Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread

Indulge in a delicious treat with this easy recipe for chocolate swirl banana bread. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, this moist and flavorful bread is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

If you have been around my site for any length of time you know I love banana bread. We always grew up with this treat. Our mom usually spread some butter on a slice and packed it in our school lunch. Heaven on earth baby.

Then we went to Sydney, Australia a couple of times to visit my cousin, Lucy, and in Oz they serve toasted banana bread with butter everywhere! Basically banana bread is awesome, and everyone loves it. And it's easy to make.

While I do love chocolate and bananas I was missing a chocolate swirled banana bread in my recipe box so I made one. While you could use cocoa powder I sure love using pure melted chocolate. Partially because I get to lick the bowl but mostly because the flavor cannot be beat! You're going to love the marbled chocolate banana bread.

Like all of my other recipes you need two important things. Overripe bananas and Greek yogurt or sour cream. These two create a beautifully tender and moist banana bread.

For another chocolatey quick bread try my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe.

Let's get to the recipe.

Ingredients

For this scrumptious chocolate swirl banana bread you will need:

• Chocolate. I suggest using good quality chocolate, Callebaut Chocolate Callets are my favorite. You will melt some for the chocolate batter then if you want add more chocolate chips on top of the banana bread before baking.
• Unsalted Butter. The butter just needs to be melted.
• Sugars. My favorite banana breads have a mixture of granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
• Pure Vanilla Extract.
• Large Eggs. The eggs should be at room temperature so you can evenly incorporate into the rest of the batter.
• All-purpose Flour/ Plain Flour. I suggest weighing your flour to ensure you have the right amount.
• Baking Soda. This chemical leavening agent will help the banana bread rise and brown whilst baking.
• Salt. Salt brings out the flavor profiles of all of the other ingredients.
• Bananas. You'll need ripe bananas, about three of them, I suggest weighing them without the skins to ensure you have the right amount.
• Greek yogurt or Sour Cream. This secret ingredient helps create a super tender, moist for banana bread.

How do you make chocolate swirl banana bread?

Preheat your oven to 350F/180C and grease a 9"X5" loaf pan. Set aside. 

Melt chocolate* pieces and set aside to cool. 

In a large bowl mix together the melted butter and sugars. Once combined whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract. 

Add the mashed bananas and Greek yogurt/ sour cream, whisking to combine. 

In a medium bowl whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. 

Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing to just combine. You don't want to over mix the dry ingredients as it will activate the gluten in the flour more creating a tougher texture.

Scoop 8oz (1 Cup) of the batter into a clean bowl and gently stir in the melted chocolate. If you look closely at the photo you can see there are stil some spots of flour- that is totally fine.

How do you create a chocolate swirl?

Place one-third of the plain banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Then scoop one-third of the chocolate banana bread batter into three spoonfuls on top of the plain batter. Use a butter knife to swirl the chocolate. Repeat two more times with remaining batter.

Sprinkle chopped chocolate on top. This step is totally optional but seriously who doesn't want more chocolate?! I never say no!

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing. Store in an airtight container, on the counter or in the fridge if you are in a warm climate. 

The chocolate swirl banana bread will stay fresh for about 3-4 days although it doesn't usually last that long at my house!

While this banana bread is delicious on its own I always love toasting a slice and adding a bit of buttah, Lurpak or Kerry Gold are my favorites- you can get both at Whole Foods.

Fancy more banana bread recipes

• Strawberry Banana Bread
• Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
• Bananas Foster Banana Bread
• Brown Butter Banana Bread

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Delicious chocolate swirl banana bread. Made with melted chocolate this banana bread is not only gorgeous to look at, your belly will love it too!

• Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
• Yield: 8 Slices 1x

Ingredients

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• 4oz (½ heaping cup) Chocolate pieces or chips
• 4oz (½ cup) Unsalted Butter, melted
• 150 grams (¾ Cup) Granulated Sugar
• 50 grams (¼ Cup) Brown Sugar
• 2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 Large Eggs, at room temp.
• 250 grams (2 Cups) All-purpose Flour/ Plain Flour
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• ½ Teaspoon Salt
• 12oz (3 Medium) Bananas, smashed
• 6oz (¾ Cup) Greek yogurt or Sour Cream

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F/180C and grease a 9"X5" loaf pan. Set aside. 
2. Melt chocolate* pieces and set aside to cool. 
3. In a large bowl mix together the melted butter and sugars. Once combined whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract. Add the mashed bananas and Greek yogurt/ sour cream, whisking to combine. 
4. In a medium bowl whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. 
5. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing to just combine. Scoop 8oz (1 Cup) of the batter into a clean bowl and gently fold in the melted chocolate. 
6. Place one-third of the plain banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Then scoop one-third of the chocolate banana bread batter into three spoonfuls on top of the plain batter. Use a butter knife to swirl the chocolate. Repeat two more times with remaining batter. Sprinkle chopped chocolate on top. 
7. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before slicing. Store in an air-tight container, on the counter or in the fridge if you are in a warm climate. 

Equipment

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Notes

• To melt the chocolate you can either- make a bain marie- place a small pot with about an inch of water in it over low-medium heat and place a heatproof bowl with the chopped chocolate on top of the pot so it fits snug - making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Mix until melted. Or you can also microwave the chocolate at 50% power for 15-second increments until it is melted, mixing in between.

• Author: Elizabeth I Confessions of a Baking Queen
• Prep Time: 15
• Cook Time: 50
• Category: Snack
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: American

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