Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/3 cup full-fat Greek yogurt, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
- 1/2 cup Nutella, divided
Make the Batter
First, get your oven preheating to 350F and line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, kosher salt, and espresso powder.
In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in a stand mixer, beat the room-temperature butter and cane sugar together on medium-high speed until the mixture is lighter in color and looks fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla bean paste and beat on medium speed until they’re just combined. Then, beat in the Greek yogurt and mashed bananas.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat on low speed until a batter just forms.
Assemble and Bake the Bread
Pour about half of the batter into your prepared pan. Dollop about 1/4 cup of the Nutella over the batter and use a knife or a toothpick to gently swirl it in.
Add the rest of the batter on top, then swirl the remaining 1/4 cup of Nutella into the top of the loaf.
Bake for 60-70 minutes. A toothpick stuck into the center should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs attached. I usually start checking it around the 45-minute mark, since all ovens are a little different. If you see the top getting too brown, you can just lay a piece of foil loosely over it.
Let the bread cool in the pan before you slice and serve it.
Nutella Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/3 cup full-fat Greek yogurt room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas about 3 medium
- 1/2 cup Nutella divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line 9×5 inch loaf pan with parchment.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla until just combined, then mix in yogurt and mashed bananas.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients on low speed until just combined.
- Pour half the batter into pan, dollop 1/4 cup Nutella and swirl.
- Add remaining batter and swirl remaining 1/4 cup Nutella on top.
- Bake 60-70 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan before slicing.
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