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Banana Bread with Pudding Mix

This banana bread has it all. It's a moist cake with a rich banana flavor that is nicely balanced by pieces of dark chocolate and flakes of coconut.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 502 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (from about 6 medium bananas)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup canola oil or other mild vegetable oil plus a little more to grease the pan
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus a little more for dusting the pan
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • One (3.5-ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • One (3.5-ounce) bar dark chocolate chopped into chunks
  • salted butter for serving

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
  2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, and oil. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine well but gently. Fold in the coconut and chocolate chunks.
  3. Grease and flour a 12-cup (10-inch) Bundt pan (that means wipe a little grease all over the inside of the pan, dust it with flour, and tip it upside down to shake out any extra flour). Pour the batter into the pan. (This can also make two 8- by 4-inch [20- by 5-cm] loaves, but it’s so much more moist in one Bundt pan!)☞ TESTER TIP: To easily flour a greased pan, fill a spice shaker with flour and use it to sprinkle all over. It helps to distribute it more evenly and it wastes less flour.
  4. Bake until the banana bread springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 65 to 75 minutes. If it begins to brown too much, cover loosely with foil. If you are using smaller loaf pans, your cooking time will be shorter.
  5. Let it cool slightly in the pan, then use a butter knife to gently release the cake from the sides of the pan and around the inner circle, then flip it onto a plate.
  6. Cool completely before cutting it into slices. Slather with butter and serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 502kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 71g (24%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 62mg (21%) Sodium 462mg (19%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 47g (94%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 502

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 502kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 71g 24%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 62mg 21%
Sodium 462mg 19%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 47g 94%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.