Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

A quick and easy decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread made with simple pantry ingredients many of which you may already have on hand.

Course Breakfast, other

Keyword banana bread recipe with chocolate chips, chocolate chip banana bread recipe, how to make banana bread with chocolate chips, how to make chocolate chip banana bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Servings loaf

Calories 3710kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs room temperature
3 very ripe bananas mashed
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus more for the top

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or coat with cooking spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set that aside for a few minutes.
In a large bowl, stir together the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time stirring just until combined. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in several intervals mixing until almost combined. Fold the chocolate chips and bananas into the batter, mixing just until combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with about 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean with just a few moist crumbs. Cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting to a cooling rack.

Notes

If you have any shortening grease the loaf pan with it. If not, then grease with butter or coat with cooking spray.
Use good quality chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips like Ghirardelli or Guittard.
Soften that butter for at least 1 hour. You need it fairly soft to stir the batter together.
Stir the mixture just until combined. Quick bread can become tough if stirred too much.
For the best flavor and texture, use very ripe bananas. The riper, the better, as they add so much flavor and are easier to combine.
If desired, add 3/4 cup chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts.
For an over-the-top presentation, top with a handful of chocolate chips before baking. You will need to cool the loaf slightly longer before removing it from the pan because the chocolate chips are still soft. Be very careful taking the loaf out of the pan, but with a little patience, it can be done. Or make a parchment paper sling to help remove the bread from the pan,
Store on the counter in plastic wrap or in a zipper storage bag for up to 4 days.
Freeze the whole loaf or slices in heavy-duty freezer bags or 2 layers of plastic wrap, followed by a layer of aluminum foil, for up to 3 months. Thaw on the counter overnight.

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