Great for beginners and for using up bananas that have seen better days, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is perfect for an easy weeknight dessert, a quick breakfast, or for when it’s your turn to bring snacks.
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Not only is this recipe the most delicious, but it is quite easy! You can prepare the entire thing in one bowl. (and who doesn’t love less clean up?) The bread is saturated with banana flavor (5 whole bananas!) and the chocolate chips make it completely irresistible. Try adding chopped walnuts along with the chocolate chips. Absolutely sublime! This is the best way to use up those leftover bananas. You know the ones that your kids won’t eat because they have started to get a little brown on the outside. This chocolate chip banana bread whips up in minutes. Trust me, this is the best way to eat bananas!
How long does chocolate chip banana bread last?
Freshly baked banana bread will keep well for about 1 week in the refrigerator. To maximize the shelf life of banana bread, cover with foil or plastic wrap and place in a plastic bag to prevent drying out. I like to cover with a piece of parchment paper and then place in a sealable plastic bag. Freshly baked banana bread will last for about 1 to 2 days at normal room temperature. (We are lucky if a loaf lasts longer than a day!)
Can you freeze chocolate chip banana bread?
Yes! You will want to make sure you allow it to cool completely. Just wrap the banana bread tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and place in heavy-duty freezer bag. If you prefer not to use foil directly on your bread, wrap tightly with parchment paper, then place that into a sealable plastic bag. Be sure to label it with the date. Bread is typically good for three to six months in the freezer, but the flavor will start to dull after about 1 month. To thaw bread, take it out of the freezer and set it on the counter. Allow it to reach room temperature before you take it out of its packaging. It will re-absorb some of its moisture this way.
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Great for beginners and for using up bananas that have seen better days, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is perfect for an easy weeknight dessert, a quick breakfast, or for when it’s your turn to bring snacks.
Ingredients
- 2 cups 256g all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 very ripe bananas
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup 113g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup 100g granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 100g brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup semi-sweet milk, or dark chocolate chips (or a combination)
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to 325°F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. (use glass or a light colored pan if possible)
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Set aside.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand-held mixer), add the bananas and roughly mash. (There can be chunks, you do not want them pureed) Add the butter, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Mix until combined.
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Slowly add the flour mixture. Mix just until combined.
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Fold in the chocolate chips by hand. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 55 to 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. A few crumbs are fine, you do not want to see wet batter on the toothpick.
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Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Run a thin knife along the edge of the loaf to loosen and invert onto a cooling rack. Flip the loaf right side up and allow to cool completely before slicing.
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Photography by The PKP Way.
Hi Amanda, everything u bake is just simply delicious and easy, God bless you
thank u very much mam AMANDA..GOD bless u always. ur post is a big help for us..
I use a cup of crunchy peanut butter in mine so good and use self rising flour instead of all purpose and leave out salt baking powder
Love it!
The idea of adding peanut butter to this recipe intrigues me. Do you change the basic recipe at all in order to accommodate the peanut butter?
Can i add nuts and craisans and nut the sugar
Only have 2 bananas. What can substitute for the thee 3?
Yes! Yummy!
looks so easy and simple, I should try this one. Thankyou for this recipe!
Made your butterscotch brownies tonight for my mom. They are the best. Now I must try this recipe. Mom just gave me all of her bread ready bananas. Yay!!!
Hi
I can’t find the recipe for the brownies??
This looks great! Have a question, the 5 bananas I’m guessing are average size? If they’re larger, do you think 3 would be enough. I’ve always measured the mashed bananas in cups, so wasn’t sure.
Gonna try this looks so good could I use splend Instead of real sugar
hi Amanda, do you know if I can substitute the egg with something else? I would love to try this recipe however my daughter is allergic to eggs
Applesauce is a great egg substitute
How much apple sauce
Substitute for two eggs: 2 Tbsp ground flax seed mixed with 1/3 cup water, mix well & allow to rest for about 3 minutes stirring several times while setting. The mixture will gel to the consistency of beaten eggs.
My son is allergic to chicken and chicken eggs, but not duck or quail. To me 20 years to figure that out.
It says in step two to mix in cinnamon as well but it’s not in the ingredients list, do you add cinnamon of so how much?
Thank you
Alliegh Rodriguez
Never mind this is a different recipient from what I was just reading, I’m not sure how but my phone kicked me over to this one. And now I can’t get back
Recipe sounds good. I have a good banana walnut bread recipe. I will try this one of yours. But,IM going to try usinlg butterscotch chips chocolate chiplps.
Can you use bananas that been frozen?
I just made this recipe & I used 2 fresh & 2 frozen. Seemed to work fine; still on oven so I’ll let you know if it doesn’t work well.
What can you use besides bananas? Health reasons
Thank You
I used 3 medium bananas. Came out good. Next time I will try adding some peanut butter. That sounds good.
I am going to have to try this
In the directions it says to mix the cinnamon and salt in but there’s no mention of cinnamon or salt in the ingredients section. There’s also no mention of the white or brown sugar in the directions section. I’m absolutely still making this. It sounds so good!
