Description
Delight in this moist and tender banana bread enhanced with rich chocolate chips, perfect for breakfast or as a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 overripe bananas
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease your loaf pan.
- Mash the overripe bananas until smooth and set aside.
- Cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture, then beat well.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the wet mixture, then fold gently.
- Fold in three-fourths of the chocolate chips, then transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the bread in the pan for at least 20 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.
Notes
For delicious variations, consider adding nuts, citrus zest, or spices to customize your banana bread.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg