Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread with Greek Yogurt
NOTE: This post was sponsored by FAGE but all thoughts and opinions are my own. To find it at a store near you, check HERE.
Oh banana bread… It’s one of my favorite things to bake. Funny story, I used to bake a loaf probably every other week for a period of time when I was younger until one day, I accidentally added too much salt and that ended my streak. Anyways, banana bread has recently made a comeback in my home as it’s also become a quarantine favorite for many people!
As I said in my previous post, I ALWAYS have a container of FAGE Total 0% Plain Greek Yogurt in my fridge. It’s so versatile and can be used many different ways, one of my favorites being a substitute for sour cream* and for homemade dressings. So this time I’m sharing how I use it in my go-to banana bread recipe (the yogurt is my secret ingredient that makes the bread extra moist)! Also, FAGE recently launched their new sour cream, which can be used in this recipe in place of the Greek yogurt.
Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup butter or coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Topping
1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
1 banana, halved (optional)
Coconut flakes (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add all wet ingredients and mix well.
Slowly pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and gently combine but don’t over mix.
Microwave chocolate hazelnut spread for 30 seconds to soften.
Take a greased 9x5 loaf pan and pour in half the batter.
Add half the chocolate hazelnut spread in dollops then take a butter knife and swirl the spread throughout the batter.
Repeat steps 6 & 7 with the rest of the batter and chocolate hazelnut spread.
Sprinkle with coconut flakes and add halved banana on top.
Bake for 50-60 minutes. Check the bread with a toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean, the banana bread is ready (it should not take more than 60 minutes otherwise your bread will be dry).
Enjoy!
