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Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Gemma Stafford · biggerbolderbaking.com · 2018 · 8 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 99% of recipes and less sugar than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • More banana than 99% of recipes: 299% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%, about twice as much.
  • Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 83% of recipes: 5.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
Banana: 299%, 99th percentileSugar: 42%, 12th percentileFat: 51%, 71st percentileEgg: 35%, 22nd percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 5.4%, 84th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 91st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) almond flour mix142 g
  • ½ cup (2 oz/57 g) unsweetened cocoa powder57 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature≈ 50 g
  • 1 ¾ cups (15 oz/425 g) mashed banana ((about 3 large ripe bananas))425 g
  • ⅓ cup (2 ½ fl oz/75 ml) coconut oil (, melted)≈ 73 g
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup≈ 60 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ cup (3 oz/85 g) plus ¼ cup (1½ oz/43 g) bittersweet chocolate chips128 g

flour 142 gbatter 950 g

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

Baker's percentages

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

  • Banana299% · 99th percentile
  • Sugar42% · 12th percentile
  • Fat51% · 71st percentile
  • Egg35% · 22nd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening5.4% · 84th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 91st percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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