Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Print)

Tender banana bread loaf loaded with chocolate chips, ideal for any time of day.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
04 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

06 - 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
08 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Add-ins

09 - 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
10 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

# How to Make:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper for easy removal.
02 - Mash bananas in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in eggs, oil or melted butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt until evenly distributed.
04 - Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir gently until just combined. Avoid overmixing to prevent tough texture.
05 - Gently fold chocolate chips and nuts (if using) into batter until evenly distributed.
06 - Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan and smooth top with spatula for even baking.
07 - Bake for 50-60 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The chocolate melting into warm banana bread creates pockets of pure comfort that nobody can resist
  • Its the perfect solution for overripe bananas that somehow always accumulate at the worst possible time
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will make your bread tough and dense instead of tender
  • Using underripe bananas will result in a bland bread that lacks that classic banana bread flavor
03 -
  • Let your bananas ripen on the counter until theyre almost completely brown for the most intense banana flavor
  • Rotate the pan halfway through baking if your oven has hot spots for even browning

Go Back