Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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4.9
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Description
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and a mix of flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. The batter incorporates most chocolate chips into the mixture, with a few sprinkled on top before baking to create appealing spots of melted chocolate. The loaf is baked in a greased 9x5-inch pan until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, resulting in a moist and tender crumb.
The bread has a balanced sweetness and a hint of banana flavor enhanced by the semi-sweet chocolate chips. Texture varies with some chunks of banana preserved, offering softness and slight chewiness. Cooling before slicing helps maintain loaf shape and ease of serving.
It's best enjoyed sliced plain or toasted with butter. The recipe advises careful mixing to avoid overdeveloping gluten, which would toughen the bread. Measuring flour by weight is recommended for best results. Variations to muffins are possible but require adjusted baking times.
Residual sugar in the batter helps the bread stay moist over time, and consistent oven temperature ensures even baking. Testing doneness with a skewer before the full hour can prevent overbaking.
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour (210g)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup sugar (150g)
- ½ cup butter room temperature (113g, unsalted
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (5ml)
- 3 banana mashed (1 1/2 cups, very ripe
- 1 cup chocolate chips 180g, semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and butter together on medium-high speed until fluffy and pale in color, about 3 minutes.
- Mix in the eggs one at a time, stop and scrape down the bowl, then beat in the vanilla extract. Mix in the mashed bananas. (I like to mash the bananas with a fork so they are still a bit chunky.)
- With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix together until almost combined.
- Reserve a handful of the chocolate chips and stir the rest into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle the reserved chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.
Notes
- Mix the batter only until wet and dry ingredients are combined to keep bread moist and tender.
- Use a scale to measure flour accurately for consistent texture.
- Let the bread cool completely before slicing to help it hold shape and avoid crumbling.
- Sugar amount is important for moisture; do not reduce it.
- Test with a skewer before baking time ends to check doneness and avoid overbaking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 309 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 309kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 255mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 258mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 308IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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