I don’t know about you, but after Easter I have a pile of chocolate bunnies just waiting to be eaten. Everyone is going to think I’m insane, but I don’t like to just nom on a brick (or bunny) of plain chocolate (unless it’s really good chocolate). Every year, chop those bunnies up and turn them into something delicious. This year? Chocolate and hazelnut banana breakfast cake. Phew, that name is a mouthful, but a delicious mouthful that ends in eating chocolate and cake for breakfast.
I’m a big believer in sweet foods for breakfast. To me, indulging a little bit in the morning helps me say no to buttery, sugary cookies at work — which is frankly incredibly hard when it seems like *someone* brings in treats at least twice a week **cough** definitely not me, no way **cough cough** Coffee cake is a classic sweet breakfast food that’s easy to make a head, package up, and throw in my lunch to take to work, plus it’s so delicious — but is it really doing me any good if I eat a legitimate dessert for breakfast? Butter + oil + sugar x 10000 = going to have to pass. Well, I wish I didn’t have to, but I will try. My answer to the coffee cake is breakfast cake. Um, same thing? Basically, but no oil/butter and naturally sweetened goodness.
Because it’s breakfast, I threw in some fruit. Let’s be honest, because I’m me I threw in some fruit. Bananas pair wonderfully with chocolate and hazelnuts, plus those favorite nuts of mine add a fantastic crunchy element. This holds up well in the fridge throughout the work week, so cut into slices and grab a piece as you run out the door or microwave and eat with a fork for maximum deliciousness. Delicious enough for a healthy dessert, too 😉
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Wow. This sounds amazing. I love banana chocolate anything. Thanks for sharing 🙂
This sounds delicious Kelly. I love the idea of using Easter chocolate. We still have Halloween candy from last year too!
Wow, you have some amazing willpower to not have devoured all your Halloween candy by now! I can’t trust myself around actual candy (bars of chocolate or chocolate bunnies I’m usually pretty good about passing on), so chopping it up into healthier baked goods is always my go-to move.
Omggggg! Kelly this is like my ideal breakfast! I also am not a fan of gnawing on a brick of a chocolate bunny and this would be the perfect solution!
I have walnuts, could I switch out the hazelnuts for walnuts?
Breana – yes! Any nut would work here. I just happen to be partial to hazelnuts 🙂
Oh. yum. Because seriously…who doesn’t need/want chocolate for breakfast??
The cake looks super delicious! Lovely recipe!
Cake for breakfast is the best! This sounds insanely delicious.
Excellent! This recipe is a keeper! It would’ve been great with my coffee earlier. I like your blog too!
YES!! Best use of massacred chocolate bunny EVER! This breakfast cake looks amazing. I’m a huge proponent of the sweet bk too…savory bk’s are great but when I eat a savory bk, I always follow it up with a sweet bk anyway, so might as well just eat what you’re craving if you ask me. I needs me this cake 😀
What a clever way to use up Easter candy. I prefer my sweets in the morning as well, because I fell like I have all day to work them off. Usually this keeps me from partaking something sugary the rest of the day.
I’m all about sweet at breakfast too. Chocolate chips in pancakes are generally my go too. There is so much food/desserts that float around my office. It’s so tough to resist! This bread looks and sounds fantastic!
This is the PERFECT use for those choc bunnies!!!! I love everything about this breakfast cake!!! Hazelnut, yum, banana, yum, and CHOCOLATE! And this deliciousness is suitable for breakfast, hoooooray!
Normally I just let the.boy eat all our bunnies…but now that you’ve put this idea of baking with them into my head, I’m going to HAVE to do it!! This cake sounds so good. Any excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast sounds good to me!
Yum! Totally going to make this for when we have company next!