This Espresso Banana Bread with chocolate chips is a decadent and moist banana bread laced with espresso and chocolate flavors and made with healthier ingredients like almond flour and coconut sugar.

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A slice of espresso banana bread on parchment paper.

Say hello to my morning guilty pleasure. A paleo recipe for banana bread that has a wonderful subtle espresso flavor, along with lots of banana and chocolate flavors as well. It tastes like a decadent banana chocolate chip cake. BUT it’s made without refined flours, refined sugars or dairy.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love a classic banana bread, but sometimes you just want different flavors. Like espresso and chocolate. Or pumpkin banana bread or even blueberry banana bread.

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Paleo recipe for banana bread with espresso and chocolate chips.

Why this recipe works

  • It is melt-in-your mouth delicious.
  • It is a great way to use instant espresso. Espresso and chocolate is a match made in heaven.
  • Its allergy friendly. It is peanut-free, soy-free, gluten-free and dairy-free.
  • It is great for those following a Paleo diet or who like baking with healthier ingredients like almond flour, coconut flour, olive oil and coconut sugar.
  • It has the perfect banana bread texture.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredients needed to make Espresso Banana Bread with chocolate chips.
  • Olive oil– any olive oil or extra olive oil works here.
  • Coconut sugar– coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index than other sugars.
  • Eggs– these help to bind the bread together.
  • Bananas– make sure your bananas are ripe. This makes a difference in the flavor of the banana bread overall.
  • Instant espresso powder– use a brand of espresso powder that you like. I personally like Medaglia D Oro Instant Espresso.
  • Almond flour– blanched almond flour is best for baking.
  • Tapioca flour– this helps give a great bread texture to a gluten-free bread.
  • Coconut flour– combined with tapioca flour and almond flour, this gives the bread a great texture.
  • Baking soda– this helps the bread rise while baking.
  • Chocolate chips- lots of dairy-free chocolate chips, such as Enjoy life, aren’t technically Paleo. So if you are looking for a true Paleo alternative, try HU Chocolate.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

Additions/ Substitutions

  • Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
  • Instead of coconut sugar, you can use brown sugar. Keep in mind the bread will no longer be Paleo.
  • Instead of tapioca flour, you can use arrowroot powder.

Step by step instructions

Coconut sugar mixed with oil in a bowl.
Step 1

Step 1: Mix the olive oil and coconut sugar together in a bowl.

Wet banana bread ingredients in a bowl.
Step 2

Step 2: Add the instant espresso, eggs, mashed banana, and vanilla to the coconut sugar mixture and mix.

Dry banana bread ingredients in a bowl.
Step 3

Step 3: In a separate bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour, salt, and baking soda together.

Espresso chocolate chip banana bread batter.
Step 4

Step 4: Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold in chocolate chips.

Espresso banana bread before baking.
Step 5

Step 5: Pour batter into a loaf tin lined with parchment paper and sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

Espresso banana bread after baking.
Step 6

Step 6: Bake!

Recipe FAQs

How do you serve this banana bread?

For starters, all by itself because it tastes amazing as is. However, I love slathering almond butter or sunflower seed butter to a slice of this banana bread. I also love eating it with tea or coffee.

How do you store it?

Cover and store on the counter for up to 3 days.

Can you freeze it?

Yes you can. Freeze it in slices in an airtight container, this makes it easier to defrost.

Gluten free dairy free banana bread with espresso and chocolate chips.

Other healthy banana breads you may enjoy:

This Healthy Banana Bread by The Clean Eating Couple is made with whole wheat flour and apple sauce and looks perfectly moist and delicious!

This Sunflower Seed Butter and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread has the ultimate sunflower seed butter and chocolate flavor.

If you like carrot cake, you will love this Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread!

This Cranberry Orange banana bread is full of great flavors and is great on a crisp day.

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Espresso Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips (Gluten free, Dairy free, Paleo)

Dominique
A decadent and moist banana bread laced with espresso and chocolate flavors and made with healthier-for-you ingredients like almond flour and coconut sugar.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 in x 5 in loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, mix the olive oil and coconut sugar with a fork or whisk. Add the eggs, vanilla, mashed bananas and espresso powder and whisk again.
  • In another bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix with a fork until blended.
  • Pour the bowl of dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Pour the banana bread batter into the loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with a few more chocolate chips. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

Notes

  • Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
  • Instead of coconut sugar, you can use brown sugar. Keep in mind the bread will no longer be Paleo.
  • Instead of tapioca flour, you can use arrowroot powder.

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 7gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 322mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 4gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 81IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2mg
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