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 30 minutes. After that remove from pan and cool for another hour on a rack..

This delicious chocolate walnut banana bread is a yummy way to use very ripe bananas that would otherwise go to waste. I love me some banana bread in the mornings with my coffee. A little melted butter on top and I'm in breakfast heaven! Miss A and Coach definitely don't object either. 🙂. Chocolate-Walnut Banana Bread recipe: Moist, decadent variation of regular banana bread.