The chocolate chip banana bread is a delicious, soft, moist, and simple dessert to prepare. Just mix all the ingredients in the bowl and the batter is ready in 5 minutes! As we promised you in the last carrot and coconut banana bread recipe, we tried a new version of this American-origin dessert, this time in a super chocolatey version! In fact, we added lots of chocolate chips to the batter with well-ripened bananas to get a dessert that everyone will surely love!
The preparation is very simple: Mash the bananas and add butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Also add the flour with baking powder or baking soda and finally 2/3 of the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into a loaf pan, distributing the remaining chocolate chips on top and bake for about 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 350°F.
To start your day with sweetness, for an energetic snack, or any other moment of the day when you want to treat yourself to a little indulgent break, try this chocolate chip banana bread made using just a bowl and spatula, no electric whisks or stand mixers needed. If you try it, let us know what you think!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 8 Servings
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for preparing Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 3 bananas (medium or 4 small)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 packet baking powder (or 8 g of baking soda)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Tools for preparing Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Loaf Pan
- 1 Oven
How to prepare Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Prepare the Chocolate Chip Banana Bread by first peeling the bananas and mashing them into a puree with a fork in a bowl.
Add the melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix well until you obtain a homogeneous batter.
Mix the flour with the baking powder or baking soda.
Add it to the batter in 2-3 batches, mixing to combine everything well.
Lastly, add 2/3 of the chocolate chips to the batter and mix to incorporate them perfectly.
Butter and flour a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper, and pour in the prepared batter (pan size 10x4x3 inches)
Level it and then distribute the remaining chocolate chips on top. Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F and cook for about 45-50 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick. If it comes out perfectly dry, your chocolate chip banana bread is ready; otherwise, extend the baking time.
Remove from the oven, let it cool before slicing and enjoying.
Simo and Cicci recommend
You can store this loaf for 3-4 days in an airtight container or a cake dome.
You can add nuts like walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, or pecans to the batter.
For a lactose-free version, you can use lactose-free butter or alternatively 100 ml of vegetable oil.
For a gluten-free version, we recommend this recipe with rice flour and buckwheat flour to which you can add chocolate chips.
