Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Banana Bread.
All my banana bread peeps, this is YOUR day!
We are going to chat about maybe, possibly, the bestest banana bread ever… no seriously.
Prepare for all the dramatic words in the world, because this banana bread is too good. And the only words that will do it justice are the super dramatic ones… AND even those may not be enough.
Here’s the deal, I am a serious lover of banana bread. But not just any banana bread, REALLY dang good banana bread… with chocolate chips. I mean, OF COURSE there would have to be chocolate. Growing up, when I first started to get into cooking and baking I was always on the lookout for “healthier” ways to eat my chocolate. For the millionth time, I was a really weird kid.
Anyway, bananas have always been one of my favorite fruits and they are the one and only fruit that I like with my chocolate. Any other fruit paired with chocolate is a NO GO. Wait, unless it’s pureed avocado…in the form of brownies or dates…these are, as of right now, my only two exceptions. Back in the day, mom and I used to bake banana bread as our “healthy” dessert. We figured that since there were loads of bananas in the bread, that must cancel anything “not so healthy” out… Yep, we’re super smart.
Clearly.
When I would bake banana bread back before the blog, I would double the amount of bananas…ok and the amount of chocolate chips… hehe, I totally knew how to do it right.
Just saying 🙂
Because of the double amount of bananas and chocolate chips, the bread would basically never bake completely in the center and I would end up with bread on the edges and dough in the middle. AKA my dream kind of banana bread. I am SO a dough girl. Like the doughier the better (umm, hello, cookie dough!).
But since I started the blog, I’ve learned a few things, and I’ve come up with the most perfect loaf of banana bread. And trust me, it’s perfect… I’ve made it SEVEN times in the last three weeks.
NO JOKE.
I now have at least three loaves in the freezer, the rest have all been consumed and highly enjoyed. The sole reason I made the bread so many times was for photo purposes. I just couldn’t get the bread to look the way it tasted, so I kept trying and trying and trying.
Good news is that one, I have made this loaf to be on the healthier side, and two, my family also loves banana bread so I have had some serious help in eating it all up (thank goodness they are back… and hungry!). Lets just say breakfast and snacks have been taken care of for the month. Oh and yes, the parents even took a loaf with them all the way to Korea. Now that they are back they are still eating banana bread. Last loaf was made… yesterday!
I think by now the people at the grocery store must think I live on bananas. I bought four bunches…TWO days in a row. I also have 3 extremely ripe bunches sitting in my freezer waiting for the next batch of banana bread to be baked. You’d think I would be so over this recipe by now – thank goodness it really is, SO GOOD. One of my favorites!!!
So the recipe for this Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Banana Bread is simple and basic, but you need three important things: ripe bananas (can be ripe off the counter or thawed from the freezer), really good almond butter and chocolate chips. With these three ingredients you will never fail. Sometimes I use chocolate chunks, but I actually just love using semi-sweet chocolate chips best. There are times in life when you just need cute little perfectly sweet chocolate chips, you know?
Again, good almond butter is key in this recipe. It’s what sets this bread apart and makes it completely delish. It’s what takes the banana bread from really good to “can’t stop eating, totally addicting”. Think about it, perfectly moist banana bread with swirls of salty almond butter and semi sweet chocolate chips in every bite.
Yup, PERFECTION!!
AND its all on the healthier side too. Whole wheat flour, greek yogurt, bananas, almond butter, maple syrup and chocolate…ok, the semi sweet chocolate may be a bit of a stretch, but hey, all the rest is pretty dang good for you, so it’s win, win in my book!!
I don’t know about you guys, but I would say my weekend plans are set. Banana bread baking and eating… with a side of the Oscars?!?!
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Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Banana Bread.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Bread, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond butter, banana bread, chocolate chip
All my banana bread peeps, this is YOUR day!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup real maple syrup
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 overripe brown bananas, mashed (about 1 cup mashed)
- 1/4 cup coconut or brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2-1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper. In a mixing bowl, combine the maple syrup, greek yogurt, egg, vanilla, banana, and sugar until well combined. Beat in the flour, baking soda and salt until just combined.
