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Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread

Moist chocolate banana bread sweetened only by ripe bananas — gluten-free, no added sugar, made in one bowl. About 190 calories a slice.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 190
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 large very ripe bananas mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups oat flour certified gluten-free if needed
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips use sugar-free chips to keep it fully no-sugar

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment.
  2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas until mostly smooth. Whisk in the eggs, melted coconut oil, and vanilla.
  3. Add the oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir just until combined — don't overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  4. Pour into the pan, smooth the top, and bake 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  5. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then lift out and cool fully before slicing (it firms up as it cools).

Notes

Nutrition per slice (approximate): 190 calories, 5g protein, 27g carbs, 7g fat, 4g fiber, 0g added sugar. Make oat flour by blending about 2 1/4 cups rolled oats until fine to yield ~2 cups. No coconut oil? Olive oil or melted butter both work. Store airtight at room temp 3 days, in the fridge 1 week, or freeze slices up to 3 months. Use heavily speckled, almost-black bananas — that's where all the natural sweetness comes from.