Craving a chocolatey treat? You'll LOVE this decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe! This delicious quick bread is super easy to make, so moist, and each bite is filled with gooey chocolate chunks!
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I don't know about you, but I've never met a banana bread that I didn't like. It's the perfect treat morning, noon, or night, and it's a great way to use up old bananas.
There's one foolproof way to make this classic quick bread even better though ... chocolate chips! Chocolate and bananas are a natural pair. If you've never tried them together, you're in for a treat.
This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is the ultimate treat for chocolate lovers and banana lovers alike. Best of all, the recipe is super easy, the bread is tender, buttery, and moist, and each bite is loaded banana flavor and rich chocolate chunks. So delicious!
With all the chocolate, this easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread makes a great dessert. But it's perfect for breakfast, brunch, and snacks, too. Just trust me, you want to make a batch of this yummy bread ASAP!
Ready to get started? Then keep scrolling for all the details!
Ingredients
Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips is a simple recipe, so make sure to use top notch ingredients. Here's what you'll need:
- Chocolate Chips – It's hard to go wrong with chocolate, but you'll still want to use the highest quality chips you can find. I like Guittard and Ghirardelli best, but classic Nestlé works great, too! Feel free to use semi-sweet, bittersweet, milk, or dark chocolate chips ... whatever you prefer will work.
- Bananas - You will also need a couple bananas, of course. For best results, make sure your bananas are mostly brown before making this recipe.
- Nuts - Nuts are optional in this recipe, but they make a delicious addition. I prefer to use walnuts or pecans. For extra flavor, toast the nuts before adding them to the recipe.
- Other Ingredients - Along with these ingredients, you'll use a combination of typical baking supplies: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder, vanilla extract, eggs, and salt.
You'll Also Need
To make this recipe, you'll need stand mixer (or a hand mixer) to blend the wet ingredients together, as well as spatula to fold in the dry ingredients and a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan to bake the bread. I used a glass loaf pan for these photo, but I also have (and love) this nonstick metal pan.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread is super simple to make! You'll find a detailed recipe card below, but here's an overview of the steps:
- Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Start by creaming together the butter and sugar with your stand (or hand) mixer. Then, blend in the eggs and vanilla.
- Whisk together dry ingredients. Next, use a whisk to combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Combine wet + dry ingredients. Use a spatula to fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture, mixing until everything is just combined. Tip: The key to success with any quick bread is not over-mixing. You should still be able to see flour spots.
- Add bananas, chocolate, and nuts. Gently fold in the bananas, chocolate chips, and nuts using the spatula. Do not over-mix.
- Bake. Transfer the batter to a loaf pan, smooth out the top, then sprinkle with more chocolate chips and nuts. Bake the bread until it's a deep golden color and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Let cool before cutting.
The hardest part about this recipe is letting the bread cool before you dig in ... the struggle is real! But your patience will be rewarded with a slice of THE BEST Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. It's definitely worth the wait.
Storage
Cool the bread completely, then store it in an airtight container at room temperature (or in your refrigerator, if your home is warm), where it will stay fresh for up to four days. You can also wrap the bread tightly, then freeze it for a couple months. I actually like to make a double batch, then freeze the second loaf to enjoy later!
Related Recipes
Looking for other easy quick breads? Try one of these delicious recipes next:
- Coconut Banana Bread
- Chocolate Banana Bread - This version has double the chocolate!
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- Strawberry Banana Bread
- Rhubarb Loaf
- Coffee Cake Muffins with Crumb Topping
Craving more banana or chocolate recipes? You'll love these Salted Caramelized Bananas, Chocolate Covered Strawberry Parfait, Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters, Strawberry Dark Chocolate Bark, Easy Chocolate Fondue, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt recipes, too!
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
- ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon chopped nuts
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 5-inch bread pan lightly with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy, using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until fully incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Using a spatula, fold flour mixture into butter mixture, until almost completely mixed. Do not over mix; there should be a little flour still visible.
- Fold in bananas, ¾ cup chocolate chips, and ½ cup nuts.
- Transfer batter to bread pan, then sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chips and nuts.
- Bake bread for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
- Cool bread completely before slicing. Enjoy!
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I'm with you, Ginnie! Banana bread rules, especially one with chocolate chips! Looks delish!
A little chocolate makes anything better, right? Thanks, Amy! 🙂