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This Nutella banana bread will become your family favourite. Is it possible to improve the classic banana bread recipe? Yes, it is if you swirl nutella into the top and create an amazing chocolate crust!!
Can’t get enough of quick breads? Try our Pumpkin Bread with Butterscotch or Cranberry Orange Bread.
I can honestly say this banana bread recipe is the BEST. No need to look any further. It’s right here.The incredibly tender and flavour-concentrated loaf comes from 5 bananas and only 1/2 cup of butter.
It’s low-fat, people! The best part, however, is the crust. Do you want to know the secret? Nutella, baby! Would you just look at swirls and craters it created!!
If you are the type who doesn’t bake, have no fear. This beauty was baked entirely by my 10 and 8 year olds. All I did was take pictures. The recipe is full proof, I promise, and is a very easy one.
Nutella Recipes
I am not going to lie I’ve had a weakness for Nutella since childhood. I love adding it to my sweet creations as it’s an easy way to enfuse a simple bake with so much flavour.
Try my Nutella Hazelnut Palmiers if you are looking a quick, 2 ingredient cookie, which tastes like it came for a bakery. Or my Nutella Rolls if you fancy a longer baking project.
I love the chocolate spread so much, I made my own homemade Nutella using almonds. Feel free to substitute the store bought Nutella with my wholesome, natural recipe.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Just a quick reminder. This recipe is EASY. My kids made it!
- Don’t forget to slightly warm your Nutella before swirling into the bread.
- The batter will bake more evenly if split into two smaller loaves.
- Bake two loaves and freeze one for later. It will keep well for up to 3 months.
- You don’t need a mixer for this recipe to work. Just a bowl and a whisk/spoon.
- Ripe/over-ripe bananas work best for banana bread.
- If your bananas don’t easily mash with a fork, use a This is an affiliate link.potato masher.
- You can add chocolate chips, nuts or raisins to this banana bread if you wish.
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Nutella Crust Banana Bread
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Mixing bowl
- This is an affiliate link.Loaf pan
Ingredients
- 200g / 1 cup white sugar
- 50g / 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 125g / 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs, large
- 5 bananas, mashed
- 125ml / 1/2 cup buttermilk, or kefir
- 1 tsp This is an affiliate link.vanilla
- 350g / 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp Nutella, warmed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F/180C and move your oven rack to a lower position. Grease the bottom only of a large or two medium loaf pans.
- Cream softened butter and both sugars in a large bowl. Stir in eggs one at a time until well blended. Stir in mashed bananas (if bananas were previously frozen drain all liquid, this will produce more concentrated flavour in your loaf), buttermilk and vanilla, beat until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until just combined. Do not over beat.
- Put Nutella in a microwave and heat for 30 sec to loosen it.
- Pour the batter in the prepared pan(s) and drizzle Nutella on top, swirl lightly with a knife.
- Bake for 90 minutes if baking one large loaf or 50-60 minutes if baking two loaves or until toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It’s really nice and something different to try. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Wow. Nutella crust? I’m sold! (and I have bananas sitting on my counter right now just waiting to get properly over-ripe 🙂
Wow ! love the Nutella crust. It looks so perfectly good.
Love that Nutella crust, I’d like a nice fat slice with my coffee :).