Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread
Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread is a moist, dairy-free treat rich with ripe bananas and deep chocolate flavor. Made without eggs or dairy, it’s a deliciously wholesome and indulgent snack for everyone to enjoy.
Ingredients
- Nonstick baking spray, if using
- 1/3 cup oil (such as vegetable, peanut or light olive oil; see Cook's Note), plus more for greasing, if using
- 3 very ripe medium bananas, mashed until smooth
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plant-based milk (such as coconut, almond or cashew milk)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips (see Cook's Note)
Description
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch nonstick loaf pan with baking spray or vegetable oil and set aside.
- Combine the bananas, oil, sugar, vanilla and milk in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth. (Alternatively, whisk together the wet ingredients in a large bowl, then stir in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon.) Fold in the chocolate chips, then pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake until the cake has risen, is slightly cracked and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then run a knife around the edges to loosen and remove from the pan. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.