Sunday, August 28, 2011

Cocoa Nana Loaves


I found this recipe over at Return of the Yummy.  Deep, intense chocolate flavor in these puppies.

The bread was good, but it was missing something.  The fat content was a little low....some additional butter, sour cream, or yogurt would work.....but then I realized this recipe demands something different....so cream cheese, avocado, or even some stout would be the way I'd go next time.  Avocado would just be plain fun.  ;)

A little more chocolate chips next time too......cause there just is no such thing as too much chocolate.

I went with mini loaves to keep the bake time reasonable.  Muffins would turn out beautifully as well.


Cocoa Nana Bread

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2  cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup soured milk
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars together.  Add eggs.  Beat in both cocoa powders.  Mix in the mashed bananas and milk.  Add in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda.  Fold in the chocolate chips.  Spoon batter into greased, mini loaf pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until bread tests as done.  Cool on a rack.


33 comments:

  1. These look good and I love your alternative ideas regarding the avocado and stout!
    Thanks for sharing..

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  2. This recipe is really unusual.Did not even know there are 2 types of cocoa powder.avocado is a great idea but based on the pic they look chocolaty perfect.

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  3. These look so dense and moist and chocolaty! They sound delicious and I like the idea of all of the future add-ins! Stout? Avocado? Yummy!

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  4. These look so chocolatey-bookmarked under chocoholics favorites. No doubt these are delicious. thanks for sharing.

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  5. These looking amazing, love the idea of using avocado.

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  6. They may need something, but they look moist and delicious as is. I love that they're in mini-loaves as well!

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  7. You always have such awesome recipes :) This is going on the list!

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  8. Those look so intensely rich and dark. It would be very interesting to see this made with avacodo! I also agree with the more chocolate chips....why wouldn't you add more of those? The loaves look great!

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  9. I carefully read the ingredients, and I'm very impressed with the portions of the two kinds of cocoa, and also chocolate chips. The mini loaves are absolutely yummy, and I'm already thinking ahead...what a nice gesture for little Christmas loaves wrapped up with pretty ribbon!
    Thanks for sharing your lovely recipe:DDD

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  10. Wow these look so delicious, what a great recipe! :)

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  11. Chocolate in all its clory!! The mashed bananas and the soured milk was a suprise. I would add yougurt instead of milk. It really sounds delicious!

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  12. Oh my, this looks like a chocolate lover's dream!

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  13. I’ve been craving chocolate (and trying to ignore it) for a couple of days now. And I wish I haven’t seen these. They are exactly what I need right now!

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  14. Oooo... As always this looks incredible!! I'm so craving this now... ;-)

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  15. These mini loaves are so cute and they look delicious!

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  16. Oh heavens to Betsy, that is beautiful!

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  17. Awesome photo here just lovely bread nana can really bake! thank you nana~

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  18. A good excuse to start the day with chocolate! My family would love these!

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  19. Wow, this is perfect to bring to a party, or for breakfast...just wonderful! Love how moist this looks. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week!!!

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  20. They look great, but I agree, a bread like that needs moisture and fat. Love the idea of the avocado!

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  21. They look tasty, and I think you're right, avocado would be so fun! But I'm a stout girl myself, so I'm totally down with that idea, too :D

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  22. I love the title of these -- a cute name for a cute mini-loaf. Thank you for sharing it.

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  23. Great ideas: minis, extra chocolate stout and the avocado - why not? They are so cute!

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  25. Chocolate and banana yum! And here I thought these had to do with your grandmother (nana)! :D

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  26. The mini loaves are adorable! Would definitely be nice with avocado.

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  27. I'm with you on the stout! I love to bake with Rogue's Hazelnut Stout. Maybe top it with Irish whipped cream... mmmm...

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  28. Mmmm these look so so good. No such thing as too much chocolate!

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  29. Chocolate and banana are so good together! I've made a chocolate banana muffin before, and the banana works its magic in them. Adding some stout sounds interesting too.

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  30. They certainly look delicious. I think adding the stout would be fantastic. You definitely cannot have too much chocolate. Agreed.

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  31. Wow, that's a lot of mini loaves... they look super delicious! Bookmarking it right away...

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  32. Chocolate will always be my weakness.. I must try these Nana loaves.

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  33. These look so cute! Love your idea of adding avocado!!

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