Banana Bread Recipe - Chocolate Banana Nut Loaf

[dirtysailor49]

i'm stealing this recipe!

[846524162]

LOL at the joke about cartoon characters :D :D So serious :D

[xLidoBubblyx]

I just made this today, without the vanilla and walnuts. I must say, it came out beautifully and even tasted better. Thank you, chef john :)

[AyuDomi]

i dont know why but when my mum force me to cook i hate it, but when i see actual demo recipies like this one, it pumps me up to make it myself

[Zephilindrum]

Made this yesterday, it smelled amazing while in the oven. Creaming the butter was killer on the arms but it was all worth it. Mine came out with a really crunchy top which made it even better cause it was like crunchy caramelised sugar.

[Ammo1174]

lol when you said you know whats coming next I was like cayenne? and then you're like the old tap-a-tap-a and I was like oh so close but not really that close

[Billahori1]

Hi I just made this few minutes ago looks good I tried very little because it's very hot .taste is pretty good so far so good thanx to chief John

[tiptopluongo]

I've made this twice lol. Second time I used 4 bananas instead, extra moist!

[itsjustme1980ify]

HI. What do you think about using white chocolate with this recipe? That's all I've got at the moment :-)

[Archazar]

I just made this and it smells and tastes awesome!

[StrawberriiVivi]

So, I just doubled this recipe and put faith into Chef John this banana bread would be a winner...and boy am I glad I did!! I had 8 super ripe bananas, and decided to give this recipe a try. My loaves just came out of the oven, and I sliced one of them..so moist, so light, but- ever so slightly decadent. I recommend everyone to try this recipe, even my grandma loved it!!!!!! And she's one to stay away from sweets. Perfectly sweeten and balanced, (: GO CHEF JOHN!!

[Nhordmyr]

Cold pizza and coffee? wtf :D - nice cake!

[biitch1218]

sigh always inappropriate comments lol

[MsSassyLaRue]

Yummmm!

[JKboi27]

"oh halleluiah, our problems are solved. we have banana bread" -Apu

[retrodancingbee]

I hate bananas but I would totally eat that.

[Lia1992M]

I'm going to try this recipe this week. And by the way, you should put the video you did for about.com on your channel.

[akakooldood]

what if i do it in a microwave oven?

[FIFA1232010]

@akakooldood good luck with that.

[failingchemist]

@akakooldood actually it might work. my microwave oven is good at baking small cakes. so it depends... try it out!

[akakooldood]

@failingchemist

can you gimme the temperatures and time?

[failingchemist]

@akakooldood i have it on 350 F and time depends on your toaster oven. for me it's about one and a half hours.

[akakooldood]

@failingchemist

will try it tomorrow... thanks! :)

[danipalmtree]

You crack me up. "If you are making this around cartoon characters please be careful of the peel..."

[JAIMEJOEL13]

2:31 vanilla penis....

[PlatypusGuitar]

I actually say OL TAPPA TAPPA out loud when I do it now

[cindychaos101]

just put the batter in the oven :) OMFG I FORGOT ABOUT THE OL' TAPPA TAPPA

[thelamepirate]

baking powder and baking soda??? baking soda is in the baking powder so why adding that once again?

[tchrldy98]

May I replace the all-purpose with whole-wheat flour? If yes, it is the same amount?

[maritschie]

WHat do you think, can i replace some part of the sugar with honey?

[MizAlexandria]

that is stunning, I have attempted to make this twice prior to watching this and it was an epic fail both times...third times a charm.

[MegaGagae]

look's good. Can you tell how many ingredients?? thank you.

[dalekcaanman]

Looks good! 

[Bralor89]

So awesome! I made it too! everyone loved it. Thx Chef John!

[susankohistany]

I can totally make this! Except Im not allowed to use vanilla because of the alcohol in it

[EpitomeOfPefection]

@susankohistany they make vanilla now that doesn't have alcohol in it.

