Amazing Chocolate Babka Recipe

[@JamieRoberts77]

As a first generation Polish/Jewish American, well done! One of the only baking dishes I can do in my sleep! I love macadamia chocolate babka. My specialty. Smacznego! Also, I saw your husband. Way to go, John! Handsome couple!

[@carriemcclaine2049]

I've never tried babka before, but I'm going to try this recipe. I love watching John's videos because he breaks everything down into easy to follow steps making it possible to make intimidating foods.

[@PreppyKitchen]

Thanks so much Carrie!

[@nafilafathima8086]

Yes! They turn out great every time :D

[@amiradjiar73]

I've never tried babka before but im going to try recipe i love watching Johns

[@baileyhoskins7439]

I thoroughly agree! I'm a decent baker, but I love how he bakes a huge variety of things! It gives me confidence to listen to him talk through a new bake. He is my favorite baking human 😄

[@bhavna76rasaily]

Me too, this looks soooo good 😍

[@JFongStyle]

I've always wanted to try making a chocolate Babka, and when I saw John's new video, I thought, "wow, I can do this." And I did! The recipe is so easy to follow, and the ingredients were mostly things I already had in the kitchen. And watching the video made me feel like I was doing everything right step by step. This Babka is fantastic! I have one tip to offer. After rolling up the dough in a tube, put it on a tray in the freezer for a few minutes, and it will be easier to give it a clean slice in half. The first one I made got a little messy because the dough had warmed up and the knife did not go through it well. So for the second one, I tried the freezer trick and it worked great. Both came out perfectly after baking, though! Thank you John! (I tried the lemon blueberry cake a few weeks ago, and that was beyond amazing. My first layer cake ever.)

[@awells327]

I always read the comments before trying a new recipe and I’m so thankful I did. I made the chocolate babka for the first time tonight. I followed your tip and placed the rolled up dough in the freezer for a few minutes. With the dough and chocolate chilled, it was so easy to cut! There was no chocolate mess to clean up! Thanks for the tip!

[@Conquest_of_Europe]

​@@awells327Im so glad im looking at the comments, since im planning to do this too, nice to know when tips work :)

[@mariavalentina6002]

Thank you for comment, that explains it's only few minutes in freezer.. I was confused in the video didn't explain how long..😅

[@annabeljoyannabeln9535]

I love your recipes. My favourite is the chocolate cupcakes. I love how you told your mixer, “thank you for your service so cute”.

[@eovina91]

I really appreciate you use the term "Babka" and mentioned Eastern European and Jewish heritage. It's great to see traditional cakes and deserts have a come back. 😊

[@josiek7589]

what else would you call it?

[@AlexandraAndStuff]

I am Polish, can confirm, we grow up eating some kind of babka. For example "lemon babka" is like your pound cake. I love snacking cakes.

[@michaadamkiewicz999]

Lemon babka jest najlepsza na świecie 🥰

[@AlexandraAndStuff]

@@michaadamkiewicz999 Potwierdzam :D

[@hummushummus19]

I babka marmurkowa! ❤️

[@bmp2791]

For all my fellow Poles here you should try advocat babka, this stuff is easy to make and s l a p s 👌👌

[@rychadelko]

A fellow Polish here. I grew up eating my grandma's babkas every Sunday. Nothing can beat that taste.

[@michaelvilleneuve194]

Terrific recipe, made it just as instructed and it's fantastic. Had Jewish foodie friends in for brunch - and they pronounced it as "perfect texture, flavour and density, just as babka is supposed to be" so I was happy. Gorgeous flavour. Only thing I did differently was that I held the pre-proven, woven babkas in their tins (covered) overnight, then proved and baked early this morning to avoid getting into the rolling and assembly this morning. Several steps in this recipe but dead easy, just takes some time. Thx for the great recipe!

[@szvetlana1000]

I make a dozen babka every Christmas and give them to neighbours and family. I use ground walnut filling as that’s more Christmassy to me. Such a good one to make, always a success.

