These double chocolate banana mini loaves taste so decadently delicious that you will not believe they are actually healthy! Can you imagine a refined sugar-free, dairy-free, AND gluten-free loaf cake that tastes like pure heaven? If you can’t, this recipe will surely satisfy your sweet tooth and make you want to ditch the processed sugar in all of your baked goods. These mini loaves are super moist, naturally sweet, and are the perfect healthy alternative to their refined sugar counterparts. These loaves are naturally sweetened with banana and maple syrup which won't cause spikes in blood sugar, like a traditionally sweetened cake. The hardest part about making this recipe is not eating them all at once.
If you're not a chocolate lover, but love loaf cakes, try my Starbucks Lemon Loaf Copycat cake recipe!
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Ingredients
- coconut oil
- bananas
- eggs
- pure maple syrup
- almond flour
- vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- chocolate chips
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Coat 3-4 mini loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. *See recipe notes for details
- In a medium sized bowl, combine all dry ingredients and whisk with a fork until combined.
- Separately, and in large sized bowl, mash bananas with a fork, then whisk together with remaining wet ingredients - and mix until well combined.
- Next, add in dry ingredients and mix until batter is uniform.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill mini loaf pans ⅔ of the way and add extra chocolate chips on top, if desired.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or in until toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
Recipe Notes:
Rotate the pans halfway in between cooking time to ensure even baking.
Total baking time may vary due to oven differences.
This recipe makes 3- 4 mini loaves, depending on the size of your mini loaf pan.
A standard 1-pound loaf pan may be used, but baking time will increase to about 60 minutes.
Substitutions
Although this recipe is written as dairy-free, you may substitute dairy butter (melted) for the coconut oil and try using regular chocolate chips instead of dairy-free chips. Similarly, use any nut flour (e.g. hazelnut or pecan) instead of the almond flour.
Equipment
Generally, I recommend using mini loaf pans to make this recipe, but you may also use a standard 1-pound loaf pan instead. See recipe notes for details.
Storage
Store leftovers, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and placed inside an airtight container for up to 5 days. Similarly, loaves may be frozen for up to 2 months.
📖 Recipe
Double Chocolate Banana Mini Loaf Cakes
Equipment
- Mini Loaf Pans If you're using a standard 1-pound loaf pan, instead of mini loaf pans, increase the cooking time to around 60 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 3 medium-sized ripe bananas
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 ½ cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Coat 3-4 mini loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. *See recipe notes for details
- In a medium sized bowl, combine all dry ingredients and whisk with a fork until combined.
- Separately, and in large sized bowl, mash bananas with a fork, then whisk together with remaining wet ingredients - and mix until well combined.
- Next, add in dry ingredients and mix until batter is uniform.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill mini loaf pans ⅔ of the way and add extra chocolate chips on top, if desired.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or in until toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
Notes
Baking time may vary depending upon the temperature of your oven.
Makes 3- 4 mini loaves, depending on the size of the mini loaf pan. A standard 1-pound loaf pan may be used but increase the baking time to about 50 minutes.
Nutrition
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Gina Bruner says
I love love this recipe!! Tried it at home and was delicious!!! Thank you for the step by step instructions!! Your recipes are always the best!!
NKendrick says
Thanks so much, Gina!
Joanne says
I tried this recipe today and it was so good. Perfectly moist, the flavor was spot on and the recipe was so easy to follow. We added walnuts to ours for an extra crunch which went perfectly. Thank you!
NKendrick says
Walnuts are a great addition! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe!