Easy chocolate chip banana bread loaded with nearly 2 cups of full sized chocolate chips, is the ultimate chocolate lovers dream! Decadent and a perfect balance of sweet and totally filling, try this recipe for banana bread while its still HOT out of the oven.
You probably won’t have any left tomorrow...just sayin.
No matter how well I plan groceries out, inevitably we are stuck with bananas that eventually get just too ripe. The best thing about bananas, however, is when they do get ripe, they can be made into banana bread!
You know you have done it – set aside those bananas with promises of banana bread or banana bread muffins – now this time, actually made it!
This recipe for chocolate chip banana bread is so moist, so delicious, and SO full of chocolate chips, its the ultimate recipe.
And if you are anything like me, you weasel out a slice while this bread is still hot out of the oven!
Make sure you take the time to watch my video (with voice over) so you can see how really delicious this banana bread is in person.
3 Banana Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
You only need 3 ripe bananas to make this amazingly simple banana bread and its better than Rachel Ray! Loaded up with chocolate chips, this banana bread hosts chocolate deep inside the loaf as well as on the top, making this the BEST and the most DELICIOUS chocolate lovers delight.
Before you get started on this recipe, you will need the following ingredients.
Then scroll down for full chocolate chip banana bread measurements and instructions on creating this recipe – including a full recipe card that you can print for free that helps you shop and create easily in your kitchen.
- ripe bananas
- butter
- sugar
- 1 egg
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- pinch of salt
- all-purpose flour
- chocolate chips
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Prepping for Banana Bread
Preheat oven to 350 and prep loaf pan by generously spraying with non stick cooking spray. Take care to go all the way up the sides of the pan AND the bottom.
Use: 1 bread loaf pan
Alternatives: Banana bread is super simple to change up the flavors. Try adding a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg to this recipe~
Recipe for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
To get started on this recipe for the ultimately moist chocolate chip banana bread, first prep your bananas by adding 3 ripe bananas and melted butter in a bowl.
Mash down until all the big lumps of banana are gone. We have a pampered chef Mix N Chop that works great for this!
Now add your white sugar, egg, salt vanilla, baking soda and mix well – I use a spatula.
Add in flour – make sure you do not over fill your measuring cups and leveling off with a knife before dumping into the bowl. Mix well. Your batter should be thickening up.
After all of the flour is fully incorporated, which should just take a few minutes of hand stirring, add in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
Pour batter in the loaf pan and scrape off any extra batter from the sides of the bowl.
Smooth out (but do not push down) batter so the loaf pan is even. This makes sure one side doesn’t over or under cook.
Layer top of banana bread with as many chocolate chips as you want – we are very generous with ours!
Bake for approximately 50-55 minutes, until a sharp knife pulls out without stuck batter. Banana bread traditionally takes the full 50-ish minutes to cook.
Remember when you have a lot of chocolate chips that the knife or toothpick can pull melted chocolate on it but what you are looking for is the batter to be done.
How to Store Banana Bread
If you make it through the day without eating the whole thing, the best way to store breads is a two step process.
- Once completely cool, wrap with cling plastic wrap, sealing all the sides well.
- Then wrap the saran wrapped bread with foil – what you have left will be a super fresh, super moist bread every time you open it up!
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Let me know what you think or feel free to share with me your alternations to make it your own!
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Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (MOIST!)
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- ⅓ cup butter - melted
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg - beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chocolate chips plus additional for top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- To get started on this recipe for the ultimately moist chocolate chip banana bread, first prep your bananas by adding 3 ripe bananas and melted butter in a bowl. Mash down until all the big lumps of banana are gone. We have a pampered chef Mix N Chop that works great for this!
- Now add your white sugar, egg, salt vanilla, baking soda and mix well - I use a spatula.
- Add in flour - make sure you do not over fill your measuring cups and leveling off with a knife before dumping into the bowl. Mix well. Your batter should be thickening up.
- After all of the flour is fully incorporated, which should just take a few minutes of hand stirring, add in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- Pour batter in the loaf pan and scrape off any extra batter from the sides of the bowl.
- Smooth out (but do not push down) batter so the loaf pan is even. This makes sure one side doesn't over or under cook.
- Layer top of banana bread with as many chocolate chips as you want - we are very generous with ours!
- Bake for approximately 50-55 minutes, until a sharp knife pulls out without stuck batter.
- Banana bread traditionally takes the full 50-ish minutes to cook. Remember when you have a lot of chocolate chips that the knife or toothpick can pull melted chocolate on it but what you are looking for is the batter to be done.
- See blog post on best ways to store your chocolate banana bread to keep it moist and delicious
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Carrie Martin says
This is my new favorite banana bread recipe. I made it for the kids, mostly, because I’m not a huge chocolate lover, but this was so delicious! Thank you!
Trisha says
Carrie, I have had a rough day and reading your comment made me smile. This is my personal favorite too (although I do love chocolate). I am so glad that you gave it a shot!
Alyssa says
I don’t think you remembered to write when to add the egg or pinch of salt… glad I remembered 😂 Can’t wait to taste mine in 50 mins!
Trisha says
OMG!! You know, when you write things and are trying to think of 100 things at once…I am such a moron some days. I am so sorry.