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
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Blueberry Banana Bread with Coconut
Peanut Butter and Jelly Banana Bread Recipe
Banana Oat 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.
Maddie P says
Do you think it would affect the recipe for the worse if I substituted the oil with melted butter?
I remember seeing this hack for box mixes that I follow to this day: replace the water with milk and the oil with melted butter. But most banana bread recipes i’ve come across use oil not butter.
What do you think?
Deborah says
I haven’t tried so I can’t say for sure, but I would guess that it would work well!
Deb G says
I used melted butter for the recipe and they turned out fine.
jazzy says
Just made this recipe! OMG perfect brownie texture with chocolate banana flavor.
A.S says
Great recipe. I also added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Didn’t measure bananas either, took an hour and 25 minutes. Everyone loved it.
Darlene says
Will make again! Followed all directions. Needed an extra 10 minutes. Because we like nuts, will add next time instead of chips. Moist and delicious!
Shawn C-Q says
Pretty good recipe. I added 3 bananas instead of 2 bananas. I think I will add more bananas the next time I make it.
TheKloude says
I altered the recipe slightly. Added walnuts and used a dark chocolate brownie mix. I also used one less egg and added some spices- nutmeg, cinnamon and Himalayan salt. Turned out delicious. I don’t understand why it’s rated so low. I’m glad I made this!
Cathie M says
Made this tonight and it was amazing!!! Super moist and not too heavy!
JoJo says
Made this last weekend, with a combination of white and semisweet chips, plus pecans. It was amazing and a keeper. Glad I found it!
Traci says
I was wondering if you could use an 8X4 loaf pan as I don’t own a larger one. Thanks.
Heather says
do not overfill the pan, and make a few cupcakes from the keftover mix. The 8 x 4 pan will bake a bit faster than the ox5, and the cupcakes much faster, maybe 25-35 min depending upon muffin size.
Janera says
Pretty amazing recipe! Intense chocolate flavor which should cure any chocolate craving you have. Thank you for sharing!
Deborah says
Thanks, Janera!!
Jono says
What does tossing the choc chips in flour do?
Deborah says
It helps the chocolate chips to stay suspended in the bread instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan.
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
Your brownie banana bread looks perfect Deborah! Thank you so much for helping me with promoting my new cookbook!
Zerrin Günaydın says
Oh my! I’ll be dreaming of this all day!
Karly says
Wait, why have I never thought to try this!? Such a simple and genius banana bread hack! Cannot wait to make this!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
I am all in for this idea! This bread looks amazing! I wish I had a slice right now!
Roseanne says
Wow – this does sound easy and delicious. I need to get a few overripe bananas and bingo, this will be going to work with me as a little Happy Monday treat. Yum-o!