[maritschie]

@susankohistany then you can use fresh vanilla :)

[TtonyArra]

@susankohistany Go on Amazon or look in a local, good quality grocery store, and find yourself some 'Vanilla Powder'. It's not made with alcohol and serves basically the same purpose

[animegirl20]

I made this and it was balling! I have been eating for breakfast all week. Love you Chef John!

[marimositaable]

I've tried so many banana bread recipes but yours is the best. Thank you so much for posting this video.

[thelsdj]

Would you do a tuna melt recipe? I have my own, but would love to see your version.

[welovejbiebz31]

I'm eating mine right now that I made yesterday and I have to admit...ITS AMAZING! Don't hesitate to make this!

[lilacfunk]

I'm trying this recipe right now!

Could you please post a tried and tested, kick-ass cinnamon monkey bread recipe? I tried Pioneer Woman's much raved about recipe, and it wasn't great.

[SuperNerd707]

whoa an hour, that seems like a lot of time compared to my usual bread

[CptCool2]

I put everything I was going to do today on halt just to make this. God dammit, Chef John.

[wetever100]

Thank you Chef John, I just baked banan bread today , and it turn out awesome.

[DianeNMuhammed]

I gave his mom the ol' tappa tappa. Sorry. Really I am. I had to. I did not actually give Chef's mom, or anyone's mom for that matter, the ol' tappa tappa. Everyone go about their usual business, nothing to see here.

[blashfog]

Whats the name of the background music!? Its stuck in my head.

[SimulantSlumber]

I was giving mine the old tapa tapa when my family shouted at me what the heck I was doing banging something on the counter top, I told them, I'm giving my banana loaf the old tapa tapa, which they seemed confused about. So I told them to watch more Chef John.

[MsPoundDropper]

Mine is in the oven!!! HOWEVER after I smashed my bananas and mixed my butter/sugar combo I realized I only had 1cup of flour mmmmmmmm what to do??? I could get dress and run to the store! But NOPE don't wanna do that... So I got a 1cup of instant oatmeal and turned it into flour. BINGO my flavor will be different but it should still be some awesome bread! Oh I added a teaspoon of cinnamon as well. No nuts, so a tad bit more chocolate. Thank you =)

[kayyf]

hahaa .. "Do not make ppl blush at the checkout line~" That's a good one!

[patrickbateman00]

Can this be made into muffins?



[WECantThink]

If you wait until the bananas are BLACK (I'm not kidding) it comes out better. Honest. Chocolate chips? Communist!

[lv82Alakazam]

Chef John! You are one bad ass fother mucker!!!

[anton6jr]

woot,woot..............



[J3NNIF3R87]

Now I'm going to have to try the coffee + cold pizza + tuna melt combo

[horsefucker1680]

Chef John is hillarious. And he cooks quite nice too.

[taliman007]

Im doing it right now...its baking...hope it goes well...

[tyropera]

Hi Chef John! I baked this today using slightly overripe bananas and skipping the chocolate chips. Yum!!! On the outside it looks just like your bread in the video, but inside it is a light grey-brown instead of the lovely golden color of your bread. What could account for the color difference?

[pfirsch77]

Why would you oil a silicon pan?

[salahhe]

I want that red thing! We don't have stuff like that round here.

[traveler1938]

@salahhe try ebay or amazon : )

[starleenlp]

I made this!!! So proud :D

[okonomiyakiyummy]

i went with half macadamia nuts half walnuts, and i must say i was somewhat skeptical about the random chocolate addition but it actually added a delicious zing to the banana bread! Other recipes tend to end up dry or overly sweet, however this recipe filled my home with a pleasant aroma, and gave me a moist/fragrant banana bread with a subtle sweetness that compliments the irresistible flavor. (im munching on a piece as i type this lol)

THANK YOU CHEF JOHN :D

[RoseAustralis]

i wish you lived in my house!! 