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Stir in the chocolate chips. Now take the almond butter and add it to the batter in teaspoon full size dollops and then gently swirl it into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired...you may also now push in a few extra teaspoons of almond butter too!
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Place loaf pan on a baking sheet and set in the oven. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until center is set. If the top begins to brown (mine did after about 45 minutes), tent the bread with aluminum foil. Remove and let cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting. Bread will keep (covered) for 3-5 days.
Yupp. I am so game for that. But really, this bread?? It’s a GAME CHANGER. 🙂
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those ribbons of chocolate look amazing! and love that you cut down on the added sugar (so that it’s actually more bread-like rather than cake!).
I love love love banana bread! It is all too easy to eat the whole loaf though, so your healthier version is perfect for making me feel less guilty when I do so…
I think you just became my new favorite person
Seriously gorgeous! And kudos powering through all the photo “issues”. Makes for hungry work! ; )
Oh I do love a good banana bread!!! Marking this one for a later baking!!!
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I feel you with the not looking as good as it tastes! But this one looks very delicious!
You lucky girl have some extra in the freezer. 😉
This looks good but I have never had any banana bread as good as your Toasted coconut roasted banana bread recipe with the chocolate chips. Mercy that was delicious.
Yes to chocolate chips in banana bread! It should be a rule!
So many of my favorite ingredients! Looks wonderful, thanks for the inspiration!
TIEGHAN. There could not be a better recipe than this one. Seriously, this has everything I love! I love banana bread of any kind and almond butter is basically what I live off of. Add in some chocolate chips and I am just SO done. I need this now.
This bread sounds freaking fantastic! Love the chocolate in there!
this is dreamy <3
So so good. Would love to eat this right now.
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Delicious !!!!! 🙂
I read your blog every day. It comes to my email and I just love it! The banana bread made with chocolate chips today looks really good….but I have been anxiously awaiting to read about Red’s results in Korea at the 2018 Olympic Snowboard Trials. The videos of him on the internet when he was 12 yrs. old are pretty amazing. I am a grandmother of 8; one champion competitive swimmer at LSU and 2 award winning sailors of Olympic lasers who are living and sailing competitively in France until May.
HI!! First, thank you so much for reading daily!! Second, Red did not compete in the trials, he was just competing in another competition and fell on his run unfortunately. Thanks again!!
I, too, have loved banana bread since I started baking in my teens with my mom. And zucchini bread in the summer…mmmm. Out of curiosity, what brand of almond butter do you prefer?
I love Costco’s almond butter best! Thank you!
I am just drooling over this banana bread. Banana bread is just got to be my favorite thing! I really wonder how the almond butter tastes in this banana bread! Can’t wait to try this outttt. YUMMMM
Almond butter INSIDE the bread?! Yes please. And definitely slather a little on top for good measure 🙂
This recipe looks amazing! Just this morning I was looking at my ripe bananas and thinking that I should make banana bread today. Perfect timing! I have all the ingredients on hand and really want to make it this afternoon. I love that you made it so many times to get the perfect pictures. Your photography is so beautiful.
Do you think I could make this with coconut flower?
I’m wondering the same – can I substitute flour for gluten free version & also can I just whizz up almonds for the almond butter? Looks delish x
Yes and yes!! Both will be great! Thank you and I hope you love this! 🙂
I have never tried it, but I do love coconut flour. Let me know how it goes! 🙂
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Haha, Tieghan!! Your description about the banana bread is SO funny…because that is me exactly! Like, that actually happened to me all the time when I was younger (and before, I didn’t know why it always didn’t set up, though I didn’t mind), and now, I know why my bread is always gooey in the middle, but it’s the best that way anyway. Like you said, doughy=better. Not to mention the more bananas and chocolate, the better!
This banana bread looks amazing, Tieghan! I wish I had a slice of it in front of me right now… or maybe the whole loaf 😉
I think I know what I will be baking this weekend 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you!!
Hi Tieghan!
First, let me tell you how thrilled I am to have found your blog. Seriously. It’s my happy, lunchtime reprieve from my desk job. 🙂 My husband and I moved to Denver two years ago and love it, so you can understand how I was even MORE excited to find that you’re basically “up the road” from us in Summit County!! Does that qualify as “neighbors?” 😉
This recipe looks absolutely sensational. But I have a sad confession: my husband is more or less allergic to bananas. Anything beyond half a banana, and he’s sick to his stomach. 🙁 Do you have suggestions for a banana substitute (I know, sacrilege!) or a recipe similar to this one that doesn’t call for bananas?
In the meantime, I’m making your Date Night Lobster and Shrimp Fettuccine for the two of us this weekend. Can’t wait!
Thanks so much! Keep the amazing work coming!
haha! THANK YOU! You are sop beyond kind and yes, I think we are totally neighbors! 🙂
Hmm, the banana thing is tricky!! You could do a pumpkin bread? I would replace the banana with equal amount of pumpkin. That would be great! Let me know if you have other questions and if you want something other than pumpkin bread, check out the bread recipes on my recipe page. Thanks again!!
You had me at the first photo….superb!! I’m going to get a couple bars of dark chocolate and start “chunking” this weekend. Salivating now!!
Thank you! Happy weekend!
Looks so good and I can’t wait to taste it.
Thanks Nancy!! 🙂
Almond butter AND banana bread AND chocolate chips? YES PLEASE
I will be making this this weekend Tieghan!
Thanks Kathy! Hope you love it! 🙂
Hi Tieghan, just wanted to get back on here to say I made this banana bread yesterday and it’s now my number 1 banana bread recipe – I will be making this from now on. It really is quite perfect! Thanks for a great recipe!
That is amazing! THANK YOU!
All of my favorite things in one perfect loaf of bread. Yes, yes, a million times, YES! I think I need to make this bread seven times too. Not to photograph or anything, just because. And p.s. your banana bread with double banana and chocolate and doughy in the middle? I could get down with that too!
Thanks Amanda!! Hope you are having a great weekend! 🙂
This is pure perfection Tieghan! Xx
Thank you!
My sister just made this for us yesterday — My gosh, all I can say is pure sumptuousness!! Tieghan you better work girl! Absolutely LOVED this! 😀
SO happy you both loved it! THANK YOU! 🙂
I never tire of banana bread. Ever. Yours definitely looks different than any I’ve made, will have to give it a go!
Now you talking. I love banana bread. Heck I just like eating.
Thank you!
I love almond butter, bananas, and chocolate…and the slightly caramelised-looking edges of this bread is going to haunt my dreams. It looks absolutely gorgeous and I like that it doesn’t have a huge amount of sugar, given how sweet bananas are anyway!
Thank you! Hope you are having a great weekend!
Loving his banana bread Tieghan!
Thanks Matt! Hope you guys are having a great weekend!
Yes please! I am seriously loving this banana bread!
OK, sold.
Eek, I’m so excited to make this! Almond butter is my favorite and I always stock the fridge with it. All of these ingredients together seem like they would give the bread so much depth and delicious flavor. I just want to run to my kitchen to make this ASAP!
This looks SO good!! I actually have yet to try almond butter (it’s been on my to-do list for some time now…), maybe this would be the perfect way to bring it into my life 😉 Besides, you can’t go wrong with banana bread!!
I tried this banana bread last weekend, and it was amazing. I made it dairy-free (using almondmilk yogurt) and gluten-free (Bob’s Red Mill gf blend + 3/4tsp xanthan gum), and because my batter looked a little dry, I added about 1/4 cup more banana. I couldn’t believe how incredible it was. I love everything about it. This is a truly great, flexible one-bowl recipe. Thank you!
Mimi, isn’t it great that we can add or subtract a dash of this and a dash of that and make it our own – Tieghan’s recipes are so inspiring!
I’m obsessed with banana bread in all forms and flavors. Totally reminds me of my childhood. This is a beautiful creation and I love the addition of almond butter!
Congrats on the nomination!!!! 🙂
I was skeptical when I first read this recipe, it sounded too healthy, but I had a plethora of Greek yogurt so I decided to try it out. OH MY GOD this is the banana bread recipe I will be using till the end of time. It’s perfect. Thank you!!
