Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Double Chocolate Banana Bread combines ripe banana, rich cocoa, creamy white chocolate, and crunchy walnuts in one moist air fryer bake. Serve it for breakfast, brunch, or warm with ice cream for dessert.
Equipment
- Cake pan 18 cm
- 3 Medium bowls
- Fork
- spatula
- Toothpick
- Whisk
- Wire rack
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour divided
- 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk or plain yogurt not Greek
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 6 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 6 tablespoons chopped white chocolate
Instructions
- Whisk 6 tablespoons flour with the cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
- Mash the bananas in a second medium bowl until smooth.
- Add the sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Whisk gently until just combined.
- Toss the walnuts and white chocolate with the remaining 2 teaspoons flour in a third bowl.
- Fold the walnuts and white chocolate into the batter.
- Pour the batter into a cake pan 18 cm and smooth the top.
- Place the pan in the air fryer.
- Air fry at 155°C for about 30 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick into the centre to check for doneness.
- Remove the pan when the toothpick comes out clean.
- Place the pan on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the banana bread from the pan.
- Allow it to cool completely on the wire rack.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
Notes & Wine Advice
Recipe Notes
Use very ripe bananas for the best flavor and a naturally sweeter banana bread. Bananas with plenty of brown spots are ideal. Mix the batter only until the ingredients come together. Overmixing can make the finished bread heavier instead of soft and tender. Tossing the walnuts and white chocolate with a little flour helps distribute them throughout the batter instead of letting them sink to the bottom. Check the centre with a toothpick before removing the bread from the air fryer. Then, allow it to cool before slicing so the soft crumb can set.Wine Advice
A sweet Banyuls pairs beautifully with the cocoa, banana, walnuts, and white chocolate. Its rich fruit character makes it especially suitable when serving the bread as dessert.Nutrition values
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 480 kcal | Carbohydrates: 54 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 28 g | Saturated Fat: 8 g | Sodium: 300 mg | Sugar: 36 g