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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2025 · 1 9-inch loaf

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more banana than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 158% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about twice as much.
  • More banana than 95% of recipes: 268% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More egg than 97% of recipes: 79% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about twice as much.
  • More dairy than 96% of recipes: 95% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, about 6.5 times as much.
Banana: 268%, 96th percentileSugar: 158%, 99th percentileFat: 60%, 81st percentileEgg: 79%, 97th percentileDairy: 95%, 97th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 51st percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup (127 grams) all-purpose flour127 g
  • 1/2 cup (43 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder*43 g
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar100 g
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) light brown sugar100 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (340 grams) mashed banana ((3 very overripe bananas))340 g
  • 1/2 cup (120 grams) sour cream or full fat plain yogurt, (at room temperature)120 g
  • 2 large eggs, (lightly beaten, at room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter, (melted and cooled until just warm)42 g
  • 3 tablespoons (34 grams) neutral oil ((vegetable, avocado, etc.))34 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup (170 grams) semisweet chocolate chips170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (43 grams) semisweet chocolate chips**43 g

flour 127 gbatter 1188 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.

  • Banana268% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar158% · 99th percentile
  • Fat60% · 81st percentile
  • Egg79% · 97th percentile
  • Dairy95% · 97th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 51st percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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