Banana bread and I have a troublesome relationship. I’m all over it and I can’t get enough and that’s why I hate it X’D
The Greek yogurt, almond butter and chocolate chips will seriously elevate the taste and texture of the banana bread!!
Hi Tieghan! This looks amazing (as always, your pictures are so decadent it makes me slightly nervous….)
Since almond butter is crazily expensive where I live, do you think it would be possible to substitute all (or some) with another nut- or seed- butter, like tahini or peanut butter? Of course, it would alter the flavour quite a bit.
HI! I think tahini or peanut butter would both be delicious!! Let me know if you have other questions, thanks!!
Made this last week, it’s a great healthi-er variation on banana bread. Not so sweet like some can be, love it. & the whole family loved it. Will make this again.
…& yep, put the whole cup of chocolate in like you recommended, oh yeah!
Thank you so much! So excited you love it! 🙂
Just made this recipe–it’s a keeper!! I love the idea of adding the almond butter in dollops and swirling it in, such a delightful touch 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
YEAHHH!! I am so happy you love the bread, thank you! 🙂
How many calories, fat, sugar per serving? Appropriate
Hi Jason! Unfortunately I don’t do calorie counts, as I do not want to be giving false info cause it can be hard for me to really know sometimes sorry!
Hi your bread and the explanation made me drool I have all the ingredents and cannot wait to try it. But I have a questiom, as a novice baker, I’m not sure what do you mean to add the almond butter in dollops and swirl in. ?? It means add the butter one spoon at a time ?? I try to have a clear picture in my head before start baking it Thank so much and happy holidays !!
Hey Katie!! Basically what I mean is small tablespoon size spoonfuls of almond butted placed in the batter and then gently swirled through the batter with a knife. it does not need to be perfect so I am sure whatever you do will be great Let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love the bread, thanks!
Do you think sour cream will work in place of the yogurt? It looks so yummy I can’t wait to try!!
Hello! Just stumbled across your site now and the recipes look GORGEOUS, particularly this one. I’d love to try it, but I’m just wondering why this banana bread doesn’t have a leavening agent, when almost every other banana bread recipe I’ve looked at has at least 1 tsp of baking soda – will this not make it quite dense?
Hey G! This actually has baking soda in it. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Thanks for your comment above! I can’t believe I missed the baking soda on my first read.
I’ve now made this twice, more or less exactly as directed, and it is PHENOMENAL. Probably the best banana bread I’ve ever eaten. You can be generous with the bananas (I threw in a bit more than a cup, and it helped the moisture content and makes it taste “more banana-y” as my husband put it) and the yogurt, and I used dark chocolate chunks rather than semi-sweet chips. I found baking longer than 60 minutes, even if it looks a bit “wiggly” leads to it being too dry – but that was my fault for not following directions 😉 Otherwise, it’s the perfect recipe and will be my go-to for years to come! Well done.
I am so happy you love this banana bread so much!! Thank you so much!
What can I substitute the yogurt for in order to make it dairy free preferably something I have in the house-not soy yogurt?
Hi! Use almond milk or whatever your drink. PLease let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve received so many compliments on this bread! I’ve made it several times now 🙂
Awh yay!! SO happy everyone liked it!!
Hey!
So I’ve made this bread a few times according to the recipe (followed to the letter) and I absolutely love the taste, but it has turned out a little hard on the crust. I have baked for 30 mins then covered as suggested by a foil tent.
Still, every time the crust of the bread is super tough and the inside is lovely.
Anything I might be doing wrong? Type of flour? Too much baking soda?
C
Hi! Hmm, my crust have never turned out hard. I am not sure what might be the issue. Maybe try covering the bread with foil sooner? Are you baking the bread in the middle of the rack? That typically helps as well. 🙂
Ciara, you might try what I did – I tented it about 10 mins in when it had risen, and I left it on for forty mins, then took it off so it could brown – turned out perfect!
Just to clarify, 3 cups of mashed bananas? Or 3 bananas which = approx 1 cup? Thanks!!
Hey Rachel! So sorry, it is 3 bananas! Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this!
