This moist, decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made quickly and easily with simple ingredients. Satisfy your sweet tooth with this delicious bread recipe. Made with ripe bananas and semisweet chocolate chips, it’s the perfect treat for any occasion.
Family and friends rave about this easy banana bread recipe. Enjoy a fresh, warm, baked slice of the best banana bread recipe with a cup of hot coffee. There is just something delicious about a loaf of freshly baked bread plump full of chocolate and bananas. If you like this recipe, try banana pancakes, banana fritters, and banana cake.
Ingredients Needed
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda: for rise
- Salt: just a tad
- Butter: unsalted if using salted, reduce the added salt to 1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar: both granulated and light brown
- Vanilla extract: the pure stuff
- Eggs: large, please
- Bananas: very ripe
- Chocolate chips: semisweet or dark
How to make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This is the nutshell version. See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and instructions.
Start by whisking the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set that aside for a few minutes. Stir the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time, stirring until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in a few increments, mixing until almost combined. Now add the chocolate chips and bananas, mixing just until everything is combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs. Let the loaf cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting to a wire rack.
Add A Handful Of Chocolate Chips To The Top
Top with a handful of chocolate chips before baking for an extravagant presentation. Because the chocolate chips are still soft, you must cool the loaf a few minutes longer before removing it from the pan.
Be very careful taking the loaf out of the pan, but with a little patience, it can be done. Or make a parchment paper sling to help remove the bread from the pan,
Preparation Tips
- Use good quality chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips like Ghirardelli or Guittard.
- Soften that butter for at least 1 hour. You need it fairly soft to stir the batter together.
- Stir the mixture just until combined. Quick bread can become tough if stirred too much.
- For the best flavor and texture, use very ripe bananas. The riper, the better; they add flavor and are easier to combine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mash those overripe bananas and freeze them for future loaves of banana bread and other banana recipes. Measure the correct amount for your recipe and freeze in heavy-duty zipper bags for up to 3 months.
Store on the counter at room temperature in plastic wrap or a zipper storage bag for up to 4 days.
Freeze the whole loaf or slices in heavy-duty freezer bags for up to 3 months. Thaw on the counter overnight.
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Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus more for the top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or coat with cooking spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set that aside for a few minutes.
- In a large bowl, stir together the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time stirring just until combined. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in several intervals mixing until almost combined. Fold the chocolate chips and bananas into the batter, mixing just until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with about 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean with just a few moist crumbs. Cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Use good quality chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips like Ghirardelli or Guittard.
- Soften that butter for at least 1 hour. You need it fairly soft to stir the batter together.
- Stir the mixture just until combined. Quick bread can become tough if stirred too much.
- For the best flavor and texture, use very ripe bananas. The riper, the better; they add flavor and are easier to combine.
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Julie
Oh my goodness, this easy banana bread recipe has my taste buds dancing with joy! The combination of rich chocolate and sweet bananas in a moist and decadent bread is simply irresistible. I enjoyed a warm slice with a steaming cup of coffee. Pure bliss!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Julie! I am so glad that you liked the banana bread.
Toni
This was really amazing!! A new favorite banana bread recipe at my house! It was a hit!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Toni! So happy that you like it!
Shadi Hasanzadenemati
This was amazing and such a treat! Thank you!
Holley
Sooooooo goooooood! This did NOT last long at all in my household.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Holley! So glad that you liked it.
Rose Ann Sales
My kids are going to love this for sure! This look so tasty and not too hard to make!
Vicky
Is there anything better than homemade banana bread? Adding chocolate chips just takes this to the next level. I love your chip to bread ratio!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Vicky!
Tayler Ross
I made this banana bread over the weekend and it was amazing! Already can’t wait to make it again!
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Tayler! So glad that you like it!
Claire
This is a keeper! I love banana bread and have tried many different recipes. This is my new favorite. Love the chocolate chips!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Claire! So glad that you enjoyed it!
Vikki
This banana bread is so so tasty, absolutely love the chocolate chips!
Erin
This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread couldn’t look any more perfect!
Richelle Milar
Oh my! That looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for this tips! I’m surely gonna try this!
Renee
Wow! This looks really good! Those are really helpful tips! I’m surely gonna try this!
Alita Pacio
We have a lot of bananas here and I usually throw the over ripe ones. this is a perfect recipe for it
Terri Steffes
Could there even be a better recipe for banana bread than this? I think not.
Erik
So loving the chocolate chips in this!
Lisalisa
Yum! This looks delicious, all I need is a slice and a cup of tea! I need to try this recipe out very soon
Amber Myers
Oh yum, this looks incredible. I love all things with chocolate.