Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a delicious, easy-to make treat. The recipe yields two 9×5 loaves, perfect for gift-giving or snacking.
Do you enjoy banana bread? We sure do! Years ago, I made some simple tweaks to my mom’s recipe for banana nut bread, and started making golden brown loaves of moist, chocolate chip banana bread (filled with chocolate chips and without the nuts).
How can you go wrong by adding chocolate to just about anything? Not sure it’s possible. Anyways, this simple recipe was born from her original recipe.
The recipe makes two big loaves of this delicious, moist bread. It hardly takes any time at all to whip up the batter, pop them in the oven and wait for them to be done. Easy Peasy!
Here’s how to make this yummy bread, which can be a snack or a breakfast treat. We like to eat our slices warm, with a dab of soft butter on them. YUM. Here’s how to make this bread:
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Make The Batter
Making the batter is simple. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and granulated sugar into a large bowl.
Stir in the chocolate chips, reserving some (¼ cup) to add to the top of the loaves before baking. These are the “dry ingredients”.
In a separate bowl, whisk or stir together eggs, oil, lemon juice, and mashed (very ripe) bananas. You will want to use bananas that have brown spots all over the peels (very ripe).
This is because the really ripe bananas will be the sweetest, which is perfect for this type of bread. These are your “wet ingredients”.
Once combined, pour the “wet ingredients” into the bowl with the “dry ingredients” and stir well, but only until all the ingredients are combined. Do not over-mix the batter.
Bake The Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Now it’s time to bake the chocolate chip banana bread. Spray two 9×5″ loaf pans with non-stick baking spray (bottom and sides). Evenly divide the batter between the two pans.
Sprinkle the reserved ¼ cup of chocolate chips over the top of the bread batter. Place the loaves on the middle rack in a preheated 350°F oven.
Bake at 350°F. for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the top comes out clean. I recommend checking the bread at 50 minutes, then again, until done.
The chocolate chip banana bread should be golden brown on top. Let the loaves cool for 10-15 minutes (in the pan) on a wire rack, before attempting to remove them from the pans.
Time To Eat!
Once the loaves have cooled, run a butter knife around the edges of the pan. Place a platter on top of a loaf and holding both the platter and the loaf pan… invert the loaf upside down.
The bread loaf should come out of the pan easily (if you greased your pan well!). Slice and serve. Each loaf should give you about 8 slices of this delicious bread. It is delicious slightly warmed, with butter, too! YUM.
NOTE: Chocolate chip banana bread freezes very well, if wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil.
I hope you and those you love will enjoy this yummy chocolate chip banana bread. It has been a favorite in our home for many, many years!
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Looking For More “Sweet” Bread Loaf Recipes?
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- Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- Starbucks Gingerbread (copycat)
- Vanilla Glazed Pear Bread
- Apple Cinnamon Bread
- Pineapple Walnut Bread
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a delicious, easy-to make treat. The recipe yields two 9x5 loaves, perfect for gift-giving or snacking.
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips , divided
- 2 large eggs , slightly beaten
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups mashed VERY RIPE bananas (approx. 4 med. bananas)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray two 9x5 loaf pans with non-stick baking spray.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and granulated sugar into a large bowl. Stir in chocolate chips (reserving 1/4 cup) to add to the top of loaves before baking.
In a separate bowl, whisk or stir together eggs, oil, lemon juice, and mashed (very ripe) bananas. Once combined, pour it into bowl with the "dry ingredients". Stir well, only until all ingredients are incorporated. Don't over-mix batter.
Evenly divide batter between pans. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup chocolate chips over the top. Place loaves on the middle rack of oven. Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the top comes out clean. I recommend checking bread at 50 minutes, then again, until done/golden brown on top. Let loaves cool 10-15 minutes (in the pan) on a wire rack, before attempting to remove from pans.
Once cooled, run a butter knife around edges of pan. Place a platter on top of a loaf, and holding both the platter and the pan, invert the loaf upside down. It should come out of the pan easily (if you greased your pan well!). Slice and serve. Each loaf should yield 8 slices. Enjoy!
If making mini-loaves, you will probably get 5-6 mini-loaves. These should be baked between 30-35 minutes.
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