Try This Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe From Jessica Seinfeld's New Cookbook

Name: Try This Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe From Jessica Seinfeld's New Cookbook
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 c. walnuts; 1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large); 3/4 c. sugar; 1/2 c. extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 2 c. all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 3/4 tsp. Kosher salt; 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 c. chopped vegan dark chocolate or chocolate chips, plus more for topping

You can enjoy this for breakfast—or dessert.

Updated: Nov 23, 2021 12:47 PM EST

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Chelsea Kyle

In her new book, Vegan, at Times, cookbook author Jessica Seinfeld whips up invigorating and approachable recipes loaded with easy-to-find ingredients, so you can add them to your routine whether it’s “every day or every so often.” More plants, please!

This Seinfeld family–approved brekkie doubles as dessert. The secret to the tender vegan bake is ripe bananas, which replace eggs without sacrificing texture.

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Yields:

8 serving(s)

Cook Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Cal/Serv:

477

Ingredients

3/4 c.
walnuts
1 1/2 c.
mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large)
3/4 c.
sugar
1/2 c.
extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
2 c.
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp.
baking powder
1/2 tsp.
baking soda
3/4 tsp.
Kosher salt
3/4 tsp.
ground cinnamon
1/2 c.
chopped vegan dark chocolate or chocolate chips, plus more for topping

Directions

1. Step 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving overhangs on two long sides.
2. Step 2Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and bake until fragrant, about 10 min. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
3. Step 3In a large bowl, whisk together bananas, sugar, oil, and vanilla. In a second bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, then stir into banana mixture until just combined (batter will be thick). Fold in chocolate and walnuts.
4. Step 4Transfer batter to prepared pan, smooth top, and sprinkle with additional chocolate pieces, if desired. Bake until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 55 to 60 min. Let cool 20 min. in the pan, then use overhangs to transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Go deeper! Find these recipes, plus more must-have meals (Loaded Fries, anyone?), in Vegan, at Times: 120+ Recipes for Every Day or Every So Often, $30, wherever books are sold.

Per serving: 477 cal, 23.5 g fat (4.5 g sat), 9 g protein, 381 mg sodium, 61 g carb, 26.5 g sugars (21 g added sugars), 4 g fiber