[Stereotypeblackguy]

My Food wish. Cinnamon butter crumb cake

[kimd3pg]

I made this last night. AMAAAAAAAZIIIIIIIIIIING!!!! :D

[herculesmcawsome]

Coffee and a tuna melt? I respect your taste, Chef, but that sounds pretty vile :-) 

[Grufian]

It looks like you are using a silicon baking pan. Could you expound on what advantages and disadvantages you have found compared to metal?

[gperivero]

ay que rico, ya me sabia la receta pero tu le agregaste nueces y chispas de chocolate y se antojo, gracias.

[purururumi]

Just baked this recipe :D I was so happy when it came out so perfect :3 <3

[SemiAutoSarah]

I need to make this for my hubby!

[jaseth1337]

Hello this is Chef John from foodwishes d­ot com with.. more food to make you hungry, then happy and fat.

[chanmitch77]

I SO LOVE YOU!!!

[estradachjr]

Training your ears listening english!

[devindevinful]

Chef John. You are my goddamn hero and I mean that.

[plpamparius]

im gonna do this with peanut butter....banana and peanut butter and chocolate is like crack to me

[McFake]

I tried this today with the recipe he had except i used 2 1/2 cups of flour cause it looked watery to me after the mix. The chocolate chips give the banana bread an extra kick. Chef John is the man!

[norlic]

I just made this, but I didn't have a 9x4 loaf pan, so I used two 6'' round pans. I failed horribly because I didn't know how long to leave it in there so I checked at 20 minute intervals. When I thought it was done I checked it with a toothpick but I couldn't see if it was done or not so I DECIDED IT WAS DONE. I waited for it to cool and took it out and it broke apart (not to mention it was raw lol) so I put it all back in and baked it some more. It's good, but mine looks ugly xD

[McFake]

@norlic Don't give up. Try again. Mine came out amazing and i used a larger lasagna type glass pan thingy. lol. Mine took about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Eating it right now and its amazing.

[AngryTypingGuy27]

I wish I could adopt Chef John!

[davidparkninja]

I wish I was married to you. FOOOOOD.

[SarahAndJustSarah]

because they're all...not as good as this one. haha!

[jroks12345]

You mention tuna melts. Do you have a recipe for this? Mine is pretty straight forward and simple - toasted english muffin, tuna salad mix (usually just mayo and some salt/pepper for taste), and a slice of cheese melted over top.

[Necrophile4Jesus]

Will Chef John read this?

[meggiemeg86]

That was closer to the old jiggle jiggle.

[kiminokami]

@robie93 ffordable knives are not bought in sets.

[sydneyca]

I stole my banana bread recipe from a celebrity chef that lives in Nor Cal. Nope not you. XD

[NirvanaaFreak]

I just put the bananas in a little plastic sack and squeeze it with my hands

[SofiaBelchiorinho]

I've just made this, is so awesome, with a warm cup of mint tea.

[tiptopluongo]

I made this, it's great! Thank you very much, Chef John!

[IceFlower162]

Is there a way to make this diabetic friendly at all? My dad and I used to eat banana nut bread together before he was diagnosed, and I really miss it. The recipe looks delicious, though!

[TtonyArra]

@IceFlower162 I'd personally recommend a couple of changes:

1) replace the cup of sugar with 84g of Truvia (1/3 cup + 1.5 tbsp)

2) bananas are high in fructose, so cut the recipe down to 2 bananas instead of 3.

3) dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which can actually help manage your blood sugar. Because the chocolate is so sparse in this recipe, and research has shown benefits to including dark chocolate in a diabetic diet, I would keep that part of the recipe as is.

[TtonyArra]

@TtonyArra Oh and one other note: I believe semisweet chocolate is just dark chocolate with half the sugar, so semisweet chips might be a better option.

[IceFlower162]

@TtonyArra Thank you so much for your informative reply! :D

[OrginalKork]

@TtonyArra Fructose isn't dangerous and bananas is not high in them. 50% fructose, 50% glucose.

