Let those bananas start ripening…this bread is KILLER! Rich, full of chocolate ad topped with ganache it is just about the perfect afternoon treat! It’s even a great breakfast because it is made with bananas and they are healthy, right? This recipe comes from a special friend of mine at Spend With Pennies. Hop over and you’ll love her recipes!
You’ll Need:
Loaf Pan
Cooling Rack
Double Chocolate Banana Bread With Ganache
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c flour
- ½ c cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ c light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 small bananas 1 1/3c, mashed well
- ½ c. chocolate chips
Ganache
- ¼ c. half and half
- 2 T. light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. butter
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- 6 T. chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugars.
- Add eggs.
- Add bananas and beat well.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Fold in chips and pour into pan.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool 15 mins and remove from pan onto a cooling rack.
Ganache
- Heat cream and brown sugar in a saucepan just until it stats to bubble on the edges.
- Add vanilla.
- Add butter.
- Once butter melts, shut the heat.
- Add chocolate chip and do no stir them for 2 minutes.
- Whisk gently until smooth
- Let cool and then drizzle over the banana bread.