What do we always seem to have in the house? Ripe bananas! So, rather than whipping out my fave banana bread recipe with cream cheese frosting, my daughter and I wanted to added a little more and this week is early release week – all week and no school on Friday- for parent/teacher conferences so we (I) wanted to have something around the house to munch on!
Whenever I bake some kind of bread, my daughter helps me . . I call her my sous chef. She’s 5 and has no idea what that means but we laugh and she loves it. So we incorporated the two things that have been swirling around in my head recently: chocolate hazelnut butter and chocolate candy! I knew buying my Halloween candy a little early wasn’t a good idea. . somehow I knew I would have to go out and buy some more. .
This Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. if I do say so myself. . and the Rolo bits. Yes, we added bits of Rolos in here. . the Rolo bits are awesome. You get more chocolate and caramel in a bite. Wow. Now, I don’t think I went overboard with the Rolos because I didn’t want the banana bread to be too sweet. I really think this was a great addition and really enhanced the banana bread well.
Give it a try and let me know what you think! Hope you enjoy.
- 4 tablespoons chocolate-hazelnut butter (such as Nutella)
- 3 tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon canola oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 medium ripe bananas, sliced
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup whole buttermilk or heavy cream
- ½ cup Rolos, chopped
- Cooking spray for the loaf pan
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine chocolate-hazelnut butter and a ½ teaspoon oil in a microwave-safe dish; microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir and set aside. Using a stand mixer, combine 3 tablespoons oil, butter, brown sugar, and the ripe bananas in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium-high speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Weigh or lightly spoon your flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beating at low speed, add the flour mixture and the buttermilk or heavy cream (alternating) into the banana mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture; beat just until combined. Add in the Rolo bits and stir gently by hand. Scrape half of batter into a 9 x 5-inch metal loaf pan coated with baking spray, and top with the chocolate-hazelnut spread mixture. Spread remaining batter over the chocolate mixture. Using a wooden toothpick or butter knife, swirl the batter gently. Don't overdo it. This will create the chocolate swirl in the bread.
- Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool for 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove bread; cool on wire rack.
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light. You might also like: Banana Chocolate Chip cookies! I hope you enjoy!!
Oh my, that’s gorgeous Alice!! I love that you call your daughter your sous chef!! My daughter is turning one in a few days and she already is loving watch me cook in the kitchen. I’m so excited to have her bake with me as she gets older. Her favorite food to eat and say is banana! Your bread looks so delicious and moist!
Thank you, Brandi! 🙂 Yeah, we had to wait a while before we let Phoebe help me. . and she still isn’t allowed close to the stove yet. . Madeline, my almost 2 yr old, always want to join in so I just give her some measuring spoons and cups and she bangs them around. . the kitchen is a mess but we have fun! 🙂 So excited for what you and your daughter will create together in the kitchen!
oh and what are you baking for your daughter’s birthday? 🙂
Im excited too! That’s so cute about banging the measuring spoons because she loves those too! I’m throwing her party this coming Saturday and her theme is a fashion handbag theme with aqua blue and sunny yellow as the color theme. I had planned on making a cake in the shape of a handbag but I’m just not going to have the time to do something that elaborate. My hubby works a lot so it’s hard enough planning everything as is. So I decided on just a bunch of vanilla cupcakes decorated real pretty! I’m baking everything myself, making the purse favors for the kids and my daughter’s dress so you can see why a full on cake can’t be done too! I’m disappointed but I can’t clone myself!
Vanilla cupcakes sound wonderful!!! Please share pics on your blog! 🙂
Awww what a fun way to have your daughter help in the kitchen. I love when kids are involved as little helper in the kitchen. Yes, rolo bits are awesome. You can add it on choco chip cookie too and it’s delicious. I never tried tolo on banana bread, so definitely gonna try yours (plus I have banana at home, so it’s perfect!).
Thank you, Linda! Yeah, she’s always excited to help me out in the kitchen. . Awesome, let me know how it turns out for you!
Yum! But you didn’t explain how to *not* eat all the Rolo bits before adding to the batter. #NoSelfControl
Haha, love this! I know! And we did eat some while prepping everything. . that’s inevitable! 🙂 LOVE Rolos! 🙂
OH EM GEE. I need this right now.
Thank you so much, Hayley! 🙂
This is so much better than plain ol banana bread. Go YOU!
Also, I’d like a slice… 😉
Thank you so much, Ashley! Yes, the chocolate hazelnut butter and Rolos really put this one over the top for me! I hope you try the recipe! 🙂
This is amazing! I love rolos and I love banana bread! Never would have thought to put this all together
Thank you so much, Ashley!
Alice – you always manage to take something that’s already kick ass and make it even more amazing! I always make banana bread and quite frankly, have been getting super bored with it lately. But add in some Rolos? Hells yeah! And I love that you call Phoebe “sous chef” – so cute!
Thank you, Nancy! Not sure it would have come to me if I didn’t have all this chocolate candy in the house! 🙂 I also love the swirl that the chocolate hazelnut butter creates. . I think it’s so pretty and delicious! I hope you give this one a try! Thanks again my friend!
I love Banana Bread.This look awesome!
thank you so much, Vera!