Moist Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Recipe
If you are looking for instructions on how to make banana bread? And you want to give it an indulgent, elegant makeover you are in the right place! The “use up the overripe, mushy, brown bananas” standard simple banana bread recipe gets a decadent makeover here, with the addition of toasted hazelnuts and smooth milk chocolate.
Some Simple Banana Bread Recipe Tips:
A smooth, glossy, peanut butter flavored caramel icing is drizzled over this finished recipe for banana bread, elevating this oven baked loaf from bread to dare I say, banana cake? Make this swirled chocolate nut banana bread in your kitchen and prepare to indulge yourself!
Swirling the chocolate and hazelnuts throughout the batter creates a stunning marbled effect, and my technique is extremely simple to follow. It will look like hours were spent baking this simple banana bread recipe, but really the ingredients come together quickly.
Chocolate chips are used for the hazelnut swirl base, but you can always use a chopped chocolate bar if you don’t have the chocolate chips on hand in your pantry. Speaking of pantries, I always make sure to use a good, reliable flour for any baking and cooking applications, King Arthur Flours was a staple in my family home growing up and still is to this day.
3 Other Uses for This Moist, Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe:
- You can use this chocolate banana recipe as a base for a “banana split” Sundae dessert, top a slice of warmed bread with ice cream, chopped nuts and whipped cream.
- Cut up the banana bread and use as the cake base for a layered trifle dessert with slices of bananas, vanilla pudding and whipped cream.
- Simply toast and slather with peanut butter or plain butter whenever you’re craving a quick snack.
TIP* Toasting the nuts really brings the sweetness of the hazelnuts out and makes it much easier to grind them down to a course, even texture. This ensures even baking of the chocolate and hazelnuts that are swirled throughout the banana bread batter prior to baking.
Storing Your Moist Chocolate and Hazelnut Banana Bread Recipe:
- This banana bread recipe will keep for 5 days in the refrigerator or up to a month in the freezer.
- If you wish to store your banana bread in your freezer; wrap in plastic wrap and store for up to 2 months.
- To defrost banana bread: uncover and let the bread unfreeze for 2 hours before serving. DO NOT REFREEZE BREAD.
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Moist Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Recipe
Recipe details
- 8 People
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 75 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 35 min
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