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    Home » Favorite Flavors & Ingredients » Banana

    Double Chocolate Banana Snack Cake

    Published: Aug 8, 2016 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    healthy chocolate banana cake

    Holy Moses...I want you to know this Double Dark Chocolate Banana Snack Cake is so moist, with intensely rich chocolate flavor to our taste buds, we can't stop eating it.  (In fact, it's kind of addicting...mark my words.) Healthy and no eggs! 

    It's a chocolate lover's dream like this Easy Keto Chocolate Cake! Sign me up!

    healthy chocolate banana cake

    This is a super, yummy fudgy snack cake that will definitely cure your chocolate cravings.  Besides being easy to make, it stores well and purrfectly great for an after school snack for the kids with a cold glass of milk.   The flavors keep melding together the longer it sits...yum!  (Up to a week) 

    You can eat it warm or room temperature.  Once you taste this Double Dark Chocolate Banana Snack Cake , you'll see why we can't stop eating it!

    Now before you say, "That's a bad thing!" if we can't stop eating it!  Well....It's too late. That moment has way passed.

    You have second thoughts and say "Hell no!  I don't give a rat's moon, it's chocolate freaking Caaaaake!!!  That's all I need to know!"  You're good to go!  Good thing it's pretty healthy, because we get more...ha!  

    healthy chocolate banana cake

    What's in This Healthy Chocolate Banana Snack Cake?

    So, my chocoholics!  Are you ready to find out what's in this Healthy Chocolate Banana Snack Cake?

    Ok, glad you asked!  It has healthy ingredients in it, like ripened bananas and unsweetened applesauce. And of course, the stars of the show, "double dark chocolate bliss" is in the cocoa powder and super dark semi-sweet chocolate chips!

    Want to know more about Dark Chocolate benefits?  Dark chocolate is good for you!

    Ingredients You Need

    • 3 very ripe bananas
    • granulated sugar or healthy sweetener of choice
    • brown sugar or healthy brown sugar sweetener of choice
    • unsweetened applesauce
    • water
    • white vinegar
    • all-purpose flour
    • unsweetened baking cocoa
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips

    healthy chocolate banana cake

    How to Make Banana Chocolate Snack Cake

      1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
      2. Spray 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
      3. In a medium size bowl, stir mashed bananas, sugars, applesauce, water, and vinegar until thoroughly combined.
      4. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until just until combined.
      5. Fold in ½ cup of chocolate chips and pour into prepared baking pan.
      6. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
      7. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
      8. Let cool, slice and serve.

    Healthier Alternatives

    • You can even make this more healthier by switching out the granulated and brown sugar with healthy sweeteners to cut down on sugar even more to make this sugar-free! For even more healthier alternatives, use coconut sugar, stevia or Lakanto in place of sugars.
    • Gluten Free Flour can be substituted for allergy friendly too.
    • Use dairy-free chocolate chips for vegan option!  There are no eggs, so no worries there!
    • Use sugar-free chocolate chips for sugar-free!

    healthy chocolate banana cake

    Meowwwwwwwwww!  Purrfect, right?  Bring me the Double Dark Chocolate Banana Snack Cake!  Double the recipe, use a 9x13 pan! (You really should!!!)

    Want More Dark Chocolate Desserts?

    • Super Healthy Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Banana Smoothie {Greek Yogurt, Chia Seeds & Protein!}
    • Salted Caramel Pretzel & Peanut Dark Chocolate Brownies
    • Dark Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
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    • Dark Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
    • Thin Mint & Andes Dark Chocolate Brownies!
    • Dark Chocolate Silk Pie! It's Delectable!
    • Salted Caramel Pretzel & Peanut Dark Chocolate Brownies
    • Intense Dark Chocolate Mocha Latte Cookies

     

    Double Dark Chocolate Banana Snack Cake

    Kim Lange
    This Double Dark Chocolate Banana Snack Cake is, rich, chocolatey and healthy too! No eggs, can be made gluten free and it's a chocolate lover's dream! Sign me up!
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 9 Servings
    Calories 285 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 3 very ripe bananas
    • ½ cup granulated sugar or healthy granulated sugar sweetener, like Lakanto
    • ¼ cup brown sugar or healthy brown sugar sweetener, like Lakanto
    • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
    • ⅓ cup water
    • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
    • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • ⅓ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips divided
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Spray 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
    • In a medium size bowl, stir mashed bananas, sugars, applesauce, water, and vinegar until thoroughly combined.
    • Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until just until combined.
    • Fold in ½ cup of chocolate chips and pour into prepared baking pan.
    • Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
    • Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
    • Let cool, slice and serve.

    Notes

    • For even more healthier or sugar-free alternatives, use coconut sugar, stevia or lakanto replacements in place of sugar.  Same with the chocolate chips, replace with sugar-free chips.
    • Gluten Free Flour can be substituted for allergy friendly too.
    • Use dairy free chocolate chips for Vegan option.
    • Double the recipe, use a 9x13 pan! (You really should!!!)

    Nutrition

    Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 212mgPotassium: 353mgFiber: 4gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 31IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword banana, chocolate, dark chocolate, snack cake
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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. ChocolaTess says

      October 03, 2017 at 12:08 pm

      Yes Sandy, white vinegar! It's sooo good! Enjoy!!

    2. Sandy says

      October 03, 2017 at 5:46 am

      Interesting vinegar in the cake
      batter !! I have never heard of putting vinegar in a cake batter. I am assuming it is white vinegar, is that correct ?? I am definitely going to bake this cake today, so could you please give me a reply back on the vinegar question.
      Thank you ?

    3. ChocolaTess says

      April 21, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      Awww thanks Hazel! <3

    4. Hazel says

      April 21, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      A MUST HAVE!!

    5. ChocolaTess says

      April 21, 2017 at 1:55 pm

      You are officially signed up now Kelly! 🙂

    6. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      April 21, 2017 at 11:37 am

      Cake that's full of chocolate AND healthy?!!!!! Sign me up!!!! Yum! Xoxo

    7. ChocolaTess says

      August 08, 2016 at 8:16 pm

      Thank you Teresa! 🙂

    8. teresa says

      August 08, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      I don't think I could stop eating this cake either, Kim! Looks amazing.

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