Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

20 February 2020 Bookmark • 0

This Chocolate Walnut quick bread is so delicious, moist and tender with a chocolatey and nutty flavor and wonderful aroma. Either as breakfast, dessert or mid-day snack, it'll cause you to feel cozy and heartwarming.

A Spiced and Nutty Chocolate quick bread

We recently visited the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen and had a delicious slice of chocolate quick bread at their cafe. Only one thin slice was filled with crunchy nuts with a chocolatey flavor and a tremendous aroma of winter spices.

Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread

It can't be easier to form this chocolate quick bread. You mix all dry ingredients in one bowl and put aside. Then mash the bananas and blend altogether remaining wet ingredients. Then , mix to mix wet and dry ingredients (be careful to not over-mix).

So briefly , the chocolate quick bread we tried was so delicious that I wanted to form it reception . Baking is additionally a hyggelig activity itself :)!

INGREDIENTS :

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 ripe bananas
1/3 cup melted butter (see Notes for non-dairy substitute)
1 large egg
1/2 cup sugar

INSTRUCTIONS :

Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and butter a loaf pan.
Gather dry ingredients. Sift cocoa powder into the all-purpose flour, then add baking soda, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder and salt to that same bowl. Mix to combine them evenly.
In a mixing bowl, mash bananas until there's no big lumps. Add the melted butter and stir well to combine. Then stir in the egg and sugar.
Add the flour mixture and chopped walnuts to the wet ingredients. With a wooden spoon or spatula, gently mix to combine. Do not over-mix.
Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let the bread cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes. After that, remove the bread from the pan and let it cool completely on a cooling rack.