Chocolate Banana Crunch Bread
The prefect combination of chocolate and bananas makes this bread a must make. Then, you get the flavor of the toffee bites and you have a recipe that is out of this world. Give this Chocolate Banana Crunch Bread a try and I know it will become the Banana bread that you will want to make again and again! Delicious!
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup powdered cocoa
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee bites
- extra 1/4 cup of buttermilk
Method
Prep all your ingredients ahead of time, this will help to make sure you have everything you need and to make things move faster. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Using a wire whisk mix the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl peel and mash your very ripe bananas. Add in the eggs, butter, vanilla and 1 cup of buttermilk. Mix together with a wire whisk till well blended.
Add in the white and brown sugar to the liquid mixture; stir till well blended. Now, separate the flour mixture into two bowls ( make sure there are equal amounts in each bowl, use a measuring cup to separate ). In one of the bowls add in the cocoa powder and blend with a wire whisk.
Take the banana mixture and separate into two bowls again ( make sure there are equal amounts in each bowl, use a measuring cup to separate ). In the bowl that is going into the chocolate flour mixture add an extra 1/4 cup of buttermilk and stir. Add the banana mixture into each bowl of flour.
Now, mix each bowl just till blended. Add the chocolate chips into the chocolate bowl and add the toffee bites into the white blow. Prepare to 5 x 9 loaf pans with a little shortening. Add a little of each mixture into the loaf pans being sure to alternate each mixture. Till each pan is filled with equal amounts.
Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. If you are using a heat thermometer you want it to read between 180F to 185F. Allow to cool in the loaf pans for 10 minutes before removing and cooling on a wire rack.
