Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread
Marbled chocolate banana bread topped with a silky chocolate ganache.
INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ¼ cup butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed (1 and ½ cup)
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 and ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
chocolate ganache:
- 80 g dark chocolate chips
- 80 ml heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Melt chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl over boiling water and let it cool down.
- Mix sugar and butter with an electric mixer until it’s crumbly.
- Add in mashed bananas and mix well.
- Add eggs, one each time and mix.
- Stir in yogurt and mix until combined well.
- Mix flour, cinnamon and baking soda in a seperate bowl and combine it with the wet ingredients.
- Take 1 cup of the batter and mix it with melted chocolate.
- Line your pan with parchment paper and spoon the two batters alternately into it.
- Swirl gently using a fork or a knife, but don't over-swirl.
- Bake it for 50-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out with little crumbs and cool completely.
- For the ganache, put chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl.
- Heat heavy cream in a small saucepan until it boils and pour it over chocolate. (See the video above)
- Pour over the completely cooled banana bread and wait for about half an hour before serving.
NUTRITION
Calories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 301mgPotassium: 339mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 416IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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