Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
 
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Full-size chunks of chocolate, a nut or seed butter swirl, and extra layers of banana add special bakery-worthy touches to this extraordinary banana bread.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 (9x5-inch) loaf
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup olive oil (a mild version, like Bertolli), plus additional for coating pan
  • 3 ripe medium bananas, divided
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 large egg (see Notes above for egg-free)
  • 1 large egg white (see Notes above for egg-free)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chopped dark chocolate
  • ¼ cup peanut, tree nut, or seed butter (your choice of type!)
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with olive oil.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, mash 2 of the bananas. Add the applesauce, egg, egg white, and vanilla and whisk to combine.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Add the olive oil slowly and mix until it is incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
  5. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and even it out.
  6. Heat the nut or seed butter in the microwave until it reaches pourable consistency (just a few seconds!). Swirl the warm nut or seed butter into the top of the banana bread batter. Thinly slice the remaining banana into long, flat strips. Lay the slices on top of the batter.
  7. Baker for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out relatively clean (it might have some banana or melted chocolate clinging to it).
  8. Let the bread cool completely before slicing it.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-chocolate-chunk-banana-bread