Description
One of the best banana breads you’ll try! Quick and easy to make. This bread is soft, moist and layered with flavors of nutty brown butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and sweet chocolate chunks!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups very ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 large bananas)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz dark or semi sweet chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and set aside.
- In a small saucepan (preferably a light colored one) melt the butter over medium heat. The butter will begin to bubble and foam. Continue cooking over a medium-low to medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally, until the butter begins to brown in color and smell nutty. You should see small brown particles on the bottom of the pan. Keep a close eye on it, as you don’t want the butter to burn. Remove from heat and transfer the butter to a separate small bowl or measuring cup. Let cool.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, cooled browned butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and stir together just until there are no more streaks of flour. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean from the center of the bread. If needed, tent foil over the pan about halfway into baking to prevent over browning.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan set on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan and allow to cool completely. Store the bread well wrapped in cling-film, or in an airtight container, at room temperature or in the fridge.