Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Double Chocolate Banana Bread (adapted from Erica's Sweet Tooth)

3 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled a bit

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used half regular cocoa powder and half Hershey's Special Dark)

1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease/line a loaf pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mash the bananas and stir in the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, salt, flour, and cocoa powder. Add to the banana mixture and stir until just combined, with no more dry floury bits. Gently stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.

Pour batter in your prepared pan and generously sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips, and bake 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick/cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.