Hi 🙂 i looove banana cake and your recipe sounds amazing <3 i wanna ask if it will be possible to substitute the greek yoghurt with perhaps almond milk? If so, will the measurement change as milk is much more runny than yoghurt…
Hmm, I think almond milk will be fine. I’d use probably the same amount as the yogurt or just a little less. Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this!
Okaaay. At the risk of everyone here saying…”youv’e gotta be kidding!” Is there a way to make it without the choc chips – I don’t really like choc in my stuff – just like it alone, and then it’s not the first thing I grab for. And if there is a way to make this without it, I am so going to try it. I have never made a banana bread that I like, it is always so heavy and dense. But I have tasted good light banana bread, and I am sure it is just me and my ham-fisted baking technique.
Would white choc morsels work?
Hi Reni! Yes, of course you can make this minus the chocolate chips. I think white chocolate will be great. Let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love the bread!
Did you use the wheat flour or the all-purpose flour?
On second thought – white choc won’t work, it wouldn’t look good with white blobs in it – this looks sooooo good.
I couldn’t wait – decided to put 1/2 C walnuts in instead of choc. You might think that would be too dry, except I put in my low-fat greek yogurt (got it by mistake instead of full fat)…sooo, I decided to add a little cream – the cream would not come out (strauss’s creamm – the best) and so I shook it out. Needless to say a whole bunch came out (hoping it was just 1/2 C). I fished the yogurt out and left the cream. Heh – told you – ham-fisted. I just can’t wait to see how this comes out, in the oven as we speak. Fingers crossed.
Well Tieghan – you have done it again – in spite of my ham-fisted-ness the Banana Bread turned out fantastic. This is my go to Banana Bread Recipe from now on. Lovely and light, with a nice crust. I put the foil tent on as soon as it rose, prob 10 mins in, left the tent on for 5o mins, baked it for 60 mins took off the foil the last 10 mins. Oh my – this is so good. Added 1/2 walnuts in place of choc bits. Lite tasting, not sugary, light texture inside, a really really excellent Banana Bread!
oops – I mean left tent on 40 mins…
Reading through all your wonderful comments, thank you so much!! I’m so happy you are liking everything and exploring changing things up! Sounds like fun (:
I wanted my Banana Bread to be on the dark side like yours so I used WholeWheatWhiteflour. It looked exactly like yours (minus the choc bits which looked so lovely), even the swirls of almond butter were on the top of mine!! I am so chuffed about this!
Can I use oatmeal flour instead?
Hi Paulina, I have not tested this recipe with oatmeal flour, so I really cannot say if it would or would not work. I am not familiar with with oatmeal flour so unfortunately I dont think I can help much. So sorry!
I’d like to make this recipe tonight, it sounds delicious. Question: I’d like to make these as muffins, instead of as a loaf, I am hoping that will work (with a shorter cooking time)? If I make the muffins would you suggest I still dollop the almond butter in the batter, or do you think it would be better to mix it thoroughly (maybe with the yogurt, etc.)? I just didn’t want to get one muffin with a dollop of almond butter and another without any! Thanks for your thoughts! Love your recipes and your blog.
HI! I think lightly swirling the almond butter though the butter (once it’s all mixed together) will be best. Then bake for 15-18 minutes. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Happy Holiday’s 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!! I read it tonight, I am making it tonight. So excited. Do you think the banana bread tastes better with one flour over the other? I will definitely have to make it both ways, but am trying to impress my Mom this weekend 🙂
Thanks again!
HI!! I think either flour is great, but white flour gives you a lighter bread. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you and your mom love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
This bread was absolutely amazing, thank you!! I ended up making two, and am making another one this weekend. So so so good!
I am so happy you enjoyed this! Thank you Bridget!
I love your recipes and this recipe for banana bread is tempting and looks really delicious and I always wanted to try banana bread , but I have a question , can I substitute the almond butter with regular butter , because I can’t found it in my country .
HI! Can you find peanut butter? If so, I would use that in place of the almond butter. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
I made this last night for the family. I swapped cashew yogurt for the greek yogurt and aquafaba for the egg so it was vegan. It was amazing! Not too sweet and very moist. Baking anything at 9000’+ is a challenge. So thankful to have you as a resource!
