Chocolate Avocado Banana Bread
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This chocolate avocado banana bread doesn’t use oil or butter. Instead, avocado replaces the oil, creating a rich, moist chocolate banana bread. The best part is, you can make everything in the blender or food processor.
I love the smell of banana bread baking in the oven. If it wasn’t for my lack of self-control, I’d make banana bread at least once a week.
This banana bread tasted as good as it smelled. I didn’t miss the oil at all. The avocado adds a layer of richness and moisture, even more so than when using butter or oil.
I sprinkled the top with mini chocolate chips to make the loaf prettier and more chocolatey.
I ate half this loaf right after I put down my camera. I’ll definitely be making this one again!
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Chocolate Avocado Banana Bread
An easy blender or food processor recipe. This quick bread doesn't use any oil and instead uses avocado as a replacement.
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a medium ripe avocado, cubed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, make sure to use regular and not dutch processed
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease the interior of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- In a blender or food processor, add avocado, egg, vanilla and bananas. Blend until smooth.
- Add in flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Blend or pulse until batter is smooth. This should only take a few seconds. You may need to use a spatula to scrape the sides or the bottom to make sure all the flour gets mixed with the batter.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Sprinkle surface evenly with chocolate chips so that it covers most of the surface. Bake for about 50 minutes. The top of the loaf should bounce back if pressure is applied and a toothpick inserted should come out clean (except for any melted chocolate that might get on it). Allow bread to cool slightly before slicing and serving.
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 190kcal, Carbohydrates: 37.7g, Protein: 3.3g, Fat: 4.2g, Saturated Fat: 1.9g, Sodium: 134.6mg, Fiber: 2.8g, Sugar: 22.7g, NET CARBS: 35
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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This was a quick and easy recipe for my ripe bananas and avocado. I followed the recipe except I added 1/4 cup cane sugar instead of 3/4 cup of sugar. I added chocolate chips inside and had some on top. I baked 28 minutes at 350 on convection bake. I would definitely make this again!
Thank you for sharing your experience with this recipe! We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
I love this recipe. I live in Latin America where bananas and avocados are abound. My husband asks me to make this every time we harvest a big bushel of bananas from our backyard. I’ve never made a sweet baking recipe without even a tiny bit of salt, so as a creature of comfort I add a dash of salt to the batter. I also mix in half of the chocolate chips and sprinkle the other half on top; I like having some of them on the inside of the loaf. Turns out great every time!
Hi Allison! We’re SO glad you love this recipe!!
I made this in a 6-mould friand tray and 30 minutes seemed to be the right cooking time. Thanks for this great recipe, I’ll definitely be making it again!
Glad to hear you liked it!
Really good! The outside was a bit overcooked, but that might just be my fault 🙂 very moist on the inside
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I am eager to try this, but as one other reviewer pointed out, measurements would be preferable to simply saying “half a medium avocado.” Here’s why: I live in Florida and am looking for recipes to use a Florida avocado. I presume that you are using a Hass avocado? Florida avocados are very large, generally. (I realize there is a difference as well in fat content.) Any ideas for using a Florida avocado or for a rough estimate of measurement?
I used a Hass avocado. I’m not sure what the measurement will be with Florida avocados because I haven’t had a chance to work with them. I do agree that I should have given more precise measurements since avocados can vary greatly. Next time I will measure out the avocado.
Is the battery supposed to be super thick? My blender couldn’t blend seemed like not enough wet ingredients to dry. I also had one small avocado and used that and had to add soy milk to try and blend. Here is to hoping it turns out!
yes the batter should be thick. It may be the order you put your ingredients in making it harder to blend. I hope it turned out well
OMGoodness!?
The only thing changed was that I made six cupcakes instead of a bread. Baked 20 minutes
porch delivery for a birthday??
…shipping a box of goodness too?
Glad it worked out for you!
Can I somehow replace sugar in the recipe?
You can probably try replacing with another granulated sugar substitute like erythritol or Swerve
Just made this! I did same recipe but a whole small avocado and it turned out perfect! So moist! Will defiantly make this again! Thanks for sharing!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed!
Hi, do you know if this is suitable for freezing once cooked?
I have not tried, but I would guess that it should freeze well
Made this with half almond flour half normal flour, and sprinkled on top chopped hazelnuts. It’s incredibly moist, I love it! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
I’m glad it worked out for you!
Hi. I tried to make this 3 times in 3 different occassions and the result just about the same.
I made no adjustment with the recipe, everything is perfect but the taste is a bit bitter. At first I thought it’s because bad avocado, and I ate the other half, it wasn’t. Is it suppose to be a bit bitter? Or did I make any mistake? Thanks a bunch.
No it definitely shouldn’t be bitter. If it is bitter, it is most likely because the avocado has not been completely mixed. When avocado by itself is cooked at high temperature it will become bitter. But if it is completely blended into the batter, it should not be bitter at all. So make sure you completely puree the avocado into the batter.
I substituted the egg with Flaxseed, used 1/2 cup sugar & 1/4 cup honey. Also used 1/2 white & 1/2 whole wheat flour. & swirled the chips in slightly. It was very moist. Hubby had to have 2 pieces.
I’m glad this worked out for you!
Delicious!!
so glad you enjoyed!
I baked this but substituted a third of the sugar with honey. Was delicious and moist.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I made the bread last night, I used half whole wheat flour and half all purpose, and it came out just fine. Thanks for the recipe!
thanks for sharing! so glad it worked for you!
I LOVE this recipe! I put the chocolate chips in the bread instead of on top and it’s delicious. I also tried it without cocoa and using cinnamon chips for a different take. It was delicious as well. Love the no butter or oil! Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
PLEASE! It would be so helpful to have actual cup measurements for amount of banana and also the avocado.
I definitely understand the need for exact measurements, especially when baking, but I think you’ll find that if you’re a little off with the banana and avocado it will still turn out though it may need a little more cooking time. It’s hard to give exact cup measurements for bananas and avocado unless it’s in grams instead of cups. If you are concerned, you can look up baking guides which give approximate cup measurements for a large banana or a medium avocado.
Nice recipe! Do you think it is possible to make muffins with the same batter?
Thanks
yes you should be able to make muffins with the batter!
I’ve made this cake yesterday. As I do not have large eggs on hand, 1 used 2 small eggs. Instead of 1/2 medium avocado, I’ve used 1 whole small avocado. I’ve reduced the sugar to 80g brown sugar. I took me 1.5 hours to bake the whole cake. I’m not sure if the batter is too wet though. The crust comes out a little hard and chewy, but the inside is so soft and moist. I’m not exactly sure what went wrong, maybe I’ll just use 1 small egg for the next round to see if it helps to shorten the baking duration.
Thanks for this wonderful recipe! 🙂
I think the different substitutions made the difference. 2 small eggs is a bit more than 1 large egg. One whole small avocado is also bigger than 1/2 a medium. This may be why it took so long to bake, causing the crust to dry out. I’m glad you were able to enjoy most of the cake though!
when watching a bread put a tent of aluminum foil over it within the last 15 minutes or so. that should keep it from drying out
Yes you can definitely do that, though I didn’t have any issues with it drying out
What can I replace egg with ?
sorry, I have not yet had a chance to play around an eggless version
I used a flax egg and it came out perfectly
**perfect
thanks for letting me know!
Looks luscious and with no utensils to wash except a blender, a spatula and a baking tin! Absolute genius – can’t wait to try it out!
I love it one bowl/one blender/etc recipes. So little clean-up! haha