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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread made with ripe bananas, melted butter, and sweet chocolate chips. This easy recipe gives you a soft, moist loaf perfect for breakfast or a cozy snack — rich, flavorful, and baked to perfection every time.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Bread
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp), softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 medium/large bananas, (very ripe), about 1 3/4 cups mashed
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided, or mini chocolate chips or chunks

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Rubber spatula
  • Loaf pan (9x5 inches)
  • Cooling rack
  • Toothpick or cake tester
  • Oven mitts

Method
 

  1. Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25"L x 5.25"W x 2.75"D)
  2. Cream Butter and Sugar – In a mixing bowl using paddle attachment, cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs.
  3. Mash bananas with a fork until consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the mixing bowl along with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix until blended.
  4. Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Add to the mixing bowl and mix until incorporated.
  5. Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips then transfer to prepared bread pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 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.