Ingredients
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 3 large, ripe bananas about 1½ cups mashed
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with a light coating of nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt.
- Mash the ripe bananas in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the melted butter and applesauce, then add the coconut sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, being careful not to overmix. Fold in ½ cup of the dark chocolate chips, reserving the rest.
- Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan, sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top, and bake for 50-65 minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out mostly clean. Start monitoring at the 50-minute mark.
- After baking, let bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife, remove bread, and let it cool on the rack until just warm.