Chocolate chip banana bread is the perfect way to get those banana that are getting brown off your counter. Sometimes the act of waiting for bananas to ripen only increases the want for this delicious and chocolatey banana bread.

What Ingredients & Equipment Do I Need For This Recipe?

Ingredients:

Unsalted Butter– You’re gunna wanna melt this.
Granulated Sugar– Although I have not tested this, you can replace with a sugar alternative such as cane sugar or monkfruit.
Eggs– Room temperature is best.
Ripe Bananas– Not tooo brown. See my notes for why!
Vanilla Extract or Paste– Depends on what you have/how much vanilla flavor you want in your banana bread.
All Purpose Flour– Again, have not tested this but you can replace with your Gluten Free 1:1 flour of choice.
Kosher Salt– The only salt to bake with.
Baking Soda– Make sure your baking soda isn’t old or it won’t work properly.
Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate of Choice– Whether you like dark or milk even white chocolate, it’s up to you which you add.

Equipment:

Set of Measuring Cups & Spoons OR Digital Kitchen Scale if using Metric, the one I have is linked here.
Large Mixing Bowl– For making the batter. You can do this all in one bowl if you’d like, but can smash the bananas separately if you want them super smooth.
Whisk– For combining the wet ingredients.
Rubber Spatula– Best way to incorporate the ingredients all together
8-9″ X 4″ Loaf Pan– I used an 8″ pan for this recipe. See my notes about using a 9″ pan and the baking time difference
Parchment Paper– Used to line the loaf pan so the bread doesn’t stick.
Pan Spray– Extra anti-stick protection.
Aluminum Foil– This is my little secret to not getting a super brown top on my banana bread! Just a small piece is needed to place on top of the loaf pan for the first half of the bake.

How To Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Step One:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, butter, and eggs.

Step Two:

Add in the banana and mix well leaving chunks if desired

Step Three:

Chop the chocolate of your choice into dime size pieces.

Step Four:

Add in the dry ingredients and chocolate and fold until just combined.

Step Five:

Place batter into prepared loaf pan and cover with aluminum foil.

Step Six:

Bake at 375° F for 40 minutes. Removed the foil and continue to bake for until middle is set (about 10-15 more minutes).

My Kinda Professional Tips for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

If you’d like to have two small loaves instead of one big one, go for it! Just divide the recipe into two loaf pans. Reduce baking time by 20 minutes.
If you’re using a 9″ loaf pan, make sure you bake 10 minutes less than an 8″ pan.
Don’t use super brown bananas. You want the bananas be be mostly brown. The more more the banana, the higher the sugar content in them which can make the batter to the bread thick and tough.
Top with more chocolate chips. You can even pit them in the middle too.
This chocolate chip banana bread will keep at room temperature in a close-able container for 3-4 days. If you double wrap and freeze, it will keep up to one month.