CHOCOLATE SWIRLED BANANA BREAD – Banana and chocolate are elegantly balanced in this moist and flavorful bread. It’s both beautiful and delicious.
Chocolate Swirled Banana Bread is an old favorite recipe in our home and one of my favorite ways to use up bananas. It always gets gobbled up pretty quickly.
I love how the chocolate gets mixed right into part of the batter and then swirled throughout. The result is a bread that has chocolate flavor without being too chocolatey.
Don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate. I just don’t generally want to feel like I’m eating dessert for breakfast. Although, once in a while that’s exactly what I want.
This is a great bread to make if you’re going to be entertaining guests for breakfast or brunch. It’s just so pretty with the chocolate swirl, and the taste will not disappoint.
Here’s what you need to make Chocolate Swirled Banana Bread…
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Sugar
- Butter
- Bananas
- Eggs
- Plain low-fat yogurt or sour cream
- Chocolate chips
Chocolate Swirled Banana Bread
CHOCOLATE SWIRLED BANANA BREAD - Banana and chocolate are elegantly balanced in this moist and flavorful bread. It's both beautiful and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup bananas, mashed (3-4 bananas)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt or sour cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350, grease 8 1/2 x 4 loaf pan.
- In medium-sized bowl whisk together the four, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer cream together the sugar and butter.
- Add the mashed bananas, beaten eggs and yogurt; combine until just barely incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture; combine until fully moistened, careful not to overmix.
- Heat the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl (30 seconds at a time and stiring in between) until fully melted. Cool for a few minutes.
- Add 1 cup of the batter to the melted chocolate, mix to combine.
- Pour 1/3 of the plain batter to the bottom of the greased loaf pan, layer 1/2 of the chocolate batter on top.
- Repeat: layer 1/3 of the plain batter, then layer the last 1/2 of the chocolate batter.
- Layer the remaining 1/3 of the plain batter on the top.
- Swirl the batters together by cutting into the batter with a knife 3-4 times in alternating directions.
- Bake for 65-75 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool 10-15 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 297Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 258mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 29gProtein: 5g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is only an estimate.
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