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Published: Mar 30, 2018 · Modified: May 7, 2023 by Karla · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Gluten Free Chocolate Fig Banana Bread

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Chocolate fig banana bread is a decadent way to use up leftover bananas for an elevated quick bread recipe.

Slice of chocolate fig banana bread in the foreground with remaining loaf in the background

I bought dried figs to serve on our cheese platter for the holidays and then just forgot about them.  During some digging through our too deep cabinets, I found them and decided they must be used immediately. I had some ripe bananas on hand and a strong chocolate craving so I mixed them all together to come up with this quick fig banana bread.  This is one of those

decadent baked goods that you wouldn't mind paying $7 per slice at a local bakery; it is so rich and perfectly moist. 

Ingredients

  • Figs: This recipe used dried figs but if you can find fresh figs, that would be good too.
  • Chocolate Chunks: The higher quality the better.
  • Ripe Bananas:
  • Cocoa Powder:
  • Gluten Free Flour: I used King Arthur Flour Gluten Free flour and thought it tasted great. Feel free to use all purpose flour.
  • Coconut Sugar: I didn't test this with regular sugar. However, if you do, let me know how it goes.

Chunks of dried figs are folded into the chocolate banana batter, plus the whole thing is topped with figs too.  My kids didn't love the figs on top so they pulled them off.  I thought they made the whole thing look pretty--decide for yourself if you need them or not.

This is a basic quick bread recipe--nothing fancy, except for the figs.   Although, I did use gluten free all purpose flour and coconut sugar.  Feel free to use all purpose flour and brown sugar if you'd rather.

Hope you enjoy it!  If you do make any recipes from my blog, I'd love to see.  Use #thesurferskitchen on Instagram and I'll find them.

overhead shot of chocolate fig banana bread
close up of a slice of chocolate fig banana bread

Chocolate Fig Banana Bread

This bread looks fancier than it is....dried figs, chocolate and bananas come together for a perfectly decadent bread.  A one bowl recipe, easily made gluten free.
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Author: Karla

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried figs diced
  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cup gluten free flour or all purpose if you aren't making gluten free
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking sods
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips optional
  • 8 whole figs cut in half

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and prepare a loaf pan by greasing it and lining it with parchment paper. Be sure to let it hang over so it is easier to pull out later.
  • Soak the whole figs in a bowl of water for about ten minutes, as you prepare the recipe.
  • In a large bowl, combine the banana, oil, sugar, vanilla and diced figs.  Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
  • Pour into the loaf pan and arrange the halved figs on top.
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Notes

Recipe only slightly modified from Kitchen Confidente.
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