This easy chocolate chip banana bread recipe is such a delicious and easy dessert idea! Soft and moist dessert bread loaded with bananas and gooey chocolate chip morsels.
If you love chocolate, try out the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe or chocolate chip pumpkin bread.
CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD RECIPE
What better way to use up your ripe bananas than with banana bread! There is nothing better than the taste and smell of freshly baked banana bread. This moist chocolate chip banana bread recipe is soft, moist and packed with chocolate chip morsels, heaven in every bite. Enjoy this banana chocolate chip bread recipe for breakfast, a snack, or as a sweet treat, so good!
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Flour– Be sure to use good quality all-purpose flour when it combines with baking. I like to use Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose flour for all my baking.
- Baking Soda & Powder– Make sure that you use fresh baking soda and baking powder so that your banana bread rises to perfection.
- Salt– Adding salt to the batter enhances all the flavors in the bread batter.
- Cinnamon– You can’t go wrong when you add ground cinnamon to this chocolate chip banana bread recipe, bringing warmth and spice!
- Bananas– For the best results, you want to use overripe bananas, which are brown, spotty bananas. The reason banana bread is best with ripe bananas is because as bananas ripen, the starches transform into sugar, which is what gives you sweet, delicious banana bread!
- Eggs– Adding fresh large eggs to the banana bread batter is what helps give moisture to the loaf.
- Oil– You want to use vegetable oil, canola oil or even olive oil for this chocolate chip banana bread recipe. Oil helps give you soft, moist banana loaf.
- Sugar– To sweeten this banana bread, this recipe calls for both granulated sugar and brown sugar. Since the overripe bananas and chocolate chips give a lot of sweetness, you can adjust the sugar amounts to avoid overly sweet banana bread.
- Vanilla– Vanilla extract brings additional flavors to this homemade banana bread. If you don’t have anything to hand, no worries just leave it out.
- Chocolate– You can use mini or regular chocolate chips or even chopped chocolate chunks. Semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate all work well in this dessert loaf. I like to mix mini and regular chips, using a blend of semi-sweet and dark chocolate for extra flavor.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD
Not only is this homemade banana chocolate chip bread recipe delicious but it is so easy to make!
- Preheat the oven and line a bread pan with parchment paper. Spray the pan with baking spray. (Leave some parchment paper hanging over the edges so that you can easily lift the banana bread out after baking.)
- Sift together the dry ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
- Peel the bananas and mash the bananas.
- In a large bowl, mix both sugars, eggs, vanilla, oil, and mashed bananas until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and whisk just until combined. (Do NOT overmix the batter, that is the number one mistake when making banana bread.)
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the lined bread pan. Top with additional chocolate chips.
- Bake until the banana bread is golden brown and baked through. (Run a toothpick through the center of the loaf, if it is done it will come out clean.)
- Once the banana bread is baked through, remove the bread pan from the oven and allow the loaf to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove the banana bread loaf from the bread pan and place it on a cooling rack. Allow to finish cooling then slice and enjoy.
BANANA BREAD VARIATIONS-
You can totally leave out the chocolate chips and swap for different ingredients to make another delicious banana bread recipe!
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Almonds
- Sunflower Seeds
- Craisins
- Raisins
- Plain
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE:
You want to use a 9×5 bread pan for this recipe.
Yes! You can totally make muffins from this recipe. Just divide the batter among lined muffin liners and bake at 375°F for 18-20 minutes or until baked through.
Yes, if you prefer to enjoy this banana bread plain, leave out the chocolate chips. You can also swap the chocolate chips for chopped nuts and dried fruit.
They are typically not too ripe to use unless there are signs of the bananas being spoiled.
Although the bananas won’t be as sweet and as soft, you can still use yellow bananas.
The best way to know if your banana bread loaf is baked through is that you want to use the toothpick method. Stick a toothpick into the center of the bread and if it comes out with wet batter it is still not done baking. When the bread is done, the toothpick will come out clean or with moist crumbs.
Once the banana bread is cooled, you can store it at room temperature covered or in an airtight container for 2-3 days. In the fridge for 3-5 days.
Yes, this banana bread freezes great! Once the loaf is cooled, transfer the loaf sliced or whole, into a freezer safe bag and freeze for 3-4 months. When ready to enjoy again, thaw for couple hours, warm and enjoy!
OTHER DESSERT RECIPES-
If you love a good, sweet treat, then you need to give these other delicious desserts a try!
Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cup mashed bananas about 3-4 ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini or regular chocolate chips dark, milk or semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9-inch bread pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. (Leave some parchment paper hanging over the edges so you can easily lift the loaf out after baking.)
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
- Whisk together mashed bananas, eggs, granulate sugar, brown sugar, eggs, mashed bananas, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and whisk just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips to combine.
- Pour the banana bread batter to the lined bread pan and top with extra chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes, until the bread is golden and baked through. (Run a toothpick through the center of the loaf, if it is done, it will come out clean.)
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the bread loaf to a cooling rack and let it finish cooling.
- Slice and serve.
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