Chocolate Rocky Road Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted & slightly cooled
• 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream or greek yogurt, room temp
• 1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled or weighed (don't pack it in)
• 1/2 cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped nuts (I did peanuts & almonds)
• Mini marshmallows (for the topping)
• Peanuts & almonds, roughly chopped (for the topping)
• Chocolate chips (for the topping)
• Melted chocolate (to drizzle) (for the topping)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line/grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
2. Whisk together the melted butter and both sugars.
3. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
4. Add in the mashed bananas and sour cream/greek yogurt and mix until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
6. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. Don't over mix.
7. Gently fold in chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
8. Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
9. Bake for 50-55 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs/mostly clean (no wet batter).
10. Remove from the oven and top with mini marshmallows, nuts, and chocolate chips.
11. Bake for another 5-10 minutes until the marshmallows are lightly golden.
12. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
13. Cool before slicing.