Chocolate Orange Banana Bread
Chocolate banana bread with chocolate chips and hints of orange zest, then drizzles with an orange glaze. This Chocolate Orange Banana Bread is a unique, delicious sweet bread!
Ingredients
Bread
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 medium sized bananas crushed
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- zest of 1 medium orange
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder*
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
Bread
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use butter or cooking spray to grease the inside of a large (9" x 5") loaf pan.
- Use an electric mixer to beat butter, sugar and brown sugar until lightened, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides as needed.
- On low speed, mix in crushed bananas until well combined. Then, mix in orange juice and orange zest.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa powder. Gradually beat into banana mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 53-58 minutes, or until knife inserted into center of bread comes out with just a few crumbs. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before glazing.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, orange juice and orange zest (start with 1/2 teaspoon orange zest and increase if desired). Pour over top of bread before serving.
Notes
*See notes in above post regarding dark cocoa powder versus cocoa powder, and chocolate level.