Comments on: Marbled-Chocolate Banana Bread

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:20:04 +0000

I’ve searched near and far for the best banana bread recipe, as I often “accidentally” let bunches of bananas go ripe (aw darn…gotta use them up – time to make banana bread!)

I always end up coming back to this recipe. It makes an incredibly moist and fluffy loaf that I haven’t quite been able to get with other recipes. I like to play around with small additions (vanilla extract, amaretto, banana liquor…) Using Yoplait banana cream pie flavored yogurt instead of plain is the best way to achieve an overdose of banana-y goodness.

Even when I don’t have the chocolate chips on hand, this bread is delicious with a just a hint of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.

Thanks so much for this one! It’s staying in my recipe box for good!

By: Shauna

Shauna — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:27:45 +0000

Yum! You should enter this recipe in the banana bread contest here:

http://thenewstayathomemom.com/moist-banana-bread-recipe-contest

Winner gets $50 from Sur La Table plus links back to your site!

blessings,
Shauna

By: Rich A

Rich A — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:25:48 +0000

A bread machine will make a very nice swirl! The trick is to add the chocolate chips just 2minutes before end of the kneading cycle. (you have to select your cycle carefully, and notice the timer setting on a prior load!).
Then use a wooden spoon, holding it along side of the mixing paddle, to cause the dough to fold upon itself.
Keep intercepting the ball of dough, such that the paddle folds it in upon itself.
In one minute all the chips will be embedded into the dough ball!

Don’t put the chocolate chips in prior to 2 minutes , else they will all melt and the swirl is lost. And the flavor is much, much less intense!