MARBLED BLACK SESAME BANANA BREAD

Ingredients:

Wet:

• 3 very ripe bananas (about 1¼ cups mashed)

• 2 large eggs

• ½ cup melted browned butter

• ½ cup honey or maple syrup

• ¼ cup plain yogurt or sour cream (adds moisture and tang)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Dry:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ⅔ cup ground black sesame seeds

Topping (optional):

• Black sesame seeds for garnish

• Banana slices

Step by step:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9x5” loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. Mash bananas in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in eggs, oil, honey/maple syrup, yogurt, and vanilla until combined.

3. Split into two separate bowls - so you can create a plain and a black batter.

4. In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour (if using), baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

5. Add half the dry ingredients to each wet ingredient bowl and stir until just combined — don’t over mix.

6. Then, add in the ground sesame to ONE of the bowls. So you have one plain batter and one black batter

7. Layer and swirl:

• Add a layer of the plain batter to your loaf pan.

• Spoon in some black sesame batter.

• Alternate between the two batters, layering and dotting in.

• Use a butter knife or chopstick to gently swirl the two together with a few figure-8 motions. Don’t overdo it—just enough to create a marble pattern.

8. Top it (optional): Sprinkle black sesame seeds, or a few banana coins

9. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. If it’s browning too quickly on top, tent with foil halfway through.

10. Cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.