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chocolate chunky monkey loaf
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Chocolate Chunky Monkey Loaf

A sweet moist loaf with chocolate, banana and avocado
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Bread, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keyword: chocolate and avocado loaf, chocolate banana avocado loaf, chocolate banana bread, chocolate banana loaf, chocolate chunky monkey loaf, double chocolate banana bread, healthy chocolate banana bread, healthy chocolate banana loaf, low fat chocolate banana bread, low fat chocolate banana loaf
Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1 ripe avocado small to medium size
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 small ripe bananas, mashed with a fork or 1 large
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 oz chopped semi sweet baking chocolate half a bar in a 2 bar package
  • ½ tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Use hand mixer or stand mixer to cream together butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add avocado and beat until well incorporated.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat gently. Stir vinegar into milk and add to mixer, beat gently.
  • Mash banana with a fork being careful not to over mash. Add to mixer and gently combine on very low speed.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Add half to mixture, beat gently, then add other half and beat until just combined.
  • Chop chocolate. Stir into batter.
  • Pour into a parchment paper lined loaf pan. Or 12 paper lined muffin tins.
  • Bake in lower area of oven for 1 hour or 22 minutes if making muffins. Test loaf after 50 minutes by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the loaf. If toothpick comes out clean the loaf is ready.