This banana bread with pudding mix from Chrissy Teigen received endless accolades from our testers. The secret to Chrissy Teigen’s banana bread Bundt cake? The addition of vanilla pudding mix, dark chocolate, unsweetened coconut, and plenty of bananas. Adapted from Chrissy Teigen | Cravings: Hungry for More | Clarkson Potter, 2018 Perfecting this single banana bread Bundt cake recipe took me nearly a year.
That’s why I needed so many damn bananas. It was a fine, yummy banana bread. But something wasn’t SPECIAL about it. I tried a million different things. Using banana pudding mix made it taste fake. Toasting the top with salty coconut made it a little too coconutty. Nuts were too controversial among my friends. Milk chocolate blended in too much. But! It turned out that putting the coconut
inside left it with a subtle hint of sweet coconut goodness, vanilla pudding gave it a fluffy, moist texture I could never have imagined, and dark chocolate gave it a . . . I dunno, do I need to explain why putting in chocolate is a good thing? Can you toss nuts in this? Sure. Can you use a different chocolate? Why not? But I’m telling you—I did this every way humanly possible so you wouldn’t have to. And the hundreds of banana bread pictures I’m tagged in (daily!) prove
this.–Chrissy Teigen ☞ Table of Contents 1 Can I use a different flavor of pudding mix in this banana bread?We don’t recommend it. The flavoring added to pudding mix can change the flavor of the bread and, as Chrissy says, make it taste fake. Stick with the vanilla. How can I ripen bananas quickly?If you want to make this cake now and your bananas are still a little green, place the bananas on a parchment-lined baking sheet with their skins on and bake at 300°F (150°C) until soft and the skins are blackened, 10 to 20 minutes. How should I serve Chrissy Teigen’s banana bread?Chrissy recommends a schmear of salted butter on top of each slice, however, our testers found the cake so moist and flavorful that several opted to enjoy their banana bread unadorned. Either way is delicious. Banana Bread with Pudding MixThis banana bread has it all. It's a moist cake with a rich banana flavor that is nicely balanced by pieces of dark chocolate and flakes of coconut. Prep 20 mins Cook 1 hr 10 mins Total 1 hr 30 mins
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 502kcal (25%)Carbohydrates: 71g (24%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fat: 23g (35%)Saturated Fat: 8g (50%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mg (21%)Sodium: 462mg (20%)Potassium: 283mg (8%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 47g (52%)Vitamin A: 117IU (2%)Vitamin C: 3mg (4%)Calcium: 23mg (2%)Iron: 3mg (17%) If you make this recipe, snap a photo and hashtag it #LeitesCulinaria. We’d love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Recipe Testers’ ReviewsOriginally published June 7, 2022 Recipe © 2018 Chrissy Teigen. Photo © 2018 Aubrie Pick. All rights reserved. All materials used with permission. How does Paula Deen make banana bread?directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.. Mix dry ingredients.. Mix butter, bananas & eggs.. Mix dry ingredients into banana mix and stir in nuts.. Bake 40-45 minutes.. How does Joanna Gaines make banana bread?Ingredients. 1 cup sugar.. 1 stick butter, softened.. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.. 2 eggs.. 4 very ripe bananas, mashed.. 2 cups flour.. 1 teaspoon baking soda.. 1/2 teaspoon salt.. Why is my banana bread fudgy?The more you mix your banana bread batter, the more gluten is developing in the bread—which is great for a yeast-risen, chewy loaf, but not so great when you're hoping for a tender, soft quick bread. An overmixed banana bread batter will result in a dense, rubbery loaf.
Can Chrissy Teigen's banana bread be muffins?It's quite a story- she needed ripe bananas to make her recipe so she called on her twitter fans. She traded a cookbook for a bunch of ripe bananas! This recipe is so moist and flavorful! The pudding mix, coconut oil and 5 bananas make these muffins addictive= you can't eat just one!
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