Walnut Banana Bread with Mocha Filling
This banana bread combines crunchy walnuts, sweet bananas, and a smooth mocha filling for a rich, nutty, and coffee-kissed treat.
Ingredients
For the Banana Bread:
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
For the Mocha Filling:
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl until smooth.
- Stir in melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped walnuts for that perfect crunch.
- For the mocha filling, heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan until warm.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips, espresso powder, cocoa powder, and vanilla.
- Mix until smooth and glossy.
- Pour half of the banana batter into the loaf pan.
- Spread the mocha filling evenly over the batter.
- Add the remaining banana mixture and gently swirl with a knife.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let it cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing (or just accept the inevitable burns).