Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

4.75 from 4 votes

Banana and chocolate is a winning combination in banana chocolate chip bread. Loaded with plenty of chocolate, this bread is going to be a hit.

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: Quick Breads

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray, set aside.
In a large bowl, mash bananas (I use a potato masher). Measure the mashed bananas to make sure you have 1 ½ cups.
1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas
Add sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs. Stir well to combine.
¾ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
On top of the banana mixture, add flour. Make a small well in the flour and add baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir gently to mix the dry ingredients into each other on top of the wet ingredients; then stir everything together until batter is just combined.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
Fold in chocolate chips.
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan, smoothing top. Evenly sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top of batter, if using.
¼ cup mini chocolate chips, optional (for topping)
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean or with a few crumbs clinging.
Transfer loaf pan to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and cool completely before slicing.

This bread freezes well. I almost always double the recipe (just make sure you have a lot of ripe bananas!) and wrap one loaf in foil, then put in a freezer zip-top bag and freeze.
Recipe revised and retested 9/2024. Previously published as Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Coconut.

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