Description
A heartwarming and indulgent recipe for chocolate chip banana bread, perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup oil (vegetable or canola, or unsweetened applesauce for a healthier option)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs (or flax egg for a vegan option)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or whole wheat/gluten-free flour)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (dark, milk, or white)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with grease or parchment paper.
- Mash the ripe bananas in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Add the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract to the bananas, mixing until combined.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
You can customize the recipe by adding nuts, peanut butter, or cocoa powder for different flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: banana bread, chocolate chip bread, comfort food