[@tinaestrada3488]

This dude is just super cool. He really breaks down things so that anybody can make what he is making.

[@javruletz]

It brought some dear childhood memories on ❤️ We make this in Romania as well, especially for Christmas and Easter. The main difference is that the dough is set aside to proof in a warm place, away from any draft. In my half Ukrainian family, we use a delicious walnut filling, but the most common filling used in my country is a mixture of walnut and cocoa + Turkish delight little cubes and/or raisins which, in my opinion, is a bit too much... Now, the most difficult part would be to convince myself to put the dough in the fridge 🤭 But, since I never failed so far following your instructions... Thanks, John! It's always a pleasure to learn from you!

[@code4dragon256]

Made these two Babkas today, very tasty. Definitely recommend anyone attempting this to make sure the dough is really cold, work the dough very fast, and let the chocolate filling warm up before spreading. Right out of the fridge is too cold and it won’t spread.

[@glambygladys]

Can't wait to try this recipe! Any Seinfeld fans here? :p

[@missbubu1611]

Just made it. So good. The dough is goopy but because you chill it you can roll it out and work with it. So trust the process, don’t add more flour if you’re tempted. This recipe is a keeper.

[@shereemorgan1430]

I purchased my first one in Germany. I loved it so much I returned to the bakery the next day. It was my daily breakfast treat. It's so good!

[@classicalaid1]

I had a slice of Babka recently and it sported additional, fairly large chunks of dark chocolate. Adds a paradise element, to be sure. Covering with plastic wrap assures freshness.

[@reginaroblesramirez1564]

This looks amazing Jonh! Also, congragulations on being in the Ellen Show!

[@PreppyKitchen]

Thank you so much Regina!

[@reginaroblesramirez1564]

Te quiero mucho 🥺

[@natashakuhnke5140]

Tried this today. A couple more steps and patience but it’s so so worth it and I enjoy the process. It is a VERY YUMMY AND BEAUTIFUL bread. So fun to have learned about Babka! I can’t tell you how thankful I am to have discovered all your bread recipes with stand mixer. My dad was an executive chef and my mom one of the best home bakers. They both loved friendly competition with each other in bread making skills which were amazing. I have always been intimidated due to the kneading part… until now. Over the past week, I have successfully and beautifully made 5 breads now. I am filled with gratitude and joy! Thank you so much! 🥰🫶🏻

[@funkyskitchen]

I make a dried fruit and mulling spice babka. When I take it out of the oven, I drizzle it with honey. It was inspired by Brian Lagerstrom's cinnamon raisin bread video. After watching yours, which has a slightly different dough, I decided to try it myself. You have incredibly diversified my skills, Mr. Kanell, and I thank you. I use your recipes frequently.

[@xfallenxlostx3254]

I seriously can’t wait to make this. I’ve had babka and loved it, but didn’t know that’s what it was called. I’ve heard of babka and knew it was a Jewish sweet, but didn’t know what it was. Now I see these two things were the same thing and it looks fairly simple to make! Can’t. Wait.

[@spiritlifter9069]

Chocolate babka is such a beautiful dessert!

[@chubbrunner2302]

I watch your videos because you have little things like your measuring cup being to small and you laughing. Love it man. Just got the cookbook for Xmas. Thank you John.

[@phoenix2.020]

I’ve had chocolate babka before, and it’s so good. This recipe looks worth it! 😋😋

[@doorknob525]

I've never made babka before but I just wanted to say--I've made a few of your recipes now and each one has come out perfect and delicious. Thank you!

[@GideonWhaley]

My new favorite babka has frangipane and poached quince instead of the chocolate! It's absolutely delicious.

[@PreppyKitchen]

That sounds amazing!

[@remoteonlinenotary.]

What are those two ingredients you mentioned?

[@GideonWhaley]

@@remoteonlinenotary. Frangipane is an almond cream (butter, egg, almond flour, sugar) and quince is a fruit that goes really well with almond when poached!