That is so great to hear!! Thank you Jennifer!
BEST BANANA BREAD I’VE EVER HAD! I’ve made it twice in 2 weeks. Can’t wait to make it again and again. ❤️
That is so amazing! Thank you Kristy!
You think I would be able to add walnuts to this?
Hey Sarah! Yes, walnuts will be great! I recommend adding 3/4 cup. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! xTieghan
is this recipe the same instructions at high altitude? going to make this at 8,000 ft. Thank you!
Hi Emily! Yes, this should work great for you. Please let me know if you have further questions, though!
This may be one of my favourite recipes of yours- and that is saying A LOT! I omit the sugar completely and find with the maple syrup, bananas and chocolate this bread still is plenty sweet. I think it may be my high elevation, but I also split this into two loaves as it rises so much, and I always get two generous loaves out of the recipe. Overall another winner! I seriously never make anything now unless I consult your website. Thank you!!!
I am so glad you loved this Caitlin!! Thank you so much!
Wow this is SO good!! It’s a snow day here in Seattle and I needed some cozy, comfort food that didn’t require me leaving the house. Enter this recipe. I was out of almond butter but I used the BEST peanut butter (https://www.cbsnuts.com/). Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. I can’t stop eating it!! YUM YUM YUM!
I am so glad you loved this! It is totally the perfect comfort food.. I hope you’re staying warm! Thanks Sarah!
What could I use if I didn’t have Greek yogurt? Could I use coconut cream?
HI! I am sure coconut cream will work just fine, but I have not tested it so I can’t say for sure. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Question- any substitute for the almond butter? I have an allergy!
HI! You can use any nut/seed butter you love or you can just omit the nut butter from the recipe. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan,
This recipe definitely looks worth trying. I was wondering if you or anyone else has tried it with different flour eg oat or gluten-free.
Thanks!
I hope you love this Karen! Thank you! xTieghan
Just whipped this up, can’t wait til it’s out of the oven!
I hope you love this Krystyn! Thank you os much! xTieghan
Hi could I make this in a Bundt pan instead??
Hi Farah! Yes, of course! Please watch it though as the cooking times may vary! xTieghan
Could you use crunchy almond butter instead of the creamy one?
Hi Ayne! Yes I am sure that will be great! I hope you love this recipe! xTieghan
Hi! If I don’t have almond butter what can I substitute it with? Peanut butter or normal butter?
Thank you!!
Aude
Peanut Butter will work great! It will just have a different flavor! I hope you love this Aude! xTieghan
We love this banana bread! Even my picky daughter and husband love it. I put bittersweet chocolate chips in it and it works. Yum!.
Thank you so much Adrienn!! xTieghan
hi! i’m so excited to make this but i’m planning to make them as muffins instead — what would be the baking directions for those?
Hi Naomi! Just lightly swirl the almond butter in the batter (once its all mixed together) and bake 15-18 minutes! I hope you love this recipe! xTieghan
hi! i’m wondering if the bake time is the same if you cut the recipe in half. thank you!
Hi Mimi,
I haven’t tested this but I would reduce the baking time by 10-15 minutes. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I made this last week and making again now! Wow!! I did muffins instead, because I like to freeze them and not eat everything at once (I live alone), they took 16 minutes but I started checking a little early with a toothpick to make sure they were done. I also added just a bit extra banana, because you said you always add extra banana to recipes that call for them. I also used peanut butter instead of almond because that’s what I had on hand. These are so moist, perfectly sweet, and just the right amount of nuttiness… Wow! I loved them, my boyfriend loved them,his kids loved them…
Thank you for your great recipes!!
Hi Daniela! That is so great that these turned out so well and quickly! Also, so sweet of you to share with everyone! xTieghan
Hi! Can I use almond flour?
Hey,
I haven’t tested this recipe with almond flour, I would recommend using gluten free flour. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Hi! Can I use almond flour?
Ok, my bar for posting is high and I almost never respond to requests for feedback. That said, this is my second post on your page in two days! I first made the peanut garlic noodles and now this amazing banana bread. When I first took it out of the oven my husband said it looked rustic. I asked it that was intended in a good way and he said, yes it looks amazing. It tastes equally as good. My husband typically does the cooking, so thanks for upping my kitchen credibility this weekend.
