Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Printable View)

Moist banana bread studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Bakes in under an hour for a tender, sliceable treat.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
03 - ½ cup granulated sugar
04 - ¼ cup light brown sugar
05 - 2 large eggs
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

07 - 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - ½ teaspoon salt

→ Mix-ins

10 - ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, mash the bananas until smooth. Stir in melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
04 - Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently until just combined—do not overmix.
05 - Gently fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
06 - Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Optionally, sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top for visual appeal.
07 - Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The texture is impossibly moist without being dense or heavy, thanks to just the right ratio of mashed bananas to butter
  • Chocolate chunks create these pockets of melted gooeyness that make every slice feel like a treat
  • It comes together in one bowl with zero fancy techniques, making it perfect for lazy weekend baking
02 -
  • Overmixing develops gluten and makes the bread tough, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
  • The toothpick test is tricky, a few moist crumbs are perfect but wet batter means it needs more time
  • Every oven bakes differently, so start checking at the 50 minute mark to avoid drying it out
03 -
  • If your bananas are not ripe enough, bake them at 300°F for 15 minutes to soften and sweeten them up
  • Rotate the pan halfway through baking for even browning
  • Let the melted butter cool slightly so it does not cook the eggs when you mix everything together

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