Description
This Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread with Gooey Centers is moist, fudgy, naturally sweetened, and filled with melty chocolate chunks. Perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Ingredients
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup peanut butter or almond butter
1/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup oat flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a loaf pan with parchment.
2. Mash bananas, then whisk in nut butter, yogurt, honey/maple syrup, egg, and vanilla.
3. Stir in oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
4. Fold in dark chocolate chunks, saving some for the top.
5. Bake 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
6. Cool 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Use super ripe bananas for the sweetest flavor.
For vegan option, replace egg with flax egg and use dairy-free yogurt.
Store in fridge up to 5 days or freeze slices for later.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 35mg