DOUBLE CHOCOLATE + BLACK SESAME BANANA BREAD
A chocolatey take on Maui-style Banana Bread!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cacao or cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup muscovado sugar
- 1/3 cup black sesame powder
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 4 very ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup avocado oil or other neutral oil
- 1/4 cup milk or non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
Topping Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coarse demerera sugar reserved
- 3 tbs toasted black sesame seeds
- 1/2 banana slice optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F degrees. Grease 9"x5" loaf pan. Line loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Sift together dry ingredients: flour, cacao powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- In a stand mixer combine eggs, sugar and black sesame powder, followed by honey. Add bananas (you can pre-mash them if you prefer), oil, milk and vanilla, until combined.
- On low speed, slowly incorporate dry ingredients into mixing bowl.
- Hand mix mini chocolate chips into batter, then pour into baking pan.
- Top with banana slice, toasted black sesame seeds, and demerera sugar.
- Bake 60 minutes (depending on your oven) until center is fully cooked. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes. Serve warm with a little salted butter (or coconut ice cream).