Chocolate chip banana bread is a soft, moist quick bread that combines ripe bananas with melted chocolate pockets—basically comfort baking at its easiest.
Here’s a reliable home-style version:
🍌 Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas (very ripe = better flavor)
- 1/3 cup melted butter (about 75g)
- 3/4 cup sugar (you can reduce to 1/2 cup if you prefer less sweet)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips (milk or dark)
Instructions
- Preheat oven
Set to 175°C (350°F). Grease or line a loaf pan. - Mash bananas
In a bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth (a few small chunks are fine). - Mix wet ingredients
Stir in melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. - Add dry ingredients
Sprinkle baking soda and salt, then fold in flour gently until just combined. Don’t overmix. - Add chocolate chips
Fold them in evenly. Save a few for topping if you want a bakery look. - Bake
Pour into loaf pan and bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean (melted chocolate is okay). - Cool
Let it rest 10–15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool fully for best slicing.
Tips for best results
- The darker the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful the bread.
- Don’t overmix or it becomes dense.
- Add walnuts if you want crunch, or a pinch of cinnamon for warmth.
- It tastes even better the next day.
If you want, I can also give you a super moist bakery-style version, a no-sugar version, or a mug cake shortcut for banana bread.