[@remoteonlinenotary.]

Fancy! Sounds delicious!!! Yum

[@GideonWhaley]

@@remoteonlinenotary. The almond cream is actually pretty easy to make, and is delicious baked on its own! You'll need equal parts: Butter, Sugar, Egg, Almond flour, with a pinch of salt, a teaspoon or two of vanilla (optional), and a little bit of all purpose flour (maybe a tablespoon or two, nothing crazy). Cream the butter and sugar and salt, then add one egg at a time until incorporated. Then vanilla. Finally, mix in the flours just until incorporated, and you're done!

[@DreamsCanComeTrue]

After seeing Great British Baking Show on how they do their take on babka and stumbling about this video, I gotta satisfy my curiosity! I watched the video a couple of times before looking over the recipe to go over step by step and I followed how the dough was formed when it rises in the fridge overnight and made the chocolate filling the following morning. Interesting fact, since this is a hot time of year in Florida and it's humid, the rolled babka rose in about an hour, a bit faster than was written in the recipe. And let me tell you...I'm blown away by the flavor of this babka and how well the dough and the filling have blended together! My braiding could use practice, but it's delicious and absolutely sensational! I plan on making this again soon! And hey, I want to see more of Preppy Kitchen about making filling variations of babka.

[@pollydolly9723]

Instead of chocolate (daughter has a caffeine sensitivity) so I use a butter/cinnamon/sugar mixture. So good! Thanks for the 'twist' demonstration...mine is usually pretty messy.

[@deboracontos834]

Love to make Babka! I also make a double recipe in order to make one with Nutella and the other with cinnamon/sugar...sooooo good! I'll try your recipe John, thanks!

[@tammiemartinez6485]

Are you just going to spread the Nutella on it straight from the jar or do you have to do anything to it? I was thinking of using Biscoff spread. Since this recipe makes 2 loaves making 2 flavors seems the way to go... 😋

[@jennavidal585]

@@tammiemartinez6485 Biscoff!! Genius!!!🤤

[@BBB-rd2qi]

@@tammiemartinez6485 - I spread the Nutella first then sprinkle chocolate chips. Did you make the Biscott one?

[@michalmaslonYT]

I used to bake babka with raisins. And also in the way that you add to one part Cocoa. This is very popular in Poland. But your version.... looks incredible😍😍

[@acaciavb1603]

Just made babka today! It was perfect! I did change the rising of the bread for 2h room temperature plus 3h on the fridge. And the rest was the same. It was perfect!

[@amandap9829]

I watched this recipe video and then told my husband ok now you’ve got to make this! Yum! He loves baking and we’ve both tried several of Preppy’s recipes over the past year & half. Always great 👍

[@pauletterubinstein5240]

AMAZING - this is Liane Curtis - from 16 CANDLES - I take care of my 98 yr old mom (Jazz composer Paulette Girard) and she LOVES this ... Soooo good. Recently treated the household to a stand mixer (purple of course- kitchen aid) and boy oh boy - all I do any more is watch this channel and make Brioche for mom .... and cinnamon buns and sticky buns and and and THANK YOU JOHN mom is SUPER spoiled bc you ... and me ... lol

[@Hail_Amina]

Just love your straightforward recipes as baking can be challenging.

[@TonyMorrow]

Wonderful wonderful recipe - my first time making any enriched dough! I seized the chocolate when I added the dark chocolate pieces to the hot milk/butter bath, so be careful and maybe take it off the heat first before adding the chocolate, especially if it is humid in your kitchen. Fixed it by adding some hot cream, whipping the heck out of it, blast chilling in the freezer, whipping again, until smooth again.

[@joyce9463]

I’ve never made a Babka in my life neither did I know what it was but I was intrigued and being an avid home baker decided to try it out and thus followed this recipe to the T! I’m making my fourth Babka right now and I’m also going to make 16 which will be Christmas presents for my family and friends!!! This loaf is down right DELICIOUS and I believe this is the best recipe there is. Weldone sir!

