So, this bread should really be renamed “Brownie Bread,” because that’s what it tastes like: a nice gooey, rich, chocolately brownie in bread form. Cakey. Fudgey. Chocolately. This bread is perfect warm out of the oven, with some fruit and yogurt in a bowl for breakfast, or right out of the pan as a late night snack. And… because it’s a bread, and not a pan of brownies, then it certainly must be healthy. A perfectly acceptable breakfast option. Right? Well, considering that chocolate chips kept literally jumping into my mouth as I was mixing this up and that there’s this odd gravitational force constantly pulling me to the kitchen, maybe the health factor is a bit debatable. But I’m not so sure. Regardless, just do yourself a favor and try this bread over the weekend. You probably have most of the ingredients anyway. You won’t regret it. Just trust me.
Buttermilk Chocolate Bread
from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- cooking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×5″ loaf pan with cooking spray.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until soft and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then pour in buttermilk and mix on low until fully incorporated.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Add in half cup increments to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
What’s your favorite dessert for breakfast?
The Pajama Chef 
Sounds like brownies in the form of bread…I could never argue with such a genius concoction 🙂
PS–Ever since your Spaghetti and Meatballs post, I hadn’t been able to get meatballs off my mind! I found a great recipe for “Bean-Balls” with marinara that we tried last week, and it hit the spot. Thanks again for the recipe idea 🙂
Enjoy your weekend!
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Please tell me you are saving some of this for me hehe 🙂
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ha! it’s all gone, but i’ll make you some when you come in a couple wks!
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Oh my!!!!
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I will take any excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast. Even renaming what is actually a cake as bread. Seems like a good plan to me!
This sounds delicious! Buttermilk does wonders for chocolate baked goods.
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I know what I’m baking next weekend!
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Haha! If it’s “bread” you can totally eat it for breakfast. I love that the chocolate chips were jumping into your mouth hehe! This looks delicious 🙂
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This looks so goooood!
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I’ve got this in the oven now! I wasn’t sure about 2 cups of Buttermilk and no salt or vanilla and the whole mixture wouldn’t fit in my 9×5 loaf pan, so fingers crossed that it taste good and doesn’t over flow!
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GREAT just checked the original recipe on Lynn’s Kitchen Adventure site and the recipe calls ONLY 1 cup of buttermilk and 1/2 tsp salt. Just wasted the ingredients and time!!
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Terry, I am very sorry for the buttermilk typo- I will fix that right away. That was an accident. The omission of salt was not- I never use salt in recipes except for yeast breads. My apologies!
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