Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Double Chocolate Banana Bread
I love Banana Bread but my boys love Chocolate more. Chocolate cupcakes, brownies, or simply chocolate bars. This double chocolate banana bread though is always a hit and hugely popular in our house among our family and friends.
Ingredients:
125 g gluten free all purpose flour (recipe below - or use a gluten free self raising flour)
50 g cacao powder
2 tsps. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
200 g soft brown sugar
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
125 ml vegetable oil
1 cup of chocolate chip or chocolate chunks (I use a mixture of both)
1 1/2 tsps. mixed spice
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160° Fan / 350°F / Gas Mark 4 and line the loaf tin.
In a mixer or bowl and all the ingredients of eggs, sugar, bananas, flavouring and oil and whisk together.
Then stir the dry ingredients in until mixed.
Transfer the cake mix into the prepared loaf tin and place in the oven for 50 minutes.
Bake until golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out dry.
Let cool completely in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.
Additional Notes:
Make this into a traybake but remember to reduce the cooking time (dependent on the size of tin).
Some optional items to place in this beautiful banana bread is a handful of nuts or cherries. Throw in items that you enjoy to make this uniquely yours.
Freezing Notes:
Cut into slices and freeze in labelled and dated containers for 4 months.
Equipment Used:
Loaf tin (approximately 21 cm by 11 cm)
KitchenAid Stand Mixer
Spatula.
Recipe credit: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Family.
