Banana Bread with Chocolate Glaze
The ultimate comfort food, Banana Bread with Chocolate Glaze combines moist banana bread with a rich chocolate topping. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, this easy recipe will have everyone asking for seconds!
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- 9×5-inch loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Butter softened
- 1 2/3 cup Mashed ripe banana about 3 bananas
- 1/4 cup Skim milk
- 1/4 cup Lite sour cream
- 2 large Egg whites
- 1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup Ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Cooking spray
- 2 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly coat a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat at medium speed until well blended.
- Add mashed ripe banana, skim milk, lite sour cream, and egg whites. Mix until blended.
- In a medium bowl whisk together unbleached all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, ground flaxseed, baking soda, and salt.
- Add flour mixture and vanilla extract to banana mixture, beating just until blended.
- Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55 minutes, or until the top feels firm when pressed on.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For glaze, place chocolate and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle over bread.
Notes
- Storage: Can be stored at room temperature for 4 days, in the refrigerator for a week, or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Nutritional info: Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands of products used.