The Best Nutella Banana Bread Recipe

This is the best Nutella Banana Bread recipe. It’s traditional banana bread swirled with Nutella for that delicious chocolate banana taste in every bite. It might replace your favourite banana bread recipe!

Swirled Nutella Banana Bread

Why spread Nutella on your slice of banana bread, when you can just bake it into the batter?

That was exactly my thought, so that’s what I did. Let me tell you, this is a slice of perfection right here.

I think banana bread is the very best way to use up ripe bananas. We all have them, and most likely a bagful in your freezer waiting.

When ripe bananas are really taking over, I set aside an afternoon to make many loaves of moist banana bread loaf. They freeze great so it’s convenient to have some on hand.

While we all love classic banana bread recipes, adding that twist to raise the bar is a nice change. So for a while I’d also make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread too.

Then I made this Nutella Banana Bread and it was a game changer. Nutella lovers will understand, and will also fall for our Homemade Nutella Recipe.

Ribbons of rich chocolate hazelnut spread with fresh banana, is a taste that is out of this world.

Easy Nutella Banana Bread

Chocolate and Banana go so well together that they have become a classic combination. Proof is in the crepes, or our mouthwatering Chocolate Banana Cake.

This delicious Nutella Banana Loaf is great as breakfast, brunch or a snack. Reasons can be a special occasion, to no occasion at all. Weekend mornings or a busy weekday.

Any day of the week is a great time for a slice of sweet bread with hints of that hazelnut flavor .

Yet this is also a quick bread that is perfect for gift giving too. Homemade baking is always appreciated and loved.

Ingredients and Notes

These are the simple ingredients needed to make this delicious bread recipe, along with notes on substitutions. As always, the full recipe is on the printable recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Nutella Banana Bread

Unlike other breads, banana bread is famous for being a soft and moist bread that doesn’t need yeast or rising time.

With no fuss; it’s a mix, dump and bake bread. I think we can all agree that we love banana bread for that.

Here are the easy steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 320°F.  Grease a loaf tin with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.  Set aside.
   
   
2. Into a large mixing bowl, add the self rising flour and granulated sugar. Mix until well combined and set aside.
   
   
3. To another large bowl, add the mashed bananas, milk, melted butter, eggs and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
   
   
4. Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Soften the Nutella in the microwave for 20 seconds, then spoon half of the Nutella on top of the batter. Swirl gently with a butter knife or skewer. Top with the remaining batter, then spoon over the remaining Nutella and swirl through once again.
   
   
5. Bake in the oven for 60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the middle is just cooked through. It’s done when an inserted toothpick into the middle comes out clean.
   
   Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack and allowing to cool completely, about another 10 minutes.
   
   
6. Slice and enjoy!

Tips for the Best Banana Bread

• Don’t over-mix the batter. One of the best tricks to getting tender and soft quick breads is to not over-mix the batter. Doing so will toughen the bread, because the gluten develops more.
• Don’t over-swirl. Be careful not to over-swirl, because taht is over-handling the batter too much as stated above.
• Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavourful they are. So make sure to use ripe bananas, and not less than the stated amount or your bread won’t be as moist.
• Don’t overbake. Once the top of the loaf looks done, start checking the inside with a toothpick. You don’t want to overcook the banana bread and it be crumbly and dry.
• Allow to cool. I know, I’m a fun-suck for anyone that loves hot freshly baked goods. Yet you must allow it to cool and settle a bit, or else it’ll start to flop and crumble when cut.

How to Store

Moist nutella banana bread can be stored an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also wrap it tightly in aluminum foil or plastic wrap.

How to Freeze

Nutella banana bread is such a great recipe to make ahead of time, freeze, and have on hand for whenever the craving hits.

To freeze, allow it to cool completely and then wrap the entire loaf (or individual slices) really well with either plastic wrap or aluminum foil. I use 2-3 layers of either.

Nutella banana bread can be frozen for up to 3 months. Then, just thaw at room temperature before enjoying.

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