[TtonyArra]

@OrginalKork That's not true at all. For a while they recommended foods that were high in fructose as an alternative sweetener, but as of 2009, nutritional scientists realized that fructose can cause just as much damage as glucose to diabetics and non-diabetics alike. The reason it's preferred is because it's sweeter than than other types of sugar, and thus requires less of it to sweeten food. And bananas are high in total natural sugar, over 12g combined fructose and glucose when just ripe.

[Antiks72]

@TtonyArra all things in moderation.

[TtonyArra]

@Antiks72 was a discussion about diabetic-friendly recipes XD

[Antiks72]

@TtonyArra ahhh. In that case forget what I said. lol

[STAB1L]

I love the ol' tapa tapa!

[queen2be1000]

Looks good..I will make soon...Thanks

[300187]

Is water use in this recipe? Cause the video said you uses water, but the blog didn't state that. Please advice. :)

Thank you.

[headbanger342]

Lol pizza

[TheShalomtoyou]

I like watching you slice the bread...yum!

[deathstreaks]

I really feel like doing this, but without the nut, just the chocolate ship, and the same amount of extra chocolate as the total amount of nuts!

[texas3251]

I'd like to see some fried rice chef

[Jeroewntje]

banana omelette!

[juliewitter]

I tried this recipe yesterday and it was a hit! I was begged to make it again! It was delicious! Thanks Chef J

[Paulpunkrocks]

Just made this this morning, just needed a bit more sugar like 1/4 cup... i guess it also depends on how ripe your bananas are, the riper the bananas the sweeter they are, as well as the chocolate chips

[NigelGriff]

Thanks for the great banana bread loaf chef john. Made it here in Australia yesterday and it was amazing. The first thing I have ever baked. Surprisingly it is so much better the day after I made it.

[SuzieLady]

I tried this yesterday..( I am allergic to cooking usually) and it turned out amazing! I omitted the choc n nuts though :)

thanks Chef John! You can watch my vid on how I got on if you want a giggle! :)

[kerberos623]

Fun part? The ad infront of the video is for a gymchain in Sweden. almost fitting. 8)

[Metexie]

You don't use a gas stove? What mark is that?

[agustn]

I am sure this is better than mine. Thanks, I will try it soon.

[DieStadtNeckarsulm]

coffe and pizza ? O_o

[houchi69]

not enough chocolate, and you can also put some cinnamon

[muncher541]

I still can't figure out your accent, it's just so weird. Like, it's not really pronounced, but you can tell when you said certain words, like you say "skewer" like "skeur".

Are you from America? lol.

[yoyohaness]

it's like you're seduced by the whisk, only to realize that she won't give you what a spatula will give you.

[ru2118]

@yoyohaness Homewrecker

[MaritsaDarman]

You make my day with your cooking. Thank you.

[Teez0r]

After watching this video, I had to make this. It was so delicious! Thanks Chef John:D

[robie93]

can you suggest some affordable knife sets?

[lakegirl645]

Looks great! Wonder how white chocolate chips would taste?  :)

[raeliannguyen]

beautiful bread and his voice is so different this time, maybe bcuz of the new camera lol...

[ChantillyGurl]

that is just how I make my banana bread except I never added chocolate chips and I use oil instead of butter :)

[OmniMidKnight]

Jeez man... It's like you were reading my mind! I was just thinking of banana bread, and here it is, a recipe right on my subscriptions list.

[47f0]

One other pro banana tip besides let them get ripe (where the skin gets thin and they're just about to ferment) is to freeze those 'nanners'. Something about freezing them, perhaps rupturing the cell walls, makes them taste more "banana-y" and easier to mix. Just cut the tops and squeeze them out like toothpaste. They'll look ugly - and taste delicious.

[anetha242]

may i have a slice? fedex to the bahamas

[timraine50]

Hi, Chef John. Just made the banana cake - loved it. First time I have ever baked anything and my first review comment ever. Thanks Chef John - keep it up.

