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Everyone has a soft spot in their hearts for banana bread. Including us. And by soft spot we mean giant hole that can only be filled with warm and soft banana bread covered in melty Nutella straight from the oven.

Banana bread in general reminds me of brunch. We used to go to brunch on Sundays and they always included some sort of banana bread. With nuts, without nuts, with chocolate chips etc. But, never with Nutella.

Until now.

Nutella Swirled Banana Bread

You will fall in love with this recipe!

Quick side note: If you want to make this, you might want to plan ahead! It’s best when the bananas are very ripe and starting to turn brown. They mash beautifully and give this banana bread the perfect texture.

The bread gets so soft and moist because of the mushy bananas that go into them. It’s just the right amount of dense and light. It’s bursting with banana flavor and your taste buds will explode when you bite into a little pocked of Nutella in the middle.

We used a heavy hand when swirling in the Nutella. Because there’s no such thing as too much. We also nuked the Nutella in the microwave for about 20 seconds to soften it up. This helps as you dollop spoonfuls on top to swirl through the banana bread batter. If it’s straight out of the jar, it’s a little hard to get a gorgeous and even swirl.

This Nutella Swirled Banana Bread recipe has a double dose of Nutella. You pour half the banana bread batter in the bread loaf pan, swirl Nutella on top, fill the pan with the rest of the batter and repeat the swirling process. The Nutella on top gets melty and makes the banana bread look so pretty. And the swirls in the middle ooze with melty goodness when you bite into a slice.

Pure heaven, we tell you.

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Nutella Swirled Banana Bread

Servings 12

Ingredients

• 2 Cups of Flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ tsp. Salt
• 4 very ripe bananas mashed
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup butter melted
• 1/2 Cup of Sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Cup Nutella divided

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a standard sized loaf pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl, with a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat bananas, eggs, butter and sugar and extract. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined.
• Melt Nutell in microwave for approximately 30 seconds to soften slightly. Using 1/2 cup Nutella, dollop spoonfuls on top of batter, swirl with a knife. Pour the rest of the batter on top and repeat swirl process with the rest of the Nutella.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted to center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove to cool the rest on a backing rack.

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Do you like Banana Bread?  I looooovve me some good Banana Bread and for some reason, it sounds so good at this time of year.  I don’t know if its because I’m getting ready for the fresh fruit that I know will be available soon.  Having to wait to eat some of my favorites  makes me so glad that I can get bananas year round. I do have a banana bread recipe that I like but was really looking for a bakery/cafe kind of banana bread.  I wanted a moist and easy banana bread recipe that looked and tasted like I was at a darling little cafe, having a piece with some yummy hot cocoa!

I stumbled across this pin from AllRecipes.com and thought that might just be what I was looking for!  A moist banana bread with a to-die-for crust!

And I think I found it.

I love my banana bread with some good sized nuts.  I like my fudge the same way.  If you missed out on our fudge recipe, check it out HERE!

If you aren’t really a fan of nuts in your banana bread, you can either omit them or chop them finer.

Now I can sit in my kitchen with a slice of this Banana Nut Bread, sip on my cocoa and dream about being at a little cafe in some faraway country!  Ahh….!

This Pin Rocks!

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Moist and Easy Banana Bread Recipe

Course Bread

Author Made From PInterest

Ingredients

• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cup mashed bananas I used about 4 small to medium bananas Make sure they are well ripe. Having some brown spots is preferred
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spray a 5x9 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray coating, or line your pan with some parchment paper and then spray with non-stick spray.
• Mix the eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and bananas until well blended.
• Sift together all of the dry ingredients and then add to banana mixture. Fold in your nuts.
• Pour into your loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 10-20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Oven temps may vary.

Notes

If you use some parchment paper as lining, then you will be able to lift your banana bread right out and have a beautiful looking loaf.

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I’ve been working on cutting out refined white sugar out of my diet, that meant cutting out my traditional banana bread recipe :(. My search for a healthy banana bread recipe that didn’t make me feel like I was compromising on taste began. Confessions of a Gluten Free Mom had the recipe I was looking for, her blog is full of great gluten free recipes and beautiful photography.

If you are new to gluten free baking you need to understand that gluten free flours are a bit on the tricky side. They have to be coddled and coaxed into performing well. If you take gluten free bread batter or dough and put it in a tin foil bread pan it will burn on the outside and be under cooked on the inside. Cheap bread pans will be better, but you won’t get the optimum results you are looking for. Get yourself a high quality stoneware bread loaf pan, your banana bread batter will cook perfectly every time, golden brown on the outside and moist on the inside. My bread pan is the Le Creuset line from Sur la table, worth every penny!

I loved how my kitchen smelled while the bread was baking, I nearly burned my fingers trying to cut it while it was still hot. I spread the butter, let it melt and took a bite. Banana bread heaven! The lack of white sugar really lets the flavor of the bananas come through. The only change I will make with my next loaf is to add some sugar free chocolate chips. Either way this recipe is a new family favorite…..

Oh yeah, this Pin Totally Rocks!

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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

Author Adapted by Made From Pinterest

Ingredients

• 2½ cups Brown Rice Flour
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1½ teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground Nutmeg
• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 2 Eggs beaten
• 6 ripe Bananas mashed
• ⅓ cup Raw Honey
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ½ cup melted Coconut Oil

Instructions

• Spray bread pan with coconut oil spray and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Chop pecans or walnuts roughly.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine rice flour, baking soda, sea salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and chopped pecans.
• In another bowl, combine and mix the eggs, mashed bananas, honey, vanilla, and melted coconut oil.
• Add mashed banana mixture to dry mix.
• Pour batter into your oiled bread pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• My loaf pan was 22 cm - 8 1/2", I had enough batter to fill the pan and 1 mini loaf pan. You can also make muffins with if you have some extra batter. After 1 hour my loaf was still wasn't done, I cooked it for about 75 minutes. As all ovens vary, use a toothpick or a knife to test your loaf for doneness before removing from oven.

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