07/05/2025
So, if you want the most flavorful and super moist banana nut bread, reach for those overripe, brown-speckled bananas! Look for bananas with peels that are mostly or completely brown and have a mushy texture. Even very dark bananas that might be too ripe for eating , can be perfect for banana bread.
🍌🌰 Banana-nut Bread with Belgian Dark Chocolate
Ingredients:
* ½ cup granulated sugar
* ¼ cup olive oil
* ¼ cup sweet butter, melted
* 1 large egg
* 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
* 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* ½ teaspoon baking soda
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ cup whole milk
* 4 ripe medium bananas mashed
* 1 cup 70% Whole bean roasted Belgian dark chocolate callets
* 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions:
* Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
* Mash ripe bananas by hand in a small bowl or blend in a blender. Set aside.
* Using a mixer on medium speed, blend sugar with oil and melted butter until incorporated. Add egg and beat 1 minute until creamy. Add vanilla and stir.
* In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together.
* Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients a little at a time, alternating with milk. Blend on low speed with mixer while adding ingredients. Don't over mix.
* Stir in mashed bananas, chocolate calletes and pecans. Scoop batter into a bread loaf pan. Fill 3/4 of the way to the top.
* Bake at 425 for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 for 40-45 minutes until top rises, cracks and spring back to the touch. Cooking with Chef Avi Avi Scudder
