5 from 12 votes
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a moist, sweet quick bread made by combining ripe mashed bananas with melted salted butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and flour. Semisweet chocolate chips are folded into the batter and sprinkled on top before baking. The bread has a tender crumb with bursts of chocolate throughout and a fragrant banana flavor, suitable for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
240 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups banana About 3 very ripe banana, mashed
- 1/3 cup butter melted, salted
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour properly measured
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus extra for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5-inch metal loaf pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed banana and melted butter together until well-combined.
- Whisk in sugars until incorporated.
- Add eggs and vanilla, and whisk until well-combined.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- Add chocolate chips, and whisk until just incorporated.
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. I check the bread around 30 minutes and tent with foil if it is browning too quickly.
- Let cool in pan for a 5-10 minutes.
- Remove bread to wire cooling rack, and let cool completely before slicing.
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Notes
- Use overripe bananas with brown spots and yellow skin for optimal sweetness and texture.
- Melt butter until about 80% melted and let it finish melting off heat to avoid hot butter in the batter.
- Properly measure flour by lightly spooning and leveling for a tender crumb; avoid packing flour.
- If using unsalted butter, add an extra 1/4 teaspoon salt to balance flavors.
- If baking in a glass loaf pan, reduce oven temperature by 25°F and check doneness earlier.
- Limit chocolate chips on top to prevent interference with bread rise during baking.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
240kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
194mg
(8%)
Potassium
168mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
215IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 194mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 168mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 215IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.