Homemade Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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When you find the perfect banana bread recipe that your whole family loves, it feels like a victory. I’ve tried many banana bread recipes, including my own mother’s. And while they were all delicious, this homemade chocolate chip banana bread is my family’s absolute favorite!
Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I’ve been making this homemade bread for at least five years and I really think it is the best chocolate chip banana bread recipe. My middle son Warren is 9 and loves to help in the kitchen. Whenever we have overripe bananas, he is begging me to bake something with them.
While this bread takes a while to bake, it is actually quite easy and quick to put together.
You can make a double batch of this chocolate chip banana bread and freeze extras for later. We like the mini loaves because it helps with portion control.
If you do make the mini loaves, you’ll want to only fill three of your four mini cavities of a mini loaf pan this size.
Yum! We like to serve ours with butter but this chocolate chip banana bread is sweet enough that it doesn’t really need anything!
I grew up on a delicious banana nut bread, but my kids would much rather have chocolate chips in their bread over nuts. I can’t blame them. This bread is awesome!
Homemade Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed bananas approximately 2-3
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Cream sugar and butter in large mixing bowl.
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Beat in eggs and vanilla until thoroughly blended.
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Stir in bananas.
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In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
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Add to creamed mixture and stir just until combined.
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Fold in chocolate chips.
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Pour batter into greased 9-in.x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan or fill 3 cavities in a mini loaf pan.
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Bake for 60-70 minutes for large loaf or 35 to 45 minutes for mini loaves or a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
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Cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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The chocolate chip banana loaves look so good! I love banana bread but have never made it before. I will have to try this.
I’ve never tried banana bread with chocolate chips. I like both things so together they would be wonderful.
This looks and sounds delicious! We love to eat regular banana bread, but would love the chocolate chips in it, too! Yum!
Your Homemade Chocolate Chip Banana Bread looks so delicious and fun to make! I will have to make this recipe for the kids and me. We love chocolate chips in cookies and I know we will like it in this bread!
I have never had this recipe before but it sounds so good.
This looks so yummy! I would love to make this for the weekend!
I haven’t had banana bread in so long. This looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
I would definitely would love to try the Homemade Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. I think it is a great plate, of which it’s on my menu later in the week.