Walnut Chocolate Chunk Caramelized Banana Bread
This fully loaded Walnut Chocolate Chunk Caramelized Banana Bread, with browned butter, dark chocolate and caramelized bananas, is next level decadence!
Servings 1 loaf
Ingredients
Browned Butter
- 454 grams butter 1 pound, You will only need 70 grams for the recipe. The remainder can be stored in the fridge
Caramelized Bananas
- 165 grams brown sugar ¾ cup, packed
- 30 grams butter 2 tablespoons
- 2 ripe bananas sliced
- 7 grams vanilla bean paste 1 teaspoon
- a bit of coconut milk from the 1 cup below just enough to loosen the mixture
- 1 gram salt ¼ teaspoon
Banana Bread
- Caramelized banana mixture see above
- 1 egg
- 250 grams coconut milk 1 cup, full fat
- 70 grams browned butter ⅓ cup
- 100 grams unbleached 1 cup, all-purpose flour
- 130 grams whole wheat flour 1 cup
- 11 grams baking powder 1 tablespoon
- 2.5 grams cinnamon 1 teaspoon
- 180 grams chocolate 1 cup, coarsely chopped
- 87 grams walnuts ¾ cups, coarsely chopped
Instructions
To make browned butter:
- Keep a close watch on the butter through the entire process so that it does not burn.
- Cut butter into cubes and place in a saucepan and allow to melt over medium heat.
- Once melted, a white-ish foam will start to form over the butter.
- Continue to cook until brown flecks start to form at the bottom of the saucepan and the butter takes on a golden, hazelnut colour. Hence, the 'noisette' in the name.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once cooled, line a strainer/sieve with cheese cloth and pour into a mason jar.
To make caramelized bananas:
- Add sugar to a saucepan and cook until caramelized (dry method), stirring constantly.
- Stir in butter and vanilla, then add banana slices.
- Add just enough milk to the caramelized banana mixture to loosen it. Add salt.
To make banana bread:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare pan and set on a baking sheet.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the caramelized banana mixture.
- Whisk in the egg, remaining milk and browned butter.
- In a medium bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Add wet ingredients mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in half the chocolate and nuts.
- Pour into a prepared loaf pan and top with remaining nuts and chocolate. Drizzle with a couple teaspoons browned butter.
- Bake for 60 to 90 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
- Drizzle with chocolate and enjoy!!