Yes, chocolate chip banana bread can healthy! This is an easy and healthy version of chocolate chip banana bread that you’ll love because of the substitutes. My background is Greek so we use extra-virgin olive oil in everything – including baking. In this recipe, I used olive oil instead of butter and coconut palm sugar instead of white sugar, which means this chocolate chip banana bread is still moist and rich in flavour.

Easy and Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

 
1 3/4 cups sifted flour of your choosing (regular unblanched or whole wheat)
2 tsp baking power
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2/3 cup coconut palm sugar (or brown sugar if you run out like I did!)
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 over-ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cups walnuts
1/2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

Method

1. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. In separate bowl, beat sugar with olive oil. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. In 3 parts, add flour mixture alternatively with bananas, beating smooth after each addition.
4. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
5. Turn into a parchment-paper-lined loaf pan.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 350F for about 1 hour.
7. Allow to cool and then enjoy!