I have your cookbooks and I find your recipes to be easy to follow and have not had a failure yet. Thanks so much!
Wow I am so glad you have been loving my recipes, Carol! Thank you so much for trying them! I hope you love all of the recipes you try of mine! xTieghan
Greetings from Lockdown Two UK. This looks like a fabulous recipe… Question….here in the UK we can buy plain flour you then add baking powder and baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) to cake recipes or you can buy self raising flour and you don’t add baking soda and baking powder. I’m confused as recipes mentions baking soda but not baking powder…. please advise want to make the cake soon…. big thanks.
Hey Nina,
For this recipe you only need to use baking soda, not baking powder. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan! Do you think this would work as muffins as well? If so, what would you recommend for the bake time? Thank you!
Hey Christine,
Sure, that would work! I would start checking for doneness at 25 minutes! I hope you love the recipe. Happy Holidays! xTieghan
I usually don’t like pancakes that don’t come from the usual boxed mix and especially banana ones but these were sooo good! Will def make again when I have ripe bananas again 😀
Hey Sadia,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, thanks for much for giving it a try! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
Can I substitute almond butter for plain butter or peanut butter?
Hey Ridhima,
I would give these recipes a try:
https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/chocolate-chunk-coconut-banana-bread/
https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/nourishing-7-ingredient-chocolate-chip-ricotta-banana-bread/
https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/chocolate-chip-olive-oil-zucchini-banana-bread/
I hope you love the recipes, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I LOVE this recipe and have made it many times, my birthday is on Saturday and I am dying for a cake version of this recipe! Any suggestions? Thanks!
Hey Anna,
Thank you so much for making the recipe. I am thrilled that it was enjoyed! Do you mean just bake it in a cake pan? You could definitely do that! xTieghan
Amazing! I was about to make your banana bread in a mug recipe but stumbled upon this recipe of yours. I didn’t make it to a T since I didn’t have all of the ingredients in hand.
For the flour I used 1 cup of almond flour + 1 cup all purpose flour.
Didn’t have maple syrup so I used honey.
Didn’t have almond butter so I used 1/3 cup of peanut butter.
Also, added mini chocolate chunks & crushed pecans. I’ve got to say, the yogurt in it tastes so amazing!
Such simple ingredients that tastes great. Thank you for always delivering wonderful taste in all your recipes!
Hey Linda,
Thanks so much for making the recipe, I am delighted it was enjoyed! Have a great weekend:) xTieghan
Have you ever made it in muffin form instead of loaf? Wondering how that might turn out.
Hey Emily,
Muffins would be great with this recipe! I hope you love them! xTieghan
This was SO good! I made it with crunchy peanut butter instead and I love the added texture. Will definitely be making this again!
Hey Kim,
Thanks so much for trying the recipe, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Have a great weekend:) xTieghan
Sooooooo good!!!! You’re recipes never disappoint. I had to cook mine a little longer than an hour so that it wasn’t gooey on the inside – but what is wrong with a little banana chocolate-PB goo? I’m not complaining! Thank you for seeming to know EXACTLY what I need to cook! My family thanks you, too!
Hey Laura,
I am thrilled to hear this recipe was enjoyed. Thanks so much for giving it a try. Have a great week! xTieghan
So good. I thought it might be a heavier bread, but it is surprisingly light and very tasty. It will be added to my rotation of banana bread recipes. I’ve made so many and this is in the top 2 that I make weekly. Thank you for slaying it!!
Hey Laura,
Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am delighted that it was enjoyed! xTieghan
Tieghan!! I have had many banana breads but O M G this one is amazing.
I might eat the whole loaf…
Hey Madeleine,
Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try, I am so excited that it was enjoyed! Happy Friday! xTieghan
Alrighty, this is the first recipe I’ve made from the Half Baked Harvest website and OH MY GOODNESS it was a hit. I added a tsp of cinnamon and will add some pecans next time. IT WAS SO TASTY. Will certainly make again. Thank you!
Hey Warren,
Awesome!! I am so glad this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! xTieghan