Quick Banana Coffee Bread
Anything flavoured with chocolate and coffee is a hit at my place. Quick Banana Coffee Bread meets all the criteria for pleasing every one. I add chocolate chips and walnuts for texture and to top it off I sometimes make a light glaze with more coffee and icing sugar. This is a great one to take to the office or for afternoon tea.
Growing up we always had bananas and lots of them. My mom is the queen of cakes and she makes the best banana cake. It is a mile high and full of chocolate chunks. We will have to make it with her one day and get that recipe. I hope she likes this one that I made.
We eat a lot of bananas at our house; I think it is John’s favourite fruit after apples. Bananas are good for you; there has been some controversy over their effect on retaining fat. They have a lot of fibre and aid weight loss, but are not good for low carb diets. They do have a high sugar content, and for that reason you may feel sluggish after eating on. Some dieticians believe that they should not be eaten on an empty stomach. For more information: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/bananas-good-or-bad#section3
Beautiful colour of brown sugar and bananas.
The yogurt meets the sugar.
Walnuts and chocolate chips added to the flour.
Make a well in the flour and add in the liquids.
Don’t over-mix!!
Add in the warm coffee.
Place in a greased loaf pan.
Of course I peek into the oven.
My little trick of checking with a piece of spaghetti.
Out of the oven to cool.
I glaze it with chocolate.
On a pretty platter with strawberries.
The glaze shines.
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QUICK BANANA COFFEE BREAD
A great way to fix your cravings for coffee and bananas.
Ingredients
The Bread
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 1/3 cup warm water
The Glaze
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips melted
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 tbsp Baileys
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
Instructions
The Bread
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In a medium bowl mash the bananas.
Add brown sugar, yogurt, and cinnamon.
Beat well.
In another small bowl mix the egg with the vanilla extract and the oil.
In a large bowl place the flour, walnuts, chocolate chips, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir and make a well in the middle.
Place the yogurt mixture into the well and then pour the egg mixture over it.
Stir everything until incorporated. Don't over-stir.
Dissolve the coffee crystals in the warm water and pour over the dough.
Stir and place dough into a prepared greased loaf pan.
Place in a 375 F oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
Cool and then glaze.
Serve with your favourite fresh fruit.
The Glaze
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Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. I used two 30 second intervals. Stir in between.
Add the warm water and Baileys into the chocolate and whisk.
Add the icing sugar and pour over the loaf.
See the glaze video.
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