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Easy Double Chocolate Vegan Banana Bread

Have a few overripe bananas sitting on your counter? Treat yourself to a loaf of this Double Chocolate Vegan Banana Bread. It's moist, fluffy and chocolatey, and it comes together in one bowl!
4.4 from 33 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Sarah Sullivan

Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe spotty bananas about 1 1/2 cups mashed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup neutral vegetable oil or vegan butter melted and cooled
  • 6 tablespoons aquafaba
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup nondairy semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a standard 9x5" loaf pan, or line with parchment for easier removal.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas very well. Add in the sugar, oil, aquafaba, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
  • In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.
  • Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Try not to over-mix. It's okay if there are some small lumps as long as there are no pockets of visibly dry flour.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips, reserving about 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top. (If adding nuts, fold them in at this point as well.)
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup chocolate chips over the top.
  • Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. (It's ok if there's a few crumbs sticking to it, but there should be no wet batter.)
  • Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes. Then transfer it to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

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Notes

Storage: Chocolate chip banana bread keeps well for up to 4 days on the counter, either wrapped or in a sealed container. It can also be wrapped or sealed and frozen for up to 1 month.
Nondairy chocolate chips: We love the semisweet chips from Trader Joe's (for taste and affordability). Guittard and Enjoy Life also make semisweet chips that are delicious.
Gluten-free: While I haven't personally tested it yet, I generally get good results when using a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend, such as the one from Bob's Red Mill or King Arthur Flour.
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