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Nutella banana bread

Nutella Banana Bread

Arielle Hess
Comforting, sweet, and warm, Nutella banana bread is a rich, melt-in-your-mouth recipe. While browned butter and brown sugar add a dark caramel flavor to traditional banana bread, the Nutella is the star of this recipe and is layered into the batter in sweet chocolatey ribbons. Perfect when you want a treat for breakfast or brunch, this bread keeps for days and can be stored in the freezer, meaning you’ll always have something delicious on hand.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Servings 10
Calories 327 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 to 3 ripe bananas
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup chopped hazelnuts
  • ½ cup Nutella
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  • Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a light-colored saucepan on medium heat until the butter begins to brown. Stir occasionally with a rubber spatula, 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat immediately and allow to cool.
  • In a skillet on medium heat, toast ½ cup of chopped hazelnuts until they just begin to give off an aroma. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, mash 2-3 bananas.
  • To the bananas, add 2 large eggs,1/2 cup brown sugar, 6 tablespoons melted and cooled butter, ½ cup yogurt, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
  • In a separate bowl, toss together 2 cups of all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  • Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • Fold in ½ cup hazelnuts until well distributed.
  • Line and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Fill the pan with half the batter.
  • Dollop ¼ cup Nutella on top of the batter.
  • Using a toothpick, chopstick, or skewer, swirl the Nutella into the batter.
  • Fill the pan with the rest of the batter.
  • Dollop the remaining ¼ cup of Nutella on top of the batter and swirl the Nutella as before.
  • Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Allow the bread to cool in the pan for ten minutes, then remove the bread and allow it to cool completely.
  • Slice and serve.

Notes

When you line the baking dish, allow a little extra parchment paper to hang over the longer sides of the loaf pan, creating a sling that you can use to lift the bread out of the pan when it cools. You only need to leave two or three inches of extra parchment paper, just enough to get your fingers on it. Nutella banana bread is delicate while it is still hot and can be damaged if you turn the bread out sideways or upside down onto a wire rack to finish cooling. The parchment sling prevents that from happening.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 40.41gProtein: 6.62gFat: 15.78gSaturated Fat: 7.98gFiber: 2.7gSugar: 16.59g
Keyword banana, bread, breakfast, brunch, snack
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