Recipe: Tasty Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread. This Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread is so delicious, moist and tender with a chocolatey and nutty flavor and wonderful aroma. Either as breakfast, dessert or mid-day snack, it will make you feel cozy and heartwarming. My daughter-in-law made this banana bread for me.

Walnuts star in this easy-to-make Banana Walnut Bread recipe from Food Network Kitchen. Banana bread is easy to make-just a few simple steps-and irresistible to eat. We recommend making a few extra loaves, wrapping in plastic, and freezing. You can Have Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

1. What You needis of all purpose flour.
2. What You needis of baking powder.
3. Lets Go Prepare of kosher salt.
4. It's of butter (room temperature).
5. Lets Go Prepare of light brown sugar.
6. What You needis of eggs.
7. Lets Go Prepare of large very ripe bananas (don't mash until ready to mix).
8. What You needis of vanilla extract.
9. It's of unsweetened cocoa powder.
10. What You needis of chopped walnuts.

No one can resist a thick slice of freshly baked banana bread, especially when it's studded with melting chocolate chips and toasty walnuts. It's time to use up those frozen bananas and make the BEST banana bread ever. Paul Hollywood shares his banana bread recipe- this delicious bake is dotted with chocolate and nuts, from BBC Good Food. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold together with a spatula, then add the walnuts and chocolate chips.

Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° & spray a glass 9×5 loaf pan with non stick spray..
2. In a large bowl sift together all the dry ingredients except walnuts (flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa.) I sifted mine 3 times. This will ensure all your ingredients mix well and you won't overwork the batter..
3. In a separate bowl use a hand mixer to blend all the wet ingredients until smooth (eggs, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar.) Set aside and mash your bananas with a fork (a few chunks are ok.) Once mashed combine bananas with the wet ingredients. Add the walnuts and give a quick stir..
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. I recommend doing this in batches. I did 4 batches, gently folding each with a spatula. Stir just enough to combine. You don't want to overwork the batter because it will result in a dense bread. Pour into prepared dish and place on center rack in oven..
5. Bake at 350° for about an hour. Check for doneness by inserting a small knife or a wooden skewer into the center. It's done if it comes out clean. Ovens vary so cooking time may be a little different..
6. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 30 minutes. After that remove from pan and cool for another hour on a rack..

Give everything one final mix before tipping into the lined loaf tin. This banana bread can be made with or without the chocolate chips and is guaranteed to be your new go-to recipe! Make sure to try my Chocolate Banana Bread too! Of course I use walnuts in this recipe, that you can omit if you must, but I urge you not to, at least the first time you make this recipe. This delicious chocolate walnut banana bread is a yummy way to use very ripe bananas that would otherwise go to waste.