# I made some chocolate banana bread and forgot the sugar! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 10, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354 "2023-12-10T05:09:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/21 "2023-12-10T23:49:36Z")
I’m recalling that banana bread originated as something much less sweet and more savory? I’d serve something else as a dessert and use that as a breakfast bread toasted with a thin spread of jam. Though that banana bread pudding idea does sound very tasty! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/22 "2023-12-10T23:58:53Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I once used salt instead of sugar when making a lemon meringue pie. I once used cayenne pepper instead of paprika on baked chicken. Very generously. Inedible. Even after the skin was removed. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/23 "2023-12-11T02:09:17Z")
I might cut it up into chunks and use it as the cake part of a trifle. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/24 "2023-12-11T06:13:08Z")
The chocolate is actually cocoa. Plain cocoa does not taste good. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/25 "2023-12-11T11:29:40Z")
I guess it depends on what one gets used to if not sweet enough. I’ve used a sugarless recipe that used 1/4 c of cocoa powder ymmv. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/26 "2023-12-11T12:43:46Z")
I do not add sugar to applesauce when I make it, nor to my stewed rhubarb. I also like cranberry juice with no added sugar. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/27 "2023-12-11T13:04:11Z")
Serve ice cream over the unsweetened cake. Soften the ice cream first so that it evenly runs over the cake. Add cherries 🍒 to decorate and add sweetness. It’ll be great. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/28 "2023-12-12T00:52:16Z")
I made the syrup and poured all of it over the cake. I’ll taste-test it later; if it passes, I’ll bring it tomorrow evening. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/29 "2023-12-12T04:51:36Z")
It still doesn’t taste good. I’m going to dump it out in the yard, for the animals that hang out around here. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/30 "2023-12-12T05:31:55Z")
Too late to the party, but I’d have suggested using a meat syringe to inject the simple syrup into the loaf. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354/31 "2023-12-12T13:46:10Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I’m going to dump it out in the yard, for the animals that hang out around here. Our chickens love it when we have a cooking failure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-some-chocolate-banana-bread-and-forgot-the-sugar/994354.md?page=1)