Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

Cooking with Kimberly Wood
Cooking with Kimberly Wood @cook_14645357
North Carolina

My 4 year old loves bananas so I always have them on hand. Sometimes they ripen faster than he eats them. I had some very ripe bananas the other day so I decided to make banana bread. Now, I'm not a baker so I had to Google some recipes to get an idea of what to do and I can't believe my 1st attempt came out perfect! This banana bread isn't too sweet and has a good banana flavor. You can omit the cocoa or the walnuts if you prefer and it'll still be delicious.

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Ingredients

Cook: 1 hour
12 servings
  1. 2 cupsall purpose flour
  2. 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  3. 1/4 teaspoonkosher salt
  4. 1/2 cupbutter (room temperature)
  5. 3/4 cuplight brown sugar
  6. 2eggs
  7. 3large very ripe bananas (don't mash until ready to mix)
  8. 1 tablespoonvanilla extract
  9. 1/3 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  10. 1/2 cupchopped walnuts

Cooking Instructions

Cook: 1 hour
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350° & spray a glass 9×5 loaf pan with non stick spray.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl sift together all the dry ingredients except walnuts (flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa.) I sifted mine 3 times. This will ensure all your ingredients mix well and you won't overwork the batter.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl use a hand mixer to blend all the wet ingredients until smooth (eggs, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar.) Set aside and mash your bananas with a fork (a few chunks are ok.) Once mashed combine bananas with the wet ingredients. Add the walnuts and give a quick stir.

  4. 4

    Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. I recommend doing this in batches. I did 4 batches, gently folding each with a spatula. Stir just enough to combine. You don't want to overwork the batter because it will result in a dense bread. Pour into prepared dish and place on center rack in oven.

  5. 5

    Bake at 350° for about an hour. Check for doneness by inserting a small knife or a wooden skewer into the center. It's done if it comes out clean. Ovens vary so cooking time may be a little different.

  6. 6

    Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 30 minutes. After that remove from pan and cool for another hour on a rack.

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3-4. I used 3 very large bananas so that's what I wrote the recipe for.

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