Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

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This chocolate chip banana bread is super moist and tastes amazing!

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
1 9x5-inch loaf

Enjoy this chocolate chip banana bread for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert. It's quick, easy, and the perfect way to use up extra bananas!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Ingredients

These are the ingredients you'll need to make this crowd-pleasing chocolate chip banana bread recipe:

· Flour: This chocolate chip banana bread starts with all-purpose flour.
· Leaveners: Baking soda and baking powder act as leaveners, which means they help the bread rise.
· Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the overall flavor of the chocolate chip banana bread, but it won't make it taste salty.
· Bananas: You'll need to mash three ripe bananas.
· Milk: A tablespoon of milk adds moisture.
· Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon lends welcome warmth.
· Sugar: This recipe calls for white sugar, but some Allrecipes community members like to use a blend of brown and white sugars.
· Eggs: Whole eggs keep the banana bread moist and help bind the batter together.
· Chocolate chips: Of course, you'll need chocolate chips!

How to Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make chocolate chip banana bread at home:

1. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl; the bananas, milk, and cinnamon in another bowl; and beat the butter and sugar in a third bowl, adding the eggs one at a time.
2. Stir the banana mixture into the butter mixture. Mix in the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips.
3. Pour the batter into a prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean.

How to Store Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate chip banana bread will last for about four days if you store it properly. Place a paper towel at the bottom of an airtight container or in a zip-top bag. Place the cooled banana bread on top of it, then cover the loaf with another paper towel. Seal the container tightly.

Can You Freeze Chocolate Chip Banana Bread?

Yes, you can freeze chocolate chip banana bread! Wrap the cooled loaf tightly in one layer of storage wrap, then one layer of aluminum foil. You can also freeze each slice individually if you don't plan to thaw the whole loaf at once.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

"This is the only banana bread recipe I will make," says Anna Mae Dinio-Bloch. "It's the perfect density and 'sweetness' with the chocolate chips added. A definite MUST have in your recipe box!"

"Added some nuts and a tablespoon of cocoa," according to one Allrecipes community member. "Super easy recipe and turned out really well."

"Best banana bread I have made," raves another Allrecipes community member. "Lots of flavor and always comes out moist and delicious. I have made it in bread pans and as muffins."

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams

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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 10 servings

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed

  • 1 tablespoon milk

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

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  2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan, preferably glass.

  3. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

    flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt combined in a bowl

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  4. Stir bananas, milk, and cinnamon in another bowl.

    bananas, milk and cinnamon combined in another bowl

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  5. Beat sugar and butter together in a third bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

    sugar, butter and eggs combined in the third bowl

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  6. Stir banana mixture into butter mixture; mix in flour mixture until just blended. Fold in chocolate chips; pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

    all mixtures combined with chocolate chips and poured into prepared pan

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  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

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  8. Slice and enjoy!

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

378 Calories
16g Fat
58g Carbs
5g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 10
Calories 378
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 20%
Saturated Fat 9g 46%
Cholesterol 62mg 21%
Sodium 490mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 58g 21%
Dietary Fiber 3g 10%
Total Sugars 34g
Protein 5g 10%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 4%
Iron 2mg 11%
Potassium 235mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.