Yield: 1 loaf
Skill level: Easy
If you’re looking for a way to use fresh cherries in a recipe that feels both indulgent and wholesome, this chocolate cherry banana bread is it. Naturally sweetened with ripe bananas and honey, and balanced with rich cocoa and juicy cherries, this loaf is soft, moist, and full of flavor. It’s an easy bake that works for breakfast, snacking, or dessert—making it a versatile recipe you’ll want to keep on repeat.
Rich cocoa, ripe bananas, and juicy cherries baked into one easy loaf—this is your new go-to cherry banana bread recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 small ripe bananas
- 5.3 ounces black cherry yogurt (or sub vanilla)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup honey
- 1 cup diced dark sweet cherries (approximately 12-14 cherries)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1½ cups + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork until they are gooey and liquid-like.
- Add eggs, vanilla, honey, and yogurt. Whisk until everything is well combined, and there are no lumps. Then stir in the cherries.
- Slowly stir in the dry ingredients: cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and sea salt, and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and distribute evenly.
- Put in the oven and bake for 60-65 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let it cool for at least an hour before slicing.
- Optional: Top with chocolate nut butter for extra chocolatey goodness!
- Schmear with chocolate nut butter (optional, but HIGHLY encouraged!).
Recipe created by Eat the Rainbow Kids for Superfresh Growers.
