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Banana Bread with Chocolate Swirl

Moist, fluffy banana bread topped with a luscious chocolate swirl. You won’t believe that this delicious treat is gluten-free!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Banana Bread with Chocolate Swirl

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Banana Bread with Chocolate Swirl

Serves 11
Prep20 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1734Calories
52 gProtein
61 gFat
244 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Vanilla + oatstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Coconut + oatstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together522 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, coconut, sugar, egg, yogurt, vanilla, oats):

  1. Blueberryfits about as well
  2. Bananathe original
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Pumpkinfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, coconut, sugar, egg, yogurt, vanilla, oats. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.