Banana Bread
Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 banana, crusty, dusty, mashed
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, or sour cream
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean, or vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- as needed semi-sweet chocolate chips, for topping
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a baking pan and line it with parchment paper, allowing the parchment to overhang on the sides for easy removal.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
In a large bowl, mash the 3 crusty, dusty bananas until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
To the mashed bananas, add the 8 tablespoons of melted butter, 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt (or sour cream), 1 room temperature egg, 1 tablespoon of vanilla bean (or vanilla extract), and 1 teaspoon of instant coffee. Mix these wet ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Add 1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the 1 1/3 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Fold in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle additional semi-sweet chocolate chips over the top of the batter.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top browns too quickly, you can loosely tent it with foil.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 350
- 10
Remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before lifting it out using the parchment paper overhang. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Banana Bread
- 3 banana, crusty, dusty, mashed
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, or sour cream
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean, or vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- as needed semi-sweet chocolate chips, for topping
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a baking pan and line it with parchment paper, allowing the parchment to overhang on the sides for easy removal.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
In a large bowl, mash the 3 crusty, dusty bananas until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
To the mashed bananas, add the 8 tablespoons of melted butter, 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt (or sour cream), 1 room temperature egg, 1 tablespoon of vanilla bean (or vanilla extract), and 1 teaspoon of instant coffee. Mix these wet ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Add 1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar to the wet ingredients. Stir until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the 1 1/3 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Fold in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle additional semi-sweet chocolate chips over the top of the batter.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top browns too quickly, you can loosely tent it with foil.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 350 - 10
Remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before lifting it out using the parchment paper overhang. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.