Brown Butter Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

I had a tough time categorizing this banana bread recipe as breakfast or dessert. On the one hand, I feel we will all agree that banana bread is mostly a banana cake that we take into account acceptable for breakfast. However, nobody can settle for consuming cake for breakfast as a wholesome various to oatmeal. Nevertheless you classify banana bread, this brown butter banana bread recipe is filled with darkish chocolate and walnuts and tons of banana-y goodness that fools itself into considering it is protected for breakfast.

I do not learn about you, however once I discover a recipe for banana bread on-line or in a cookbook, it looks as if it does not have sufficient banana. Most recipes name for 2 bananas.

Two.

You’ve got an entire bread cake and just one banana.

This recipe, look ahead to it, requires 4 and a half!

That is 200% greater than different banana breads! We’re principally breaking the banana bread guidelines right here and loading up on a ton of additional ripe banana taste.

The half banana you want for this recipe is for the garnish on prime, so simply skip slicing a banana in half for those who do not need to garnish.

One other factor I’ve seen with different banana bread recipes on-line is that they by no means embody almonds. I completely perceive when you have a tree nut allergy, however to me a banana bread with out walnuts is like carrot cake with out cream cheese icing. Why hassle simply?

For enjoyable, I threw in a couple of items of darkish chocolate. I had already totally accepted that banana bread was actually a cake in breakfast type, so I believed Yolo Let’s add some chocolate to the combination.

Let me let you know that if you wish to lick the bowl clear of cookie dough, you’ll eat this dough earlier than placing it within the oven.

Overweight – possibly? However it’s essential to be sure to get the fitting taste earlier than baking it fully!

Try the most effective darn banana bread recipes you will discover.

This recipe is greatest finished when utilizing a stand mixer, so be sure to have one available earlier than you start.

Psst.. like breakfast bread? Attempt our Peach Walnut Breakfast Bread, our Apple Banana Bread, and our Apple Walnut Breakfast Bread recipes.

Let’s be actual, banana bread is basically simply banana cake, so add these decadent darkish chocolate chunks and cargo up on bananas, as a result of this breakfast bread is getting an overhaul.

Course:

Breakfast, dessert

Recipe:

US

Key phrases:

Banana bread, brown butter

serving: 8

• 1/2
  the cup
  Unsalted butter
• 1 1/4
  the cup
  sugar
• 4 1/2
  large banana
  Overripe, brown is healthier
• 2
  large egg
  At room temperature
• 1/2
  the cup
  Plain non-Greek full-fat yogurt
• 1
  teaspoon
  Vanilla extract
• 2
  the cup
  All-purpose flour
• 1
  teaspoon
  Baking soda
• 1
  teaspoon
  salt
• 3/4
  the cup
  walnut
  to chop
• 1/2
  the cup
  Darkish chocolate items

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place a rack in the course of the oven. Line a big loaf pan with parchment paper and put aside.

2. In a small saucepan over medium-low warmth, add the butter and soften fully. Proceed cooking till butter is flippantly browned, 5 minutes most. Watch out to not burn the butter. Take away from warmth and let cool barely.

3. Within the bowl of a stand mixer, add 4 bananas and mash utilizing the paddle attachment on low pace. When the bananas are mashed and barely chilled, add the sugar and slowly drizzle within the butter.

4. After the sugar and butter are mixed, add the eggs, yogurt and vanilla.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda and salt.

6. With the stand mixer operating on low pace, slowly add the flour to the combination. When it is nearly mixed, add the chocolate and chopped walnuts. Flip off the stand mixer.

7. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and add two lengthy slices of banana or a number of small circles of banana.

8. Bake for 45 minutes, checking the highest to verify it isn’t browning too shortly. In that case, tent with aluminum foil and proceed cooking for 75 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clear.

9. Enable to chill for quarter-hour earlier than eradicating and slicing, serving, and having fun with.