Double Chocolate Happiness

  Well, the inevitable happened. I purchased too many bananas. You know how that always happens, right? You buy a big bunch thinking you will get through them all. But you never do. And that means either you freeze them for smoothie making at a later date or you are forced to make banana bread.

  My decision was made easy since I adapted the perfect banana bread recipe from Smitten Kitchen. Smitten Kitchen is a fantastic blog. If you have never visited it before you should!

  Oh, I forgot to mention that this recipe is called DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD. This means that it is for those who are serious about their pursuit of chocolate. If you love chocolate, you will be down with this bread, just saying!

Take out some frustration and mash 3 bananas

Add your melted butter, brown sugar. Add the egg and vanilla.

Add salt, baking soda, cinnamon, flour and cocoa.

Add the chocolate chips and chocolate pieces.

Spoon the whole delicious mess into a prepared loaf pan!

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

3 large very ripe bananas
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chunks or chips. (I like a combination of both!)

  Heat your oven to 350°F. Butter a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

  Mash bananas in the bottom of a large bowl. Stir in melted butter, then brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. Next add your dry ingredients. If your flour or cocoa powder is a bit lumpy, you might want to sift it into the mixture. For the final touch, add you chocolate chips. Stir until just combined.

  Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 minutes. It's a good idea to do the toothpick test. If your toothpick comes out clean, you are golden! 

  Cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and invert it out onto a cooling rack. Then eat and enjoy!!

Let this magical bread cool in the pan for a bit.

Then enjoy a slice or two of gooey chocolate happiness!