[@StonedSpagooter]

This is the best cooking channel on youtube

[@staceyverley3851]

I love babka bread! I made nutella and chocolate chip. Yummy!

[@patrickmclead5534]

Hi John. I recently baked your vanilla bunt cake with a glaze icing. My wife said it is the best cake I’ve ever baked. I admit I am one to change things a bit. I added the zest of one lemon to the batter along with juice from 1/2 the lemon. I saved the other half juice for the glaze icing. It is very tasty. Thanks for the great recipe.

[@marilimelight8456]

My mom makes these every Christmas and Easter, its a tradition in my country. Your look perfect!

[@deanr3417]

Made this yesterday. We ate one and I took the other to my office manager for her 65th birthday! Turned out great! You made me confident enough to try this recipe. Thanks So much!

[@shericontrary2535]

I used to live south of Seattle and now I live west of Savannah. I have never tried this bread but I would love to. My grandmother was German Jewish and all I ever heard her talk about was matza bread. Her last name was Kline. My other grandmother made potato pancakes. She was also German and her last name was Strites and I don't know if she was Jewish. I'm really tempted to order this on amazon. I gave all my baking equipment away when I downsized and moved across country. I used to make cinnamon rolls back in the day.

[@artemhelen]

Omg! Your recipe for chocolate Babka is very interesting! Wonderful dessert! 🍫👍

[@atrazv8617]

I must admit the before I knew this channel I've never baked and barely cooked...I didn't know how to but all of your Recipes are sooooo great!

[@pulakkabir2276]

thanks for showing step by step with every minute detail

[@stephanieajodhya8094]

Wow. I love this recipe. Tried it for the first time today. So easy. Absolutely perfect 👌

[@SharaPoet1]

Great recipe! My mom made babkas every Friday morning, both chocolate and cinnamon versions. They are luscious!

[@olivier5851]

I made babka once, I have added a pinch of cinnamon in the chocolate, I really advice everyone trying because it makes the babka taste much better!

[@firstnamelastname4183]

I have to make this! I learned about babka from one of my all time favorite shows The Nanny and I haven't forgotten it since. This looks delicious 😋

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Elaine in the Seinfeld episode too!😅❤😂

[@jomir3291]

Made this today. Fabulous! All the weights (thanks for grams) and instructions worked perfectly.

[@jeantaua9053]

Hi John, You are not only the best cook, but you have the cutest family EVER! I am so enthusiastic about your channel, I could rewatch it for days!

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

I have so many beautiful memories of eating babka with my family! Chocolate was always my favorite, especially the gooey fudgy bits on the bottom .....oh my goodness, amazing.

[@esraayousef5643]

Excellent recipe, I made it yesterday using a fudge I made earlier (different recipe), the dough is excellent and doesn't take much work. Thank you very much, will be coming back many many times for this.

[@vanessaebony529]

I love babka! I made for my grandma and she's obsessed with it! I make chocolate mocha babka, apple cinnamon and cinnamon sugar babka

[@ngs5554]

I make this with a cinnamon filling, and make French toast. My family loves it!

[@kper5592]

OMG that babka is stunning!

[@perryharris3171]

I made two loaves for the first time.I am cooking and baking new things to challenge myself. Thank you

[@evajawidzik2562]

Oh this made my day thank you . Love you recipes

[@LuNa4Death]

Pistachio and nutella babka is my fave!

[@Torcello11]

I love the babkas from Zabars in NYC. But I will definitely try this recipe.

[@TheJames1201]

You have the coolest kitchen. I love making babka. Your method is the easiest to follow and the result is beautifully moist and chocolate heaven. I’m glad to have found your site and enjoy your tutorials. Thank You

[@billreed1606]

I also make babka a bit too frequently. It makes the best French toast in the world. With a cinnamon streusel babka, I serve the toast with an almond custard and sauteed apples. I do a chocolate and orange zest babka where when battering the toast you dip it in shaved coconut topped with whipping cream and syrup (why is diabetes on the rise in the US?). Great recipe, better than any other cinnamon bread or even rolls.

