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Banana Bread and Homemade Nutella

By Samira Kazan

updated December 01, 2023

This delicious homemade Banana Bread and Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Homemade Vegan Nutella) are the perfect treat and a great way to use up spotty bananas!

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I have always LOVED banana bread, it’s sweet, moist, fluffy, and such a comforting treat. But with this homemade vegan ‘Nutella’ spread can we just say yummmmmm.

Now, it’s taken me a while to get this homemade hazelnut ‘Nutella’ spread ‘just right’ but I think I’ve finally hit the nail on the head. With just 7 simple ingredients and about 15 minutes, you can whip up a delicious jar of spread that can be kept in the fridge for up to a week in an airtight container. Plus, it’s vegan and is a healthier alternative to Nutella.

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In terms of making the perfect banana bread, it really is all in the bananas. Which sounds like a really obvious statement to make but just go with me. For the perfect banana bread, you really want to use nice, over-ripened brown spotty bananas. The more brown spots on the skin, the sweeter the banana, and the better flavor you’ll have for your banana bread.

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Plus, banana bread is made up of ingredients that most people have in their kitchen anyway and so is a great way to use up any leftover bananas you have lying around.

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  • The Ingredients
  • Making the Banana Bread
  • Making the homemade Nutella
  • Banana Bread and Homemade Nutella Recipe

The Ingredients

For the Banana Bread

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  • Whole wheat flour, baking powder, mixed allspice
  • Bananas, brown sugar
  • Butter, eggs

For the Nutella

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  • Hazelnuts, raw cacao powder
  • Maple syrup, coconut oil
  • Vanilla extract, salt

Making the Banana Bread

To begin making the banana bread, start by mashing the bananas using a fork. Ideally, you need to obtain a purée-like consistency, with little to no lumps. You can use a blender if wanted, however, it shouldn’t be necessary.

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Mix the baking powder and allspice into the sifted flour.

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Beat the sugar and butter with a mixer. I had softened the butter so it was faster to get a uniform mixture.

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Add the eggs and mix in completely.

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Mix in the banana purée.

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Then gradually add the flour and stir well until smooth.

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Pour in a greased loaf tin and bake in the oven for 45 mins at 170ºC (fan assisted).

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A regular bread loaf tin works perfectly as well. Make sure to grease it or add a layer baking paper.

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Let the banana bread cool before you take it out of the tin.

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Best enjoyed with some homemade Nutella or your favorite spread.

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Making the homemade Nutella

Roast the hazelnuts in the oven at 160ºC (fan assisted) for about 8 minutes.

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As soon as the hazelnuts come out of the oven, carefully peel them. The skin should just come off easily when you scrunch them in your hands or with a towel. I then used a hairdryer to remove all the skins. (Although be careful, this can get messy!)

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Put the hazelnuts in a high-power food processor or blender and blitz them until you obtain a smooth butter.

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Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz them again. If the consistency is too thick, add a bit of plant-based milk.

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Store in a glass container in the fridge for up to a week.

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Banana Bread

  • ▢ 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • ▢ 2 tsp baking powder
  • ▢ 1 tsp mixed allspice
  • ▢ 2 bananas ~1 cup, ripe
  • ▢ 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • ▢ 2/3 cups butter softened
  • ▢ 2 eggs

Homemade Nutella

  • ▢ 2 cups hazelnuts
  • ▢ 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • ▢ 1/4 cup raw cacao powder or more if you want it more chocolatey
  • ▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ▢ 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • ▢ pinch salt
  • ▢ 1/2 cup plant-based milk needed to if consistency is too hard

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170ºC (fan assisted).
  • Mash the bananas using a fork to purée-like consistency.
  • Mix the baking powder and allspice into the sifted flour.
  • Beat the sugar and butter with a mixer.
  • Add the eggs and mix in completely.
  • Mix in the banana purée, then gradually add the flour and stir well until smooth.
  • Pour in a greased loaf tin and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins.
  • Let the banana bread cool before you take it out of the tin.

Making the Nutella:

  • Roast the hazelnuts in the oven at 160ºC (fan assisted) for about 8 minutes.
  • Remove the skins.
  • Put the hazelnuts in a high-power food processor and blitz them until you obtain a smooth butter.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz them again.

Video

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Banana Bread and Homemade Nutella

Ingredients

Banana Bread

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp mixed allspice
  • 2 bananas ~1 cup, ripe
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cups butter softened
  • 2 eggs

Homemade Nutella

  • 2 cups hazelnuts
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup raw cacao powder or more if you want it more chocolatey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup plant-based milk needed to if consistency is too hard

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170ºC (fan assisted).
  • Mash the bananas using a fork to purée-like consistency.
  • Mix the baking powder and allspice into the sifted flour.
  • Beat the sugar and butter with a mixer.
  • Add the eggs and mix in completely.
  • Mix in the banana purée, then gradually add the flour and stir well until smooth.
  • Pour in a greased loaf tin and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins.
  • Let the banana bread cool before you take it out of the tin.

Making the Nutella:

  • Roast the hazelnuts in the oven at 160ºC (fan assisted) for about 8 minutes.
  • Remove the skins.
  • Put the hazelnuts in a high-power food processor and blitz them until you obtain a smooth butter.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz them again.

Video

Notes

Nutrition

Recipe on Alphafoodie: https://www.alphafoodie.com/banana-bread-and-homemade-nutella/