Pumpkin Banana Bread with a Chocolate Glaze
Take your banana bread to the next level by making this simple, delicious Pumpkin Banana Bread with a Chocolate Glaze! It's moist, flavorful and so easy to make! I've teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to bring you this mouthwatering round-up of incredible Thanksgiving recipes! So make sure to scroll down to see all the amazing...
Take your banana bread to the next level by making this simple, delicious Pumpkin Banana Bread with a Chocolate Glaze! It's moist, flavorful and so easy to make!
I've teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to bring you this mouthwatering round-up of incredible Thanksgiving recipes!
So make sure to scroll down to see all the amazing recipes, visit their blogs and enter to win!
I had a few bananas that needed to be made into bread but was tired of the same ole recipe. So, for this bread since it was just about to be pumpkin season, I thought why don't I add pumpkin to my traditional batter and see how that turns out? The result was fantastic and really got me excited for all the amazing fall food to come!
And that's what I did!
This recipe made one large loaf and one smaller one to share with a friend. You can see in the picture above the two sizes I got. I'm sure you could use two medium size pans to get two of the same size or several small ones or even fill up the big one to the brim!
Adding a chocolate glaze to the top of my was an after thought, but boy am I glad I did! That bit of extra bitter sweetness is the perfect decadence that makes this bread really special!
That and I used my beautiful new Bavarian porcelain china to enjoy a slice of bread and a cup of tea. Everything tastes better when it's served on something pretty!
Pumpkin Banana Bread
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 2 large bananas, mashed
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 50g dark chocolate, chopped
- 50g heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease, flour and line with parchment paper one large 9x5in loaf pan. Prep a second, smaller pan (whatever you have on hand) the same way. This recipe makes enough for one large loaf with some leftover for a smaller as well.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for 1 minute. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat together for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the pumpkin puree and the mashed bananas until incorporated. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is mixed together.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Add this to the wet mixture in two parts mixing until just combined. Do not over mix!
- Pour about ⅔ of the batter into the large prepared pan or enough to fill leaving about ¾in of the pan free. Pour the remaining in the smaller pan.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. If you underbake the bread will fall in the center. The smaller loaf will take less time, check after 20-30 minutes.
- Allow the breads to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cool, melt together the milk and the chocolate slowly in a microwave until smooth. (20 second increments and mix after each, it won't take long)
- Pour the chocolate over the loaves and spread gently to the edges. You want most of the chocolate on the top, not the sides. Do not slice until the chocolate has set.
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My favorite dish on the Thanksgiving dinner table is homemade dressing with gravy.
I love the turkey and the stuffing.
I make a pumpkin choc chip bundt with chocolate ganache and it s probably my fave cake of all cakes I make. Yours looks amazing and I want to try it! Pinned!