[vaner1086]

It was really good and not to sweet and the best part is that it was easy to make!

[ginersnaps1]

I will making bananas bread. Yummy

[KScharba]

I'm making this bitch tonight!

[blueeyedtara]

I Love banana bread and I still like my recipe the best! I LOVE your videos and you inspire me so much xox :) Thanks for Uploading Goodness!!

[pamgarthgrant]

I made this yesterday and it was so delicious thank you

[veuran]

What? No cayenne on this one :D.

[musicismygirlfriend3]

Should the butter be salted?

[TheLemonLily]

2:31... looks like your banana

[stephinerd]

you're really funny LOL

[TheRachael1994]

Chef John! I love all your recipes but over the holiday season I've discovered I'm lactose intolerant! :( any ideas?

[HonestMom]

I made this and it was a horrible banana bread. hahaha it cracked at the top.. lol I am not a good baker... I'm actually quite horrible. I wish my stuff came out like that... I'm just missing that magic touch I guess!

[peoplecallmeagoth]

@HonestMom It's fine if it has a crack on top... Common with banana bread.

[68trace]

a fork works much better....

[divixmage]

I'm allergic to walnuts, can I leave them out?

[sopi2]

@divixmage No! How dare you?

[cjmythrandir]

WHERE WAS THIS A WEEK AGO?!?!?

DAMIT CHEF JOHN! Y U TROLL ME

[xxnoblimexx]

It came out so good!!!

[imRinat]

@xxnoblimexx That's what she said :D

[alexandrawu]

Why is so important not to over-mix when baking?

[tinnypuff]

@alexandrawu because then the product often ends up tough or dry.

[67bwana]

Too funny, I had a slice of cold pizza with my coffee this morning!

[opeth84]

I don't care about cooking. I'm here for Chef John's relaxing voice :)

Thumbs up if you do too.

[Cutchswife]

Chef John's banana bread looks so good, but mine is better lol! My son wolfs it down. I have to make two loaves when I do it.

[ThisThriftyChick]

I love banana bread...can't wait to make this!  Never thought of adding chocolate chips....yummy!

[redherringbone]

Chef John, this looks so moist and delicious. I know what folks are getting for Christmas presents next year! Gotta try this one.

[emlu96]

2:31 awkward vanilla

[Qonfused]

The ooooooooooooole tappa-tappa!

[pievs50cal]

Awesome sauce!, err, bread!

[MobileMediaProducts]

I wanted you to add candied or dried fruit bits instead of dark chocolate chips.

[fuckinick]

Hi Chef,

Want to do it right away but I do not have chocolate chips, is there any substitute for that?

[ArtificialMantis]

you have pizza with coffee?

ima need to try this

[mahtay2000]

mmmmmm coffee, cold pizza and a tuna melt. Lotsa kisses your way chef?

[mcoolleng]

I find all of Chef John's banana jokes appealing in this one.

[fadia2O10]

I did it, it was delicious , but i think i've put too much flour!!

[iLikeCookie88]

You're the best!

[Pinezka13th]

Just finished baking so amazing !!!

[MsLolaDae]

Yummy! Will have to try this! :)

[Grounded4Life16]

lol "do not throw them on the floor"

[dannywithnoodles]

Can we put red bull with that?

[test804]

needs shredded coconuts

[MrMexicanhero]

@test804 that sounds cool

[KatharinaSophieS]

i just made it and it smells soooooooo good!

[evelutionofone]

Ok Chef John, you always ask " What is our food Wish?" at the end and i am asking again--I need a great recipe for Chicken and Dumplings, not the bready kind, the soft noodly kind. My G. Grandma made the best with Bisquick and extra flour, but i lost the recipe and the memory of it! Got a good recipe? Hope so, thought i would ask one more time...Would really "enjoy" this! :)

[MrSkinnyBill]

@evelutionofone He probably will be more likely to answer it if you contact him via his email. You can find this on his contact page at the blog (click any description link)