Name: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 med Bananas, Very Ripe, Brown; 1/3 cup Melted Butter, Cooled; 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar; 1/4 cup Brown Sugar, lightly packed; 1 large Egg; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp Baking Soda; Pinch of Salt; 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour; 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips, or up to 1 cup depending on how chocolately you like - save some for topping.; 1 T Sugar Crystals (optional), sprinkled on top.

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The best banana chocolate chip bread! Easy prep, just one bowl to make this deliciously moist quick bread. It’s perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert!

The Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

Okay, okay, I know practically everyone has a banana bread recipe – heck, I think I have at least 5?? But admit it, we still turn to the interwebs in the hopes of finding the perfect banana bread recipe, right?

Honestly, I make at least one loaf of banana bread every month. Typically it’s because I have browning bananas that need using, but truly it’s also because I absolutely love it.

So I decided that I was going to take different techniques and ingredients from recipes and see what I could come up with. The result is this amazing Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. Save this one; it’s the one you’ve been searching for.

One Bowl Banana Bread

Another great feature of this recipe? No need to have two bowls – one for dry, one for wet – just ONE bowl is all you need! You can mix it up with a fork. So grab a bowl and your brown bananas, friends – this comes together quickly and you’ll be enjoying delicious, chocolatey goodness in no time!

How to Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

We’re using a combination of white sugar and brown sugar, and I am almost positive this is just one part of what makes this bread super special. It could also be the melted butter? I mean, it’s butter – butter makes everything better!

First step, add melted butter, bananas, egg, sugars, and vanilla to a large bowl and whisk together.

Next, add flour, baking soda, salt:

Stir in chocolate chips:

Pour batter into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper, top with sugar crystals if using and more chips!

The Best Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Now bake!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with Brown Sugar

What Can I Add to Banana Bread?

Here are some great ideas for additions to jazz up your banana bread:

Pecans
Blueberries
Strawberries
Walnuts
Peanut Butter Chips
Shredded Coconut
Mango
Pineapple

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Yield: 10 Slices

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Resting Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

The best banana chocolate chip bread! Easy prep, just one bowl to make this deliciously moist quick bread. It's perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert!

Ingredients

3 med Bananas, Very Ripe, Brown
1/3 cup Melted Butter, Cooled
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Brown Sugar, lightly packed
1 large Egg
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Baking Soda
Pinch of Salt
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips, or up to 1 cup depending on how chocolately you like - save some for topping.
1 T Sugar Crystals (optional), sprinkled on top.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Spray or line a bread pan with parchment paper
In a large bowl, add bananas and mash, leaving a few chunks
Add in the melted butter, mix.
Add in the sugars, mix.
Add in the egg, mix.
Add in the vanilla, mix
Add in the flour, soda, and salt and mix.
Stir in the chips or other add ins leaving a few for the top of the bread.
Pour into the loaf pan, spreading evenly.
Add the rest of the chips to the top and sprinkle with sugar crystals if using.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, checking with a toothpick around 40 minutes. Cook until toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Cool for 15-20 minutes before removing from pan and slicing.