Chocolate Dipped Banana Bread Biscotti
The new cool thing in town is the chocolate dipped banana bread biscotti.
They are cinnamon-y, crispy and chocolate-ly, which makes everything better. Plus, they are sort of single serving cookies, rather than a whole slice of banana bread, so that you don’t feel too bad about eating tons of them. Right?
I am crazy about anything small and cute, and those Chocolate Dipped Banana Bread Biscotti surely are. My last few days of holiday-at-home have been quite good on the blogging and cooking side of things, so I must say I really loved them. I baked mostly, then cooked some salty treats, made cheese, blogged, wrote stuff, saw stuff, slept a lot – which is a plus, always a plus – eat a lot, laughed, shouted, bought flowers, saved on my Oyster card, read some books, cleaned up my room, texted people, upset people and such.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/4 cup of butter
- 3/4 cup of caster sugar
- 1 banana, overripe and mashed well
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 2 bars of chocolate – 1 dark & 1 milk
- 1/4 cup of milk and 2 tbsp of sugar to brush
Start by turning on the oven at 160°C.
In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of your standing mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy and light, then add the mashed banana and the egg and mix well.
Finally add the flour mixture and, lastly, the vanilla extract, and let it mix well for a few minutes. You should now have a stiff but sticky dough.
Divide the dough in two and shape in logs, then brush them with the milk and sugar mixture.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
As soon as you can then handle them, slice each log into a 1cm wide diagonal slices and place them back on the baking sheet and bake for another 10-12 minutes.
When ready, let them cool down slightly, while you melt the chocolate and mix it well.
Now dip each biscotti in the chocolate mixture and let them cool completely.
Notes
If you don’t want the biscotti to be too crisp, avoid baking them again! No need to be that crispy, you know?
If you don’t want to do the whole dip-each-cookie process, then fear not! I placed some of the chocolate in a piping bag and swirled it all over the cookies: still looks really nice, tidy, and cool!
A recipe by Joy Wilson, adapted from ‘Homemade Decadence’.
The cup is an old one from Anthropologie, a favorite of mine as you might have noticed for this sort of thing?
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I absolutely love biscotti! I might try to make some this weekend!
Thank you Amie x
It’s amazing how long you have been blogging! Takes you back 5 years ago. You really are a pro at this! Hmm would love to try chocolate dipped banana bread. They’re great for afternoon snacks paired with coffee. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh, Monique, I am most definitely not a pro! But thank you, it means a lot x
Great recipe! These look so tasty and delicious – I definitely need to try this one out! Thanks for sharing x
Thank you for reading x
Oh. My. Gosh! What a brilliant idea — thanks for this delicious recipe!
Thank you Molly x
Wow now this looks and sounds so tasty. Another gorgeous recipe 🥰
Thank you Jos xx
These chocolate dipped banana biscotti biscuits look delicious! Perfect with a cup of tea! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
With a cup of mint tea they work amazing xx
These look delicious! I definitely have to give them a try. Thank you for sharing another yummy recipe!
Thank you so much Tiffany xx
These look delicious! I definitely need to try this recipe 😋
Thank you Katie xx
Definitely going to try this, I’m obsessed with banana bread and chocolate! Also, love love the mug! Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe x
Thank you Beckie – it’s my favourite mug x
These look amazing and something I’d like to try! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Jodie x
Biscotti is one thing I have never made but these sound and look incredible! I will need to give them a try.
Thank you Sarah x
Love the simplicity and uniqueness of your recipe. I can’t remember seeing a 🍌Biscotti dipped in chocolate. I usually purchase the regular ones at the coffee shop. 😊 Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Thank you Kevin, you’re always so nice x
Simona, this sounds SO GOOD. My mouth started watering when I read the first paragraph describing it haha.
HAHA thank you Sumedha x
Ooo this just sounds delicious. I love banana bread and biscotti, so what a great combination!
Will be adding this to my list to try to replicate!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Aimsy xoxo
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Yay Aimsy, let me know what you think xx
Nyummeh…….chocolate and banana are good combos. This snack is really good for afternoon tea and breakfast. Thank you for sharing.
Oh yes Fadima xx
Wow! It looks so delicious. Gonna try to make one soon!
Thank you Aina x
These look so delicious! 😋
Thank you Winnie x
Oh my gosh, I love chocolate and I love bananas, this recipe is definitely going into my recipe files. It looks delicious.
Thank you Lou xx
Img this looks and sounds so yummy I would like to try it.. thanks for this recipe
Thank you for reading x
Oh my this sounds so tasty! My mum would absolutely love this recipe. Thank you for sharing x
Kate |
Thank you Kate – I hope you and your mum enjoy these x
These sound amazing, I definitely want to give these a try. I love the pretty cup in your photos too.
It’s super pretty right?!
Great post! This sounds like a great recipe to try out, although I’m not a huge fan of bananas so lots of choclate for me!
Aww thank you Eleanor!
This looks delicious! Especially with the chocolate 😍
The chocolate makes them extra x
Do I need these in my life? Yes! What a gorgeous recipe!! And your photos are on point too xx
AHAH thank you lovely xx
These look and sound delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe in an easy to understand manner; it is definitely something I want to try! 😍
Thank you for reading x
This sounds like an interesting recipe, but one I would try. Thank you for sharing this recipe, so easily to follow!
Lauren http://www.bournemouthgirl.com
Thank you so much Lauren, they are very tasty indeed x
This looks so yummy. I love the way they look especially with the chocolates dipped in it.
Thank you Anita! They are a bit of a long process, but so worth it! x