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Chocolate Greek Yogurt Banana Bread {Video}

Name: Chocolate Greek Yogurt Banana Bread {Video}
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup old fashioned oats; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup white whole wheat flour (or plain white); 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dark chocolate chips for healthier); 1/4 cup miniature chocolate chips (dark chocolate chips for healthier); 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk; 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt; 1/2 cup coconut oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1 cup mashed bananas (~2-3 bananas)

March 14, 2016 | 32 Comments

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A delicious and moist chocolate banana bread made with healthier ingredients! One bowl, no mixers required!

Okay for those of you patiently awaiting the CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD it is finally here! If you remember, there was a vote for chocolate or lemon blueberry bread and since this one lost the vote, it’s had to wait a couple of weeks. But there were enough requests to still share the recipe with you all ☺️

And I do have to say, I’ve never seen the toddler inhale something as quickly as he does this bread right out of the oven. He can’t even wait for it too cool down before eating a slice. My sister was over one of the times we made this and she kept having to remind him to breathe a little. “Um…is he going to choke or something?” She asked.

So let’s talk about the recipe for a quick minute! This bread is very quick and easy to make! NO mixers needed and only one bowl is required for mixing it all together. Although it’s super simple to make here are a few notes based off the comments I get on other healthier baked good recipes.

✔️ I call for vanilla Greek yogurt in this recipe. You can use reduced fat, but I would NOT recommend fat-free. Obviously you are going to get the most flavor and “thickness” with a full-fat Greek yogurt. I generally use reduced fat. The reason I call for vanilla is that is yields SO much more flavor than plain Greek yogurt in baked goods. If all you have is plain it will work, but you’ve GOT to try this sometime with vanilla flavored!

✔️ Oat flour. What is it? Basically just powdered oats. It adds a great texture, a different flavor, and a healthier aspect to this recipe. All you do is blend up regular old fashioned or quick oats in a blender until the resemble regular flour. I’ve used $20 blenders and my high powered Blendtec and both will do the trick just fine. No need to go buy oat flour; oats blend up in seconds. Unfortunately you can not use ALL oat flour in this bread. I have tried it and it was not successful. Also if you attempt to use a different flour in this bread please note that it may not yield the right texture. Oat flour absorbs much more liquid than regular flour.

✔️ Chocolate Chips. Any type of chocolate chip will work — semi-sweet, milk, dark, or chopped up chocolate. I use and call for dark chocolate just because of its health benefits. If you aren’t a fan of dark chocolate though, use a different type and while it won’t be as healthy I’m sure it will be delicious!

✔️ Egg situation. I call for 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk this is for the lift of the bread and the flavor. I think you’ll find it so much more flavorful with the extra egg yolk. BUT I know we all hate wasting food. You can discard the white OR save it for another recipe. I save all my whites to use in a breakfast or lunch for my boys. Here’s a s imple wrap recipe we make all the time with the leftover egg whites. ??

Hopefully those notes are helpful; please let me know if you have any other questions in the comment section! I’ve also made a short 1 minute video to show you a quick overview of this recipe. Enjoy ?

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