Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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This moist chocolate chip banana bread is one of my all-time favorite recipes. It helps me use up any bananas that have seen better days, and it’s also something I’ll eat for breakfast, dessert, or just a quick snack in the middle of the day! If I’m feeling extra indulgent, I’ll top it off with some salted butter and worry about the calories later.
There are also so many substitutions you can do with this bread. Check out my berry banana bread post here!
🍴 Serves 12 │⏱ Prep Time: 15 Minutes │⏱ Bake Time: 1 Hour - 1 Hour 15 Minutes│⏱ Total Time: 1 hour 15 Minutes - 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Ingredients
3 Ripe Bananas
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Equipment
mixing bowl (2) or stand mixer
whisk or stand mixer
measuring cups
spatula
Bread pans (2) (9x5x3)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
In a separate, larger mixing bowl or stand mixer, mix together 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar
Add in two eggs, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the butter and sugar mix and mix together
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
In your now empty dry ingredients bowl, mash 3 ripened bananas
Add the bananas to the mixer and mix until combined
Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Pour into bread pans
Optional - add additional chocolate chips on top of the poured mixture
Bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool, then slice & enjoy!
Notes
Chocolate not your thing? Swap the chocolate chips for even amounts of fresh berries! Blueberry banana bread is my all-time favorite substitution for this recipe, but a mixed berry bread is also quite delicious! Or, add in a teaspoon of cinnamon and replace the chocolate chips with fresh apples.
You may need to alter your bake time depending on your oven; when I moved into my house and started using a gas oven for the first time, I had to re-work all of my recipes! Don’t get discouraged.
