Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: slices

Calories: 361kcal

Author: Becky Hardin - The Cookie Rookie

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is the perfect thing to bake for breakfast, dessert, or just for simple snacking. This homemade banana bread with chocolate chips is so fresh, so flavorful, and so fun! I love this delicious chocolate chip banana bread recipe for any occasion, and it's so easy to make too!

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Equipment

Kitchen Scale (optional)
9x5-inch loaf pan

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour 240 grams
¾ cup granulated sugar 150 grams
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 grams
3 very ripe bananas 341 grams (1½ cups mashed)
¼ cup plain yogurt 57 grams
6 tablespoons unsalted butter 85 grams, melted and cooled (¾ stick)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
2 tablespoons orange zest from 1 orange
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 170 grams

Optional Topping:

1 banana not overly ripe, sliced into ⅛-inch slices

Instructions

Grease and flour the bottom of a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Set the oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 375°F.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2 cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
In a medium mixing bowl, mash together the bananas, yogurt, melted butter, vanilla and orange zest.
3 very ripe bananas, ¼ cup plain yogurt, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons orange zest
Lightly fold the mashed banana mixture and chocolate chips into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula. Mix the batter just until combined – it should be lumpy and thick.
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, smooth out the top and, if desired, arrange banana slices on top.
1 banana
Bake 55-60 minutes, or until bread is golden brown and toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Transfer bread to a cooling rack and cool in the pan 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn bread out of the pan, turn right side up. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Notes

You can use sour cream in place of the yogurt.
You can use milk or dark chocolate chips in place of the semisweet.

Storage: Store chocolate chip banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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