There’s no cinnamon in the recipe. The directions call to add “sugars”. 🙂
LOVE your recipes! so do the rest of the family, AND my work colleagues! Thank you for sharing these pieces of yumminess
No oil in this recipe. Applesauce is also used to substitute oil. So I assume by using 5 ripe bananas that counts for the oil.
What do your think?
the recipe calls for 1/2 cup butter, so that is your oil
When is the butter added please? THANKS!
Look at number 3 of instructions…
I would like to make a healthy version of this recipe. What do I need to substitute to make this weight watchers friendly?
This looks very good, will definitely try this. Thanks for the recipe Amanda.
Looks like a good recipe. I’ll try it but the bananas used in the video were not nearly ripe enough. Let them get completely black & it will yield a very much better flavor! Using them too soon looses about half the flavor. You can also toss them in the freezer once they go black & freeze them in the skin until ready to use.
It’s easier and no mess if you freeze your bananas without the peels. When thawed, just dump out the fruit (with the juice) and you’re good to go!
Always peel before freezing, it is difficult to separate the skins when frozen. Just peel and put them in a zip lock bag and freeze.
Hi thank you for the delicious recipes. Absolutely divine. Unfortunately, I am unable to taste any because I am vegetarian and don’t eat eggs. Pls if possible, can you share some eggless recipes. I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
My son isi allergic to eggs also so at the health food stores you can buy a powered egg substitute that is great. It has let him enjoy baked things for years.
Have you done this GF?
Awesome recipes easy to follow, I couldn’t ask for more. Thank you, easy to follow your baking skill for sharing these pieces of yumminess LOVE it!scrumptioussavorylusciousheavenlydeliciousdelectable
Looks devine
Love this recipe. Could this recipe be used to make them muffins?
Your recipes are beautiful am so going to try this Banana bread. Thank you for the recipes 🙂
WIsh you would just give how many cups of bananas instead of 5 bananas cause a person doesn’t know if it’s suppose to be small, medium or large bananas!!!
Sounds good
Plan to make it soon
More bananas is better.
Can you recommend substitutions to cut back on the amount of butter? I do not seek to eliminate it as I imagine it adds to the flavor. I want to reduce the amount of fat.
Hi there. I want to make this but not sure how many eggs to add? Did I miss something in the recipe?
Can you post the nutrition facts for this recipe please?
Quantity. One egg how much apple sauce.
Banana apprx how mny cups.
Can I get the approximate measurements of the bananas in cups?
I absolutely ???? love your website “ I am baker “ thank you so much for sharing your incredible recipes with us !!!!! Can’t wait to make this Banana Bread ???? !!!!! It looks so delicious ???? Again I am so very glad I found your website !!!!!????
I cannot have butter or cream . I am anxious to try the chocolate cake as I can have milk and sour cream !! Is there an alternative for the butter in the banana bread?
I had to bake this an extra 25 min before it was done in the middle. Ends were, of course, very dry. Middle tasted amazing tho 🙂 Has that been an issue for anyone else? Curious what would cause it. Recipe followed exactly as printed. Thanks!
Is there a gluten free version that taste as good as the regular recipe?
Instead of regular flour use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Flour or King Arthur’s Gluten Free Flour. Both are excellent for baking and have xanthan gum included. If you chose another gluten free flour check to see if it includes xanthan. If not you will need to buy that also as it is the thickening ingredient used to help with gluten free recipes.
1 banana = 1/2 cup
I miss going to make
Look simple and tasty
thanks Amanda
Where did you get your pan that you used in the video?! Love it!
In NYC at Fish & Eddies
Hi do we have to double the ammount of flour ex. 256gr x 2 = 512 grms ?
Thanks so much
Marthese Cilia
This recipe worked great with Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 gluten free flour! DELICIOUS!! They were the best when still warm out of the oven. I feel like goods baked with gf flour do not stay yummy as long as those baked with conventional flour. Eat a few (or several!) while warm, then throw the rest in the freezer for another day.
I made muffins- same temperature, but reduced baking time to 14-15 minutes per 12 muffins. THANKS for the wonderful recipe!!
So the butter and sugar are not creamed first? Butter is chunky in batter unless I missed something can you clarify?
Room temp butter should not be chunky. Recipe specifies room temp.
Do You cream butter and sugar first and then add to banana? Otherwise the butter is chunky?
This as fantastic! I actually used 2 bananas and a half of a huge zucchini!! Kids and I loved it and they had no idea there were veggies in it!
Thanks for this delicious recipe. So easy to bake and so yummy. I will try out your other cake recipes soon. Thanks again, you are amazing.
You can put the chocolat chip into flour it would keep it from going to the bottom. Thanks for the receipe
Hello Amanda, lovely baking lessons from you. Can I bake this bread without eggs? What can I substitute with eggs and the baking doesn’t backfire. Thanks n God bless!
Wat is the substitute for egg in your cakes
My granddaughter loves my banana bread. I saw this and had to try it. She raved about it. Super amazing she says. Her favorite thing now. She is only 7.
Thank you for the recipe. I’m going to try this soon.
I’ve tried several, they are all good.
I have 4 very ripe bananas screaming help!!! I will transform them to banana chocolate chip bread tomorrow. Thanks.
This is delicious and easy. So very moist. Will keep this one to make again.
Hey can I use almond flour as a 1 to 1 with this recipe?!?