What do you get when you combine brownies and banana bread? This delectable Brownie Mix Banana Bread! Rich and chocolatey with the moistness of banana bread, you won’t be able to stop at one slice!
Love baking with bananas? Try these Chocolate Banana Muffins or these Banana Toffee Muffins!
I’m on a bit of a chocolate kick lately. But I’m sure none of you will complain about that, right? Especially going into the holiday baking season. Because you get free reign to eat all the chocolate you want for the last 3 to 4 months of the year.
That is why I’m super excited to share a recipe from 50 Fixes for Brownie Mixes from Aimee Berrett of Like Mother, Like Daughter. She takes the brownie mix to a new level with this book – and you’ll want to make every single recipe!
There are ways to dress up brownies, brownie mix desserts, ways to turn brownies into cookies and cinnamon rolls and even pancakes. It’s amazing how so many things can come from one simple brownie mix.
While flipping through this book, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to make one of the dressed up brownie recipes, or to do something that you don’t normally think of using brownie mix for. I was so tempted to make the Brownie Batter Muddy Buddies, but then I flipped to this Brownie Mix Banana Bread. I actually love to make Banana Bread, but I’ve been saving all of our overripe bananas to throw in the freezer for smoothies lately. But I looked and had a few ripe bananas on hand, and I felt like it was fate for me to make this bread.
Now you need to try this Brownie Mix Banana Bread. Especially if you are a chocolate lover!
Ingredients
- Mashed Banana: When I first made this recipe, I just used 2 bananas without measuring out how much was actually there. When I had them in the bowl, I knew it was more than 1 cup of mashed bananas, but I figured I would be ok and everything would even out. Well, it does still turn out beautiful and delicious, but it took a lot longer than the 1 hour to bake. So I would suggest measuring out the banana to make sure you are using the correct amount, and to also check the bread with a toothpick to make sure it is finished baking.
- Oil: I used vegetable oil, but any neutral cooking oil should work.
- Eggs: You’ll want to use large eggs. Have them at room temperature for best results.
- Brownie Mix: You’ll want to make sure you are using a brownie mix that is for a 13×9. Most of them are 18 oz – 18.3 or 18.4 ounces, it should still work.
- Chocolate Chips: I like to use mini chocolate chips, but regular sized will work as well.
- Flour: To keep the chocolate chips from sinking in the bread, toss them with the flour before adding them to the batter.
Brownie Mix Banana Bread Texture
I honestly thought that this Brownie Mix Banana Bread would just taste like chocolate banana bread. Which I would have loved. But even better – it is totally like brownies and banana bread got together and had a baby. You still get that rich, fudgy-ness that we all love in brownies, combined with the moist texture from the banana bread. It was honestly the perfect combination.
More Banana Bread Recipes
Peanut Butter Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips
Blueberry Banana Bread with Coconut
Peanut Butter and Jelly Banana Bread Recipe
Banana Oat Bread
Citrus Glazed Coconut Banana Bread
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Brownie Mix Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 bananas)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 18-oz box brownie mix
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, oil and eggs. Add the brownie mix and stir until just combined.
- In a small bowl, toss the chocolate chips in the flour. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean*. Let the bread sit in the pan for 15 minutes, then run a sharp knife around the edges and invert to remove the bread. Cool the bread completely on a cooling rack before slicing.
Laurie G says
This was an awesome recipe! I added a 1/4 cup rolled oats and some chopped pecans, and a spoonful of sour cream. This turned out perfectly done,
Thank you so much!!!
Deborah says
I love your additions. So glad it was a hit!
Deb G says
I used this recipe as a base for some muffins I made today, I used softened butter and added nuts instead of chips bc of the brownie mix. I wanted a quick muffin but needed to use up alot of gifted, very ready bananas 🤣 Made 2 batches and they taste really good.
Deborah says
I love the idea to make it into muffins!
Christiana Bohn says
This came out amazing!!!