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Banana Bread Recipe (with Chocolate Chips)

This easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is soft, moist, and flavorful. The secret is to really load up on bananas (you need 5 large!) and use brown sugar instead of white. Add chocolate chips (or nuts or dried fruit) for texture and sweetness.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8 servings (1 slice each)
Calories: 336 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup butter softened (see note 1)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5 large, see note 2)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with butter or line with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a stand mixer fit with the paddle attachment, or with an electric hand mixer by hand, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in vanilla bananas, and chocolate chips. Add flour mixture in 3 batches and beat until just incorporated (do not overmix).
  4. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean, about 50 minutes, checking every 5 minutes after until done. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.

Notes

  • Butter: Refrigerated butter generally softens up in about 30 minutes when left out at room temperature. To soften butter in the microwave, unwrap, and place on a microwave-safe plate. Then cook the butter at 10% power for 1 minute. Gently press on the butter with your finger. Still too firm? Cook for another 40 seconds at 10% power.
  • Butter: Refrigerated butter generally softens up in about 30 minutes when left out at room temperature. To soften butter in the microwave, unwrap, and place on a microwave-safe plate. Then cook the butter at 10% power for 1 minute. Gently press on the butter with your finger. Still too firm? Cook for another 40 seconds at 10% power.
  • Bananas: Use fully-ripe or slightly overripe bananas (brown spots mean naturally sweet!). See Recipe FAQs for tips on how to ripen bananas in your oven. If you're short on mashed bananas, add unsweetened applesauce to reach 2 1/2 cups. 
  • Yield: This recipe makes 1 (2-pound) loaf, enough for 8 generous slices.
  • Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  • Freezer: The loaf can be wrapped in parchment or foil and placed in a zip-top plastic bag and frozen up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 336kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 64g (21%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 56mg (19%) Sodium 278mg (12%) Potassium 383mg (11%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 291IU (6%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 34mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings (1 slice each)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 336

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 336kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 64g 21%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Sodium 278mg 12%
Potassium 383mg 8%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 31g 62%
Vitamin A 291IU 6%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.