I’ve been wanting to make a big ol’ loaf of banana bread for what feels like ages now! I’ve been dragging my feet (and mentally talking myself out of it) for so long mainly because
A) I will eat the whole loaf. By myself. In like… a day. It’s a – sad, sad… kind of impressive (?) – fact of life.
and
B) There are already so many dang banana bread recipes aggressively swimming around the web world it’s like… do we really need ME adding another? I mean, really?!!!
But then I was all like “YES!!!”. “YES we do”.
Because this banana bread is no regular loaf. It’s got pizzaz for days!
With all that gooey marshmallow!
And those sexy hunks – er, chunks – of chocolate.
Pssh! And just look at those graham crackers doing their thang!!!
Oh. And did I mention the bananas that grace this luscious loaf have been caramelized in kahlua?!
Adding kahlua to anything feels so luxurious! I LOVE IT!!!
All I can say is… DO IT!!!
Kahlua Caramel S’mores Banana Bread – Baker by Nature
Makes 1 large loaf
Ingredients
For the Kahlua Caramelized Bananas:
3 large ripe bananas, sliced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup Kahlua
2 tablespoons flour
For the S’mores Banana Bread:
1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sour cream
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped graham crackers
Kahlua caramelized bananas
Instructions
For the Kahlua Caramelized Bananas:
Peel bananas and slice them into very thin rounds. In a medium-sized skillet heat butter over medium flame until melted. Add sugar and cook – stirring – until dissolved. Add bananas, stir, and cook – stirring occasionally – for 6 minutes. Remove pan from heat; whisk in kahlua, then add flour.
For the S’mores Banana Bread:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a large loaf pan with parchment paper, grease well, and set aside.
In a large bowl whisk together melted butter, sugar, and vanilla extract; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then add them to the wet mixture, folding with a rubber spatula until just combined.
Fold in sour cream and bananas, then swirl in 3/4 of the chocolate chunks, marshmallows, and graham crackers, reserving 1/4 for the top of the loaf.
Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Carefully remove the loaf from the oven (it will not be cooked completely!) and sprinkle the reserved s’mores toppings across the top of the loaf, then place back in the oven for another 20-22 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
Let loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and transferring to a cooling wrack to cool completely.
Oh my gracious! That looks awesome. You are brilliant my darling! Pinned!
If you’re going to make a banana bread like this then I hope you’d share it with the rest of us! 😉 I’m always amazed by your beautiful pictures. Not to mention all the cravings I leave with when I see fabulous recipes like this one. Inspirational. Now let me rangle some bananas together because I definitely need to make this asap. 🙂
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat.
!!!!!!!!
GENIUS.
Beyond AMAZING!!
Amaze-balls!!!!!
You just took delicious banana bread to the next level and then some.
Thank goodness you went with your gut and decided the blogosphere needed another banana bread recipe, because the internet world has never seen this! Hands down, most creative banana bread ever.
Oh, my word! I am dying on how awesome this sounds!!! Pinned!
Freaking out over this! It is ALL of my favorite things. Amazing Ashley!
I didn’t realise it was possible to cram such goodness into a loaf of banana bread but you’ve managed it! This sounds incredible.
Ok, brilliance. I made s’mores cookies a while ago but I think this bread tops it!
Also, I love the little stack of chocolate-marshmallow-graham cracker on top of the bread 😉
Don’t you love caramelizing bananas before making banana bread?! SO GOOD!
This banana bread looks over-the-top delish.
We definitely need a banana bread party. Nom nom nom!
PINNED. that is all that needs to be said.
I am so glad you added a banana bread recipe to the interweb because this sounds delicious! So decadent that you carmalized the banana’s in Kahlua. That could be a dessert all on its own. And I’m dying over the teeny tiny little smore set up you have on top of the slices in your picture! So cute and teensy! Have a good weekend Ashley : )
Um, a resounding YES to everything in the title! 😉
YES WE NEED THIS!
Oh gosh, it looks so darn delicious!
I love how loaded this banana bread is with great toppers!
I’m a little confused…do the Kahului bananas go in the batter or is it a topping? If it’s a topping are there bananas in the cake/bread? I feel like I am missing something.
Hi Lisa. Sorry for the confusion! You stir the bananas (and caramel mixture) in right after the sour cream. I hope that helps!
I swear I read this recipe ten times and didn’t see that,! Thank you.
Happy to help 🙂 Let me know if you make it!
Definitely plan to, have a bunch of bananas just waiting to swim in Kahlua! Last question what size loaf pan do you use?
Gahhhh! I’m mad I clicked this simply because I’m stuck home for the day when I realllllly want to be at the store buying a barrel of kalua and a bag of marshmallows. Send help.