Super moist and deliciously sweet banana bread made with wholesome ingredients and dark chocolate chips! Perfect for breakfast or snack.
WAIT! Don’t do it! Don’t throw those ripe bananas away!
You know when you buy bananas at the grocery store that you fully intend on eating but somehow you don’t.
You buy 5, one for each weekday. And hey, sometimes you actually do eat all 5 that week!
Sometimes however, Friday arrives and there they are, all the bananas, sitting on your counter.
Maybe not all, probably 4 out of the 5. We’ll give you SOME credit.
You had one on Monday. Great job!
I cannot count the number of times this has happened to me in the past.
I love bananas but I either forget to grab one on my way out the door, decide to eat something else that day, or [insert silly reason here].
Your initial thought is “Ugh, I gotta throw these away. AGAIN.”
BUT I have news for you!
You totally DO NOT have to throw ripe bananas away! Why?
Because the secret to making deliciously moist, sweet and flavorful chocolate chip banana bread is to use very ripe, almost-ready-to-trash bananas.
Trust me.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout the years in cooking, you CAN get creative with almost rotten food. Ha! (Obviously, not all foods)
I place bananas with skin and all in the freezer.
Yes, they get black.
Yep, they get mushy!
And well, yeah, they look pretty gross.
But guess what? The more ripe they are, the sweeter the banana bread!
I don’t know about you but I love me some sweet treats!
Plus, you add in some chocolate chips and you’ve got yourself a winner.
This is my mom’s favorite recipe except she likes to add walnuts instead. You can do that too! Actually, you can replace the chocolate chips for any nut or not include anything at all. Choose your own adventure. ;)
If you’ll excuse me, I’m off to have another slice. It’s just SO GOOD!
Mmm.
I hope you make this and LOVE it!
Super moist and deliciously sweet banana bread made with wholesome ingredients and dark chocolate chips! Perfect for breakfast or snack.
- 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature (1/2 cup)
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg beaten
- 3-4 ripe bananas mashed (frozen bananas are perfect because they're extra sweet)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a folded piece of parchment paper in a loaf pan and spray with nonstick spray. This will help remove the loaf later. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together for about 2 minutes until well combined. Add the egg then add the mashed bananas. Mix for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
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Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
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Pour the mixture into the loaf pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes until a knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Originally posted in August 2016. Updated photos in January 2018.
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YUM!!! This is my fave type of bread and you added chocolate chips? Delish!! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe
Girl, it really was to die for!
Do u know how many calories a slice is ?
Quick breads are so delicious and easy to make and you just made a classic even better! Bananas and chocolate are one of my favorite flavor combos, thanks for a great recipe!
I totally agree! Thanks so much, Erica!
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! I have oodles of black bananas hanging out my freezer just waiting to be mushed haha! :) Damn, love the caramel action you have with it! Looks amazing!!! :D
Thanks Joyce! Time for a banana mashing partyyy!
This is the best banana bread Ive made. So soft and delicious and light. Just took it out of the oven and half of it is already gone. Not to mention, my house smells amazing. This is a good pair with coffee. Thanks for the recipe
Hi Halima! So happy you enjoyed it! You’re very welcome! :)
It’s in the oven now, I added walnuts since banana but bread is my favorite hopefully it pairs well with the chocolate!
Enjoy! :)
This is delicious. I used leftover bananas from a recent half marathon to make several loaves, and substituted flaxseed-and-water for the eggs in order to make a vegan version. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome!! Thank you!!
Wow that was the best banana bread we’ve ever made. We added one chopped up mackintosh apple
So happy to hear you loved the recipe, Diane! Thank you! :)
Wow!!! This bread is amazing! I was worried since the batter was very thick and sticky. But it turned out perfectly moist and delicious! Thank you – this will be my new go to for banana bread?
** I did add about a tablespoon of coconut oil to the butter and brown sugar mix.
So glad to hear it, Samantha! Enjoy!
omg. so good 100/100 recommended, my coworkers are snobby so i wanted to cheer them up. so good they loved it .
This might sound silly but do you HAVE to use unsalted butter? Or can I use regular butter and just not add the additional salt? *** I have everything I need, except unsalted butter. Trying to not run to the store. Haha
Haha, I understand the excitement. I can’t really say if it will alter the flavor since I’ve never tested this recipe with salted butter. But hey give a try and see what happens! :)
I’ll let you know how it goes! Thanks for getting back to me!
Thank you for this recipe my family loved it! Keeping this in my recipes!
I added chocolate chips! By far my favorite banana bread recipe yet!
I just made this for the first time and it was delicious! I ended up having to use raw sugar instead, but still came out amazing! Big hit!
This is a perfect banana bread recipe. I used milk chocolate chips that I had on hand and added an additional 1/2 c of chopped walnuts. Before it completely cooled, half the loaf was gone. Yum! Thank you for a great recipe.
So happy to hear, Deb! Thank you!
Just wanted to know what the reasoning behind using brown sugar is? I’ve always seen bread recipes using only regular white sugar so was wondering if all brown sugar would taste good!
Hi! Brown sugar gives the banana bread a nutty flavor and a beautiful golden color! ;)
This is the best banana bread I’ve baked! Sooo moist!
My go to banana bread recipe ever since I found this page!!
Woohoo! So happy to hear that! :)
This was absolutely delicious. Super moist. Instead of chocolate chips I folded in an entire smashed Italian chocolate Easter egg. Hope there are some out there that know what that is. Great use of overripe bananas AND leftover chocolate…if there ever was such a thing. Excellent.
Sounds delicious. So glad you loved it! :)
This is a great recipe! I highly recommend it. I added a 1/2 cup of blueberries to it and it was delicious! I also live in Denver at a high altitude and this recipe worked just great. I forgot to time it so I checked it a couple times as it came close to finishing. The outer edge of the bread was a little crunchy so I might have overcooked it, but it was still SO delicious! I also sprinkled some chocolate chips on the top before baking and it was a great idea. It balanced out the crunchiness perfectly.
I also used olive oil and spread that around the bread pan and then spread some flour on top of that. The bread slipped out easily after baking. So if you don’t have parchment paper or prefer not to use them and go more zero waste, that’s a great option.
Absolutely LOVED this recipe! My son’s soccer team devoured these up before I could even snag me a piece. They all raved how this was the best batch I’ve ever made. I followed the recipe exactly how it’s written and came out perfect. I do live in a high altitude area and I didn’t have to adjust for anything. Thanks a bunch for this delicious recipe. It’s definitely a family favorite now.
So happy to hear, Tracey!! <3