Home Recipes The best dessert recipes Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Amélie Deschênes Preparation 20 min Cooking 1 h Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 1 bread Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Snacks Thematics Comfort food Desserts Dinner party Gifts To freeze Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread A Decadent Chocolate and Hazelnut Banana Bread! Chocolate and hazelnut banana bread is a delicious sweet and cripsy combination. With its ripe melting bananas and chocolate flavours, this recipe is the perfect comforting breakfast or gourmet snack. It could also be served as a dessert with ice cream and a caramel sauce. This preparation is super simple and doesn’t necessit specific culinary skills. Plus, it’s a great opportunity to use your overripe bananas! What are the health benefits of hazelnuts? Hazelnuts are rich in essential nutrients. Indeed, they are a great source of good fats, protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins (such as vitamin E and folate). Hazelnuts can also help reducing the risks of cardiovascular diseases by lowering blood cholesterol levels. Interesting, right? SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Crazy about banana bread? Try these recipes as well: Toblerone banana bread White bean banana bread Slow cooker banana bread Bonà savoir Do not overmix the batter As soon as you have incorporated flour to the batter, mix super gently. This is the golden rule to get a soft bread. Otherwise, overmixing promotes the formation of gluten, which makes the preparation more dense and rubbery. Chocolate hazelnut banana bread Metric system Imperial system Dry ingredients All-purpose flour - 2 cups 280 g To discover! Baking soda - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon 1 mL To discover! Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon 2 mL To discover! Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon 2 mL To discover! Wet ingredients Egg, beaten - 1 1 To discover! Sugar - ¾ cup 160 g To discover! Vegetable oil - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Buttermilk - 1 tablespoon 15 mL To discover! Banana puree - 1 ¼ cup 310 g To discover! Hazelnuts, chopped - 1 cup 120 g To discover! Garnish Chocolate and hazelnut spread (Nutella) - 1 cup 310 g To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Chocolate hazelnut banana bread Step 1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Butter or line a 20 cm x 10 cm (8″ x 4″) loaf pan with parchment paper. Step 2 In a bowl, sieve and mix together the dry ingredients. Step 3 In a second bowl, mix together the wet ingredients. Step 4 Using a wooden spoon, incorporate the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients at once. Do not overmix. Pour half the preparation in the loaf pan. Step 5 Put the chocolate and hazelnut spread in a pastry bag fitted with a tip. Spread ¾ in the pan, then cover with the other half of the banana bread mix. Step 6 Garnish the top of the bread with the remaining chocolate and hazelnut spread. Mix with a toothpick to make swirls. Step 7 Cook in the oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Like it? Share it!