Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread with Walnuts
Hi Friends! I Know that it has been quite some time since I last wrote.. I’ve been completely swamped by the workload that accompanies first year university. I have really missed writing and creating, so I decided to take my study break tonight to write up a new (and super YUM) recipe. But first, a little update about my life recently.
In September I started my first year of BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and I’ve been basically working non-stop since. Obviously it’s going better than my school experience last year, seeing as I am still in school, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard. I miss being able to write and cook all the time. I miss this blog. That being said, I have met so many wonderful people here and I do love my school, I’m just overworked and sleep deprived like any other first year student. Needless to say the Christmas (and end of semester) countdown has already started 😅 This girl needs a break! Anyways, I am alive and semi-thriving haha. Here are a few pictures of some of the highlights of the last couple of months, please enjoy 🙂
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And now, back to the food. I came up with this recipe quite some time ago, but I wanted to save it for the perfect occasion. Now that we’re well into November I think it is fair to say that we could all use a little bit of cheering up right? I know I could! November is my least favourite month of the year by far (April being the second worst). I hate how early it gets dark and the weather is atrocious. It’s not quite winter yet, but it also isn’t really fall anymore, it’s just a gross transition between the seasons. So that’s my rant about November. Gross times of the year such as this make for a perfect opportunity to curl up with a hot cup of tea and a slice of warm, homemade banana bread.
I love the way that this bread looks with the chocolate swirl, it’s so fun! Plus, the walnuts inside add a really nice bit of crunch to the otherwise super moist loaf. So, if you’re feeling the November blues like I am, then try this banana bread on for size and see if it can help brighten your day.
Until next time!
xx
Ashley
Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread with Walnuts
Equipment
- 8½ x 4½ inch loaf pan
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened milk of choice
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 bananas)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup millet flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed banana, milk, vanilla, maple syrup, olive oil, and eggs. Whisk until fully incorporated.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold in the wet ingredients using a baking spatula.
- Measure out one cup of the batter and add it back to the wet ingredient bowl. Add the cacao powder and mix until fully combined.
- Fold the chopped walnuts into the original mixture (not the chocolate one). Pour about half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Add half the chocolate batter on top. Repeat with the remaining plain and chocolate batter. Use a sharp knife to make a swirling pattern with the two batters.
- Pop the pan into the oven and bake for approximately one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Allow the loaf to cool for about 10 minutes in the pan before transferring it to a cooling rack.
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