Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread

Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread: Breakfast and Then Some

Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread tastes like a warm hug feels. The melted chocolate chips and mashed banana make for a moist, sweet bread, while the chopped walnuts add just the right amount of texture and nuttiness. When life gives you brown bananas, make banana bread!

If you like Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread, I recommend checking out Great Pumpkin Bread and Crispy Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts

Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread can be enjoyed as a breakfast treat or enjoyed with a scoop of ice cream for dessert. It’s the perfect breakfast for those of us who are always on the go and don’t have time to sit down and enjoy breakfast (unless it’s at my desk in front of my computer). In fact, you will often see me on my morning commute enjoying a slice of banana bread and a Yeti full of hot tea. What makes driving down Market Street more enjoyable than dessert for breakfast?

Old Bananas? Yes, Please!

I came up with this banana bread recipe as a means to use up all the bananas I thought I would eat during the week prior. Instead of throwing overly ripened bananas in the compost, I decided to use them up the tastiest way possible. As always, chocolate chips are involved and I don’t need to explain why. Hint: have you ever taken a trip to Costco and bought a dozen banana nut muffins and thought, “hmm, these are delicious, but they could really use some chocolate”? There you have it.

You Can Do It

I often hear people say they’re cooks, but not bakers. Guess what? You can be both! Like stovetop recipes, baked goods recipes range from super simple to complex. Yes, baking is a science, but you don’t need to be a chemist to nail this recipe. In fact, if you’re dipping your toe in the water for the first time, I recommend you start with the Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread. You will impress yourself, your tastebuds, and the friends you share this loaf with. Plus, you get to use those brown bananas you had planned to throw away. Look at you feeding two birds with one scone!

Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread

• Author: Pasta Ragazza
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 50
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 8 1x
• Category: Sweets

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Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Banana Bread tastes like a warm hug feels. The melted chocolate chips and mashed banana make for a moist, sweet bread, while the chopped walnuts add just the right amount of texture and nuttiness. When life gives you brown bananas, make banana bread!

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Ingredients

Banana Bread

• 2 over-ripened bananas
• 1 ripened banana, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tbsp brown sugar

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Instructions

Heat the oven at 350°F.

First, in a large mixing bowl, mash the over-ripened bananas.  Then, using a spatula, fold in the melted butter, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon.  Add in the egg and mix until homogeneous.

In separate mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well-mixed.  Fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just mixed.  Then, fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.

In a small mixing bowl, mix 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar, and 1/2 tbsp brown sugar until well-mixed.  Set aside.

After, pour batter into a greased baking pan and smooth with a spatula.  Press the sliced bananas flat side up into the batter.  Dust the top of the batter and bananas with the cinnamon sugar.

Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool for 10-15 minutes.  Using a butter knife, cut around the perimeter of the loaf to separate the bread from the pan.  Turn the pan upside down onto a plate.  Turn the loaf right-side up and slice.

Keywords: banana bread, chocolate chip banana bread, walnuts, banana, brunch, dessert

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