Vegan Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread
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Vegan Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread
Description
The recipe blends wet ingredients including mashed banana, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, oil, almond milk, and vinegar. The dry ingredients combine all-purpose and almond flours with leavening agents, salt, cocoa powder, and boiling water. The batter is divided—one portion mixed with cocoa and water to form the chocolate layer, the other left plain but loosened with water.
The batters are alternately layered and gently swirled in a parchment-lined loaf pan to create a marbled pattern. Vegan chocolate chips are sprinkled atop before baking at moderate oven heat for about an hour. The result is a bread with tender crumb texture and balanced sweetness, accompanied by rich chocolate notes and moist banana flavor.
This banana bread can be served sliced as a snack or dessert. It can be customized by omitting the oil with shredded coconut for moisture or adding vegan frosting and nuts. Leftovers freeze well and are suitable for gifting.
Tips include ensuring the batter remains stiff to avoid gummy texture, using fresh baking powder for rising, and baking longer if the center is too moist. The recipe accommodates substitutions like coconut sugar for sweetness or gluten-free flour blends.
Ingredients
Wet ingredients:
- 1 cant cup banana Use scant cup, 2 large or 3 medium (if your bread tends to bake gummy use 3/4 cup, mashed
- 1/3 cup sugar such as light brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp cinnamon or both
- 2 tbsp neutral cooking oil omit to make oil-free, add a tbsp of shredded coconut for additional moisture, generic cooking oil
- 1/3 cup almond milk or use other non dairy milk such as light coconut or soy
- 1 tsp vinegar
Dry ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour I usually use 1 1/2 all-purpose and 1/4 cup of whole wheat or spelt or all 1 3/4 cup all purpose
- 1/4 cup almond flour , or use more flour for Nutfree
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup water boiling
Topping
- 1/4 cups chocolate chips vegan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 365F (185 C) and line 9x5 inch pan with parchment.
- In a bowl mix all the wet ingredients until well combined
- In another bowl mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
- Add 1 3/4 cup of the dry mixture to the wet ingredient bowl and mix it in. Add the rest of the dry flour mix 1 tbsp at a time, until batter is stiff like a muffin batter.
- Divide the batter into two bowls.
- For the chocolate layer, mix the cocoa in a small bowl with 3 tbsp of boiling water, mix this into the first bowl of batter
- In the second bowl batter, add 1-2 tbsp of boiling water and mix in so that mixture is not that thick.
- Now you can assemble the loaf as you like with whatever pattern. I usually alternate the batters and spread them out for a marble effect. Once all of the batter is finished, top with the mini chocolate chips.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes. Check with a toothpick from the center of the loaf
- Cool the loaf for 10 minutes before taking it out of the pan, cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Maintain a stiff batter to prevent gummy texture; adjust flour as needed depending on moisture in bananas and brands used.
- Use fresh baking powder for optimal rise; old baking powder can cause dense results.
- Bake longer if the bread's center is gummy; oven temperatures vary.
- To make oil-free, omit oil and add shredded coconut for moisture.
- Leftover bread freezes well and makes a convenient sweet gift.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 21839 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218.39kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 36.59g | 12% |
| Protein | 3.62g | 7% |
| Fat | 7.76g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.67g | 13% |
| Sodium | 131.01mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 171.27mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.4g | 10% |
| Sugar | 17.34g | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 12IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1.63mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 62.1mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.01mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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