Double Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Faith Gorsky · anediblemosaic.com · 2024 · 12 servings

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 96% of recipes and more dairy than 99%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

More sugar than 96% of recipes: 132% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
More dairy than 99% of recipes: 130% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, about 9 times as much.
More banana than 87% of recipes: 225% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 2.5 times as much.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 1/4 cups mashed banana (you’ll need about 3 medium bananas; for best flavor, let them over-ripen and get some brown spots)≈ 281 g
2/3 cup full-fat buttermilk≈ 163 g
1/3 cup avocado oil (or vegetable oil or canola oil)≈ 73 g
1 large egg≈ 50 g
1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)≈ 165 g
1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
1/2 cup cocoa powder≈ 43 g
3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
1/4 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)≈ 0.6 g
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (divided into 3/4 cup + 1/4 cup)≈ 229 g

flour 125 gbatter 1143 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: banana, sugar, fat, egg, dairy, leavening, salt.