Got some leftover bananas? Maybe a little chocolate (bar/chips/anything)?
Here’s a comforting treat. The swirl of chocolate makes plain old banana bread a bit more festive.
If you’re socially distancing at home like so many of us, this Banana Marble Bread is a tasty way to pass the time, use what you have and add a comforting fragrance to your home.
Banana Marble Bread
3 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
3 medium ripe bananas
1/4 cup fruit juice, oat milk or other non-dairy milk (or use dairy milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9”x5”x3” loaf pan. Melt the chocolate and set it aside to cool. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set it aside. Beat the sugar and vegetable oil with a handheld or electric mixer set at medium speed for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture is well blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mash the bananas and add them to the sugar mixture. Beat thoroughly until the ingredients are well blended. Add the flour mixture and beat for 1-2 minutes to blend the ingredients thoroughly. Stir in the juice and vanilla extract. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Pour the melted chocolate on top and use a knife or spatula to swirl it through the banana batter. Bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan 15 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and let it cool on a cake rack.
Makes one bread serving 10-12