Nutella Swirl Espresso Banana Bread
Indulge in the ultimate treat with our Nutella Swirl Espresso Banana Bread! This delightful loaf features a rich banana base, elevated by the nuttiness of brown butter and a kick of espresso, all beautifully marbled with luscious Nutella. To top it off, a creamy espresso-infused icing adds the perfect finishing touch—this is a banana bread experience you won't want to miss!
Prep
15
min
Cook
60
min
Serves
8
people
Level
intermediate
📝 Ingredients
Serves 8🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- bananas
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- brown butter (114 g)
- cream cheese (113 g)
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- powdered sugar (200 g)
📦Other(3)
- espresso (15 ml)
- espresso powder (15 ml)
- Nutella (120 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven and prepare a loaf pan.
- 2
Brown the butter and mix with espresso powder.
- 3
Mash the bananas and combine with the butter mixture.
- 4
Fold in the flour and other dry ingredients.
- 5
Swirl in Nutella into the batter.
- 6
Pour into the loaf pan and bake until done.
- 7
Prepare the espresso cream cheese icing and drizzle on top.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown the butter to a deep amber color (300-310°F) and swirl constantly during the last minute, as milk solids scorch quickly once they pass golden-blonde due to rapid Maillard reaction acceleration at that temperature range.technique300-310°F
- ✓Bloom the espresso powder directly into the hot browned butter rather than adding it dry to flour, since fat-soluble flavor compounds in coffee dissolve more fully at 200°F+ and distribute evenly instead of clumping.ingredient200°F+
- ✓Use bananas with at least 50% of their peel surface covered in brown spots, as the starch-to-sugar conversion via enzymatic breakdown is nearly complete at this stage, yielding a wetter, sweeter mash without added sugar.ingredient50% peel spotting
- ✓Warm the Nutella to 90-100°F before swirling so it moves fluidly through the batter with a knife in a figure-eight pattern, preventing dense, gummy pockets that form when cold hazelnut spread seizes against batter starches.technique90-100°F
- ✓Bake at 350°F for 55-65 minutes and tent with foil at the 30-minute mark once the top sets, since the sugar-heavy Nutella swirl caramelizes faster than the surrounding batter and will burn before the center reaches 200°F internal doneness.timing350°F, 55-65 minutes
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Prep
15
min
Cook
60
min
Serves
8
people
Level
intermediate
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Nutella Swirl Espresso Banana Bread
Indulge in the ultimate treat with our Nutella Swirl Espresso Banana Bread! This delightful loaf features a rich banana base, elevated by the nuttiness of brown butter and a kick of espresso, all beautifully marbled with luscious Nutella. To top it off, a creamy espresso-infused icing adds the perfect finishing touch—this is a banana bread experience you won't want to miss!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 8🥬Fresh Produce(1)
- bananas
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- brown butter (114 g)
- cream cheese (113 g)
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- powdered sugar (200 g)
📦Other(3)
- espresso (15 ml)
- espresso powder (15 ml)
- Nutella (120 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven and prepare a loaf pan.
- 2
Brown the butter and mix with espresso powder.
- 3
Mash the bananas and combine with the butter mixture.
- 4
Fold in the flour and other dry ingredients.
- 5
Swirl in Nutella into the batter.
- 6
Pour into the loaf pan and bake until done.
- 7
Prepare the espresso cream cheese icing and drizzle on top.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Brown the butter to a deep amber color (300-310°F) and swirl constantly during the last minute, as milk solids scorch quickly once they pass golden-blonde due to rapid Maillard reaction acceleration at that temperature range.technique300-310°F
- ✓Bloom the espresso powder directly into the hot browned butter rather than adding it dry to flour, since fat-soluble flavor compounds in coffee dissolve more fully at 200°F+ and distribute evenly instead of clumping.ingredient200°F+
- ✓Use bananas with at least 50% of their peel surface covered in brown spots, as the starch-to-sugar conversion via enzymatic breakdown is nearly complete at this stage, yielding a wetter, sweeter mash without added sugar.ingredient50% peel spotting
- ✓Warm the Nutella to 90-100°F before swirling so it moves fluidly through the batter with a knife in a figure-eight pattern, preventing dense, gummy pockets that form when cold hazelnut spread seizes against batter starches.technique90-100°F
- ✓Bake at 350°F for 55-65 minutes and tent with foil at the 30-minute mark once the top sets, since the sugar-heavy Nutella swirl caramelizes faster than the surrounding batter and will burn before the center reaches 200°F internal doneness.timing350°F, 55-65 minutes