Description
Banana bread with chocolate chips, Nutella® swirls, and caramel sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (such as Nutella®)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Whisk together flour
- baking powder
- and baking soda in a medium bowl. Combine bananas and cream in another bowl.
- Cream sugar and butter in a third bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture in 2 batches
- alternating with the banana mixture
- beating batter briefly after each addition. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Place chocolate-hazelnut spread in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on High until melted
- about 25 seconds. Pour over the batter in the pan and swirl in with a knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 60 to 70 minutes.
- While the bread is baking
- whisk the brown sugar
- half-and-half
- butter
- and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat until it thickens
- 5 to 7 minutes. Add vanilla and cook until a bit thicker
- about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Pour sauce into a jar and refrigerate until cold.
- Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with caramel sauce.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 8