This incredibly moist and easy Nutella banana bread is full of ripe bananas and is swirled with plenty of Nutella. This might be my top 3 favorite banana bread recipes ever!
In a big mixing bowl, add the ripe bananas and mash them into a pudding-like consistency with a fork or a potato masher.
Add the eggs, kosher salt, vanilla extract, brown sugar, sugar, yogurt, and melted butter, and mix with a whisk until the mixture is well combined.
Add the flour and baking soda and mix until just combined. Do not overmix to keep this moist!
Pour the batter into a parchment paper-lined loaf pan and top the batter with the Nutella (i like melting it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds) and make swirls using a butter knife.
Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the banana bread comes out clean.
Let the banana bread cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and yogurt. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly. you don’t want to place cold batter into the oven.
Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist banana bread and not dense and dry banana bread.
Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
Use only ripe bananas for this recipe! ripe bananas are sweet, moist, and easy to mash into a pudding consistency.
Add some of your favorite add-ins! Make this recipe your own and add your favorite banana bread add-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, banana slices, chopped fruit, and more! Be creative!
Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat this banana bread as it is pulled out of the oven, but let the loaf cool for at least 20 minutes so it will be more firm and won’t crumble up.
This banana bread is extra moist and melt in your mouth delicious, so it will be worth it to wait these 20 minutes.