[@xoxococomademoiselle]

Finally🙏🏼 I have been waiting for this recipe since you posted that teaser😅 As always, it looks fantastic 💯

[@matthewkoch6937]

This looks delicious. My family has a raisin babka recipe that we always make at Easter. It's not braided, but it is rich and flavorful.

[@jerseygirlsouth8913]

Zabar's in NYC has really good chocolate and cinnamon Babka. Its a labor of love.... ❤️

[@louisewarren6472]

I love it with Nutella and chocolate chips

[@mpm165]

That dough looks like a super brioche. I would love to try and make a pear swirl and toast the bread for a grilled chicken and brie sandwich!!

[@jennavidal585]

Do it!!

[@gaelmoya8091]

Congrats on being on the Ellen show you did great 👍❤️❤️😊

[@bearpawz_]

Oh wow... thanks for letting us know. 👍 Found it!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raPIo2ybrtVlkJY

[@dawnmccarthy8679]

@@bearpawz_ thanks

[@deb-stepmrs.inthavaly6302]

your one of my favorite food channels I follow I have the dough in the fridge right now… can’t wait to see how they are gonna come out. Im putting homemade pistachio cream. Fingers crossed. Thank you for your helpful tips !

[@biancamayzel]

Poppy seed babka is my absolute fave!!

[@brenixon1577]

Peanut butter Babka. I love it.

[@brenixon1577]

@@irmaarellanez8080 Its amazingly delicious.

[@cynthiawilson8294]

What a great hostess gift this will make!

[@VoicesCarrie26]

Your channel is always a delight! You are a very good teacher, thank you for sharing!

[@sophiemorrison9820]

i'm a home baker and i so appreciate you doing this recipe, john. it's on my to do list. i feel bad that you only have one loaf pan though. add that to your shopping list.

[@yuu-kun3461]

In Romania there is something like a cross between Babka and Panetone maybe, called "Cozonac". Is like the Babka but with chocolate and wallnuts, maybe dried fruit, maybe turkish delight, but you braid it without cutting so kinda like Challah. Best with some sprinkle of sugar on top too.

[@Raresare1]

Although cozonac with Turkish delight is really good, it isn’t as good as the babka because the dark chocolate makes it so much better. And it’s actually more challenging and entertaining to make. ROMANIA FOR LIFE ;)

[@yuu-kun3461]

@@Raresare1 I actually don't like the turkish delight version. A dough and filling like Babka, with a nice browned crust with sugar on top is best.

[@lie-ie1767]

This looks amazing!!! It would be amazing to see you and The Stay at Home Chef do a collab!! That would be out of this world!

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Excellent 👌🏻 looks lovely 😊 Greetings from Scotland 🌻 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻

[@joeyhumphrey9425]

I’m making this RIGHT NOW!! It looked so complicated so I have been scared of making it… but TODAY IS THE DAY!!! I’ll let you know how it goes😅😅!!! Edit: just finished and….. IT CAME OUT PERFECT!!!🎉 so soft and fluffy, hard work pays off, thanks for the amazing recipe!!

[@casualworkandplay3840]

Hi John, fantastic Babka, it's a keeper; thank you so much! I have also made the Chai Babka from your Preppy Kitchen cookbook. Thanks again.

[@desiq1167]

I feel like I'm sitting at the kitchen counter. So relatable, professional and I catch the Kiki too. Thanks.

[@random_videos11]

I tried ur recipe today and oooooooohhhh boy im lovin it🥰😍😍😍. Turns out very very fluffy moist as if im eating a brioche with a nutella chocolate😅. I just dont used a machine for that just knead it with my bare hands and it turns out very very nice deliciouuuuuuusssss😍. And i'm definitely would love to make it again so thank you so much for ur recipe😊🎉❤

[@Our1972manuhome]

I love chocolate!! Thanks for this recipe…

[@lamiyam7344]

I love you recipes so much i am young in my teens and they are so easy to make, and I love that there is rarely any gmo. :)

[@rcbuckets]

Always looking to try different babka recipes. One of my favorite things to bake!

