Mondays. It’s always pretty brutal waking up after a few days of sleeping in, but this one is particularly brutal because I had Friday off, as well. Three days of sleeping and doing whatever I wanted abruptly ended and it’s back to the real world. At least I had a great weekend, some fun with my family, and a pile of sweet treats from a local Greek festival. Good thing I made up this Nutella striped banana bread to enjoy for breakfast or I wouldn’t stand a chance against the workweek.
I make banana bread allll the time, but for some reason have never posted about it. Unless you count banana bread cookies. Which you totally should, because they’re amazing. I brought them to work and had no fewer than 3 people ask for the recipe within 15 minutes. Success story right there. Oh, and Udi’s pinned them. I’m still pretty excited about that weeks later. This banana bread is even better. While it’s not conveniently grab-and-go like a cookie, the flavors are incredible and the Nutella layer is extra tasty and fudge – it’s like having a brownie in the middle of your banana bread. Sold yet?
If you’re not a fan of Nutella (or are vegan), I suggest swapping out for any nut butter or nut butter + a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder. The half cup I added seems a little extreme for 1/3 of the batter, and it probably is. If you go with a little less, you’re going to lose a bit of the fudgy-ness, but you’ll still get plenty of Nutella flavor. The choice is yours – when in doubt, I always just throw the whole jar in. No judgment zone, right?
Tagged with: Egg Free • Hidden Fruits • Soy Free • Vegetarian
This is just good stuff on a plate! Yum.
Whaaaat? So jelly you got to go to a local Greek festival! Sacramento used to host them but now they’re a poop and don’t 🙁 I love Greek food and culture! Mondays are also poops. I hate them. I don’t, however, hate banana bread. Espesh one that’s striped with Nutella! Duude.
I looooooove Greek food. It’s the best. I’m spoiled having Greektown in Detroit, so I can go get authentic Greek food semi-regularly. Yummmm.
We don’t keep nutella in the house…probably for obvious reasons. 😉 But this looks so good and I know it is awesome with bananas! Definitely gotta buy a jar of this stuff to try your recipe. 🙂
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A yummy treat always helps a case of the Mondays! This looks delicious! And those cookies…that is so exciting that Udi’s pinned them, congrats! 🙂
Oh my – bananas and nutella, what’s not to love? And combined! This looks fantastic!
Nutella banana bread – great idea! Huge banana bread fans over here and never thought of utilizing nutella. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!
Love it! Nutella is magical. And I like that you have GF options too!
I hear ya on the sleep…it can be tough to pull yourself back into the work week when all you want is another full day of rest 😉 Every banana loaf should be striped with nutella. The end. Looks delicious!
Oh wow the nutella addition makes this so amazing, gotta try this out.
Nutella banana bread would get me out of bed in a real hurry! They make the best pair! Totally delectable!
This looks so so SO rich and gooey and Nutella-y 🙂 Drooling… Too bad I don’t allow myself to have nutella in the house – I’ll have to try your vegan option!
I actually forgot I had Nutella left over from a recipe months ago. I think I’ve earned the right to buy it again by not eating it all with my fingers immediately.
That thick nutella swirl has me memorized!
Nutella- my ultimate weakness 😉 So creative!
Banana bread with a nutella swirl would certainly make my Monday infinitely better!
Kelly, this bread looks phenomenal. I never tire of banana bread, and its even better with Nutella!
This sounds amazing. I just up 2 over ripe bananas in the freezer for an undetermined use. I have to make this.
Nutella and banana? Yes please! 🙂 This is such a great way to start the week, YUM!
Looks delicious – nutella and banana bread – doesn’t get much better than that! It does look fudgy, which I love.
Thanks, Christine!
This looks like the best way to start a Monday!!! I had a bowl of rice krispies – totally lame compared to this! 🙂
Bananas and nutella are a match made in heaven! So good.
This sounds delicious, and I absolutely LOVE and appreciate that you adapted it for a vegan option, too!! Thanks for sharing :).
I was soooo sad when I figured out Nutella isn’t vegan. Had to make sure everyone can enjoy something this delicious!
I’m mesmerized by that thick delicious nutella swirl in the center….ooooooh
How do you think this would be if I substituted the nutella with chocolate peanut butter? I want this bread now but don’t want to get out of my pajamas to go to the store. 🙂
Chocolate peanut butter would work amazingly! No need to change out of your pajamas. Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Awesome – thank you!