This Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread is a super moist banana bread with swirls of chocolate, simple to make and it’s a true decadent treat!
You all know I love a good banana bread but this marbled chocolate banana bread has got to be my favorite because chocolate and bananas are such a classic and delicious combo. I love it for breakfast with my cup of coffee, or I love it as a snack when I want to treat myself.
Banana bread is also such an easy bread to make, and this recipe is pretty much a classic banana bread where I take about a quarter of the batter and mix it with some melted chocolate chips. Simple, quick to prep and always a crowd pleaser.
I have so many variations of banana bread (check the links below) but when it comes down to it, banana bread is really all about the bananas and in this case the chocolate as well.
The trick to a moist and delicious banana bread is to make sure you use very ripe bananas, you know that point when they turn ugly and brown and nobody wants to eat them? Those are the bananas you want.
This marbled banana bread is amazing, it’s so good and not super sweet, it’s my favorite recipe for banana bread. Hope you give it a try and love it as much as I do.
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 3 bananas ripe, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips semisweet
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or grease it with butter.
- In a medium bowl add the flour, baking soda, salt and mix together; Set aside.
In another large bowl, add sugar and butter and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well incorporated. Add eggs, and sour cream; beat until blended then then stir in mashed bananas.
Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.
Place chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at high for 1 minute or until almost melted. A minute was enough for me, stir until the chocolate is smooth.
Add 1 cup of the batter to the chocolate and stir so that it's well combined.
Spoon the white batter first in the greased pan, then the chocolate batter, and swirl batters together with a knife. Or first spoon a layer of white batter, then a layer of chocolate batter, then white batter, then chocolate and if there's any white batter add it on top.
Bake for about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the middle of the bread comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove from pan and continue cooling on a wire rack. Slice and serve.
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Ugly brown bananas make the best banana bread. However, make sure you don’t use fermented bananas, or those where the peel is split.
Storing: Wrap banana bread in plastic wrap while still a bit slightly warm, but not hot. This will keep it from drying out overnight.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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Recipe originally shared Sept 2012.
I’ve made 2 batches – one regular loaf last night, and 4 mini-loaves today. (Just had to use all the ripe bananas I got from the markdown bin for 5 pence.)
First loaf was just a hair over done, but still good. I watched the time more closely on the mini loaves, and the look fantastic! I must say, overdone or not, the big loaf tastes great; definitely a keeper recipe.
I have photos of the minis on the cooling rack – will try to post those.
So glad you like these Connie! Don’t make make a great breakfast?
Pictures of the mini-loaves are on Instagram. I gave one to a friend last night, and the other 3 are wrapped and in the freezer.
The mini-loaves will (hopefully) be a bit of portion control when I have a craving for something decadent!
Made this loaf on the weekend and it was amazing. It was eaten so fast there was no time for photos!
LOL That’s what I love to hear!
I am so making this – one local supermarket frequently has overripe bananas on the quick sale bin, priced so low they are almost free. Next time, will buy a bunch and report on the result.
I have no doubt that this is as good as it looks!
Yes, I noticed that in my local grocery store too lately, they have bags of over ripened bananas, which are perfect for banana breads. Hope you like it!
I made this bread today and it is so moist and delicious! Not only that, but it’s easy to make and the chocolate swirl gives it a fancy “bakery-type” look, like something more time consuming! I will surely make this the next time my bananas look like a Dalmatian! Great for guests or family! Thanks for the recipe!
My pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it!
I made this yesterday and it was delicious! My husband and my kids devoured it before the day was over. They told me to only make this one from now on, as I have tried a few banana bread recipes in the past. Looks and tastes amazing. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
So glad you guys liked this!
Classic combinations like banana and chocolate are always good in my book. I love how beautiful this loaf is, and yet you didn’t even have to swirl the batters! Sounds like a perfect breakfast to me. 🙂
Thanks, yeah I was surprised at how it turned out, it looks like smiley faces. 🙂
What a gorgeous loaf. Such a fun way to change up banana bread.
Thank you. 🙂
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