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Chocolate Banana Bread

tastesbetterfromscratch.com · 2025 · 10

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 93% of recipes and more leavening than 99%.

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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 93% of recipes: 248% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More leavening than 99% of recipes: 8.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less fat than 86% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Banana: 248%, 93rd percentileSugar: 80%, 57th percentileFat: 22%, 13th percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 8.5%, 99th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 large overripe bananas ( (about 1 1/4 cups), mashed (310g))310 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract ((15 ml))≈ 13 g
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar ((50g))50 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar ((50g))50 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (, or white-whole wheat (125g))125 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((42g))42 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (, melted (or substitute applesauce) (28g))28 g
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (, divided (170g))170 g

flour 125 gbatter 854 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.

  • Banana248% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar80% · 57th percentile
  • Fat22% · 13th percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening8.5% · 99th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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