Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a moist and flavorful bread loaded with ripe bananas and melty chocolate chips.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- paddle attachment
- bread loaf pan
Ingredients
- ½ 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
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ 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
Banana bread stays moist for days and it's an excellent use for overripe bananas.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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