Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is moist and loaded with ripe bananas, and it's studded with melty morsels of chocolate chips.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- bread loaf pan
- paddle attachment
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter (8 Tbsp), softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 3 medium/large bananas (very ripe), about 1 ¾ cups mashed
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips divided, or mini chocolate chips or chunks
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25"L x 5.25"W x 2.75"D).
- In a mixing bowl using paddle attachment, cream together ½ cup softened butter and ⅔ cup sugar. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs.
- Mash bananas with a fork until consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the mixing bowl along with ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until blended.
- Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl: 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon salt. Add to the mixing bowl and mix until incorporated.
- Fold in ¾ cup chocolate chips then transfer to prepared bread pan. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup chocolate over the top and bake at 350˚F for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let banana bread rest 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
To Store Chocolate Chip Banana Bread: Cover and store for up to 2 days at room temperature. Refrigeration is not recommended but can last 3-5 days. For freezing, wrap in foil and freeze up to 3 months, then thaw at room temperature for 3 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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