Chocolate Banana Bread (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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Canola oil or coconut oil (1/2 cup).
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1 cup of general-purpose flour.
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White wheat flour—1 tablespoon and 2/3 cup.
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Cocoa powder that's unsweetened (2/3 cup).
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1 1/2 teaspoons of soda for baking.
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A teaspoon of leavening powder.
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Optional: 1 teaspoon of espresso powder.
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Half a teaspoon of cinnamon, ground.
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Half a teaspoon of kosher-style salt.
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3 medium or large bananas, mashed (about 1 cup).
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2 large eggs, make sure they're room temperature.
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2/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt without fat.
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Use 1/2 cup of honey.
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Vanilla extract (2 teaspoons, pure).
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Dark chocolate chips (1/2 cup, extra for the top).
# Instructions:
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Melt the oil and let it cool off. Heat oven to 325°F. Put parchment paper in a 9x5 loaf pan.
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Stir together the two flours, baking soda, cocoa, espresso, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
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Blend oil, bananas, yogurt, vanilla, eggs, and honey until it all comes together.
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Add the wet stuff to the dry stuff just until it's mixed. Gently mix in the chocolate chips.
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Pour mix into the pan, sprinkle more chips on top. Bake 50-60 min until the middle hits 195°F or a knife comes out clean.
# Notes:
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Swap flours for a gluten-free 1:1 mix.
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Keeps for 3 days on the counter.
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Works great as muffins too!