Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2017 · 8 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 89% of recipes and more egg than 94%.

How it compares

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

More banana than 89% of recipes: 234% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
More egg than 94% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
More leavening than 96% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%, about twice as much.
More salt than 90% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.

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

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour≈ 144 g
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted≈ 43 g
1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2 g
1/3 cup coconut sugar (use 1/2 cup for a sweeter loaf)≈ 73 g
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted≈ 73 g
2 large eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature≈ 100 g
3 teaspoons milk (cow's milk, almond milk, or coconut milk are all fine!)≈ 15 g
2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
1 and 1/2 cups VERY ripe banana, peeled and mashed (about 5 or 6 bananas)≈ 338 g
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, optional≈ 90 g
1/2 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped into small chunks, optional≈ 85 g

flour 144 gbatter 985 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.