[@7838lee]

I made this and it was soooooo amazing.. as soon as the video was out I was in the kitchen.. took a lot of efforts since I don’t cook at all but every bit of it was worth it. 💕💕💕

[@skysplitter77]

Trader Joe's made a Mango Babka a few years back that I fell in absolute love with. One day I'll figure out how to make a mango filling that had the consistency of the chocolate and give it a go.

[@ОлегИванов-й2ю]

John, you are definitely a baking wizard. Watching your videos is very pleasant for me. A calm voice, a little humor, the secrets of the art of confectionery and, voila - you have created a confectionery miracle again! Thank you for your videos and I wish you success in everything. Natalie, Ukraine.

[@Jeffffrey0902]

Who else notices John's glasses are different before and after chilling the filling?

[@vanessadeveze9231]

you must be really observant to notice that😂

[@parthvora3628]

Yes!

[@mayzo51184]

I have never heard of this before but it had chocolate in the title, so I had to watch it. Lol! Sounds delicious!

[@jennavidal585]

Wow. I've never eaten Babka. It's not a thing here is Western Australia but I know of it because of that Seinfeld episode and it looks a lot like brioche to me (YUM) so I am absolutely going to make this for my friends.

[@nancyharman4795]

"that Seinfeld episode" is the main reason I clicked on this video! I wanted to see exactly what a chocolate babka was! (*wonders if John also makes a marble rye...*) 😆😆😆😺💕🐾

[@lisamessiana1032]

OMG❣️ BABKA🌟 Haven't had homemade since my grandma's.... Everybody MUST try Babka.... U will LOVE it💕

[@TheTravelmaniac11]

I just love John ..he is the reason I fell in love with baking again❤️Gonna try this recipe & will post after it’s done🤩🤩

[@OliviaViewyork]

This looks so goood! 💚

[@jessicabullock2990]

Yuuuuuuummmm!!!!!! Could you please please do another piped buttercream flower cake tutorial? I just love the way you pipe your flowers 🌸

[@andimoraru5539]

Looks amazing. More Eastern would be to add some rum flavour and chopped wallnuts for texture in the ganache and vanilla in the dough. You could use an egg to gloss it on top so it would keep the humidity in while it's cooling ( for the sugar conscious person)

[@nadiraharipersaud8066]

Mr Prep,n l loved that Bread it look,z very yummy ,entice,n a lot of Butter

[@chandy7072]

Bro who are the 6 people that disliked , how dare they

[@bread-bz3zh]

They probably got mad because they suck when it comes to bread

[@preronapalit5734]

People like me who tried the recipe and it was a disaster. My dough was so sticky that I couldn't even roll it into log and cut it.

[@zareenwilhelm5811]

Those six people are probably Jewish and know how to really make it

[@juggernautmjae3970]

6 unhappy humans 😂😂😂😂😂

[@akatsukidarwin5557]

​@@preronapalit5734 same 💀

[@Emily-hd9sm]

I don't have a mixer so I've made babka by hand before, but it was worth it 👌

[@ruthloyo6818]

❤❤❤Love Chocolate Babka, I've just discovered it I'm going to try this wonderful easy looking Babka reciepe real soon. Thank you.

[@susankurian6099]

Thank u John..ur recipes r most loved by my family. Ur instructions are perfect 🥰

[@Jaw3112h]

Hey John, I love babka so much, as an Israeli babka is a dessert/bread that I csn find in any bakery but it's not anywhere near your recipe. Your recipe is amazing and time consuming at same time. Can I prepare a batch and freeze it? Is freezing must be before or after baking?

[@bpostnicks]

I love you lol your so naturally funny