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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

May 28, 2020 by Allison Leave a Comment

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If you love easy prep and tasty flavor this Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe is full of banana and chocolate, and chocolate chips added in. Who can resist?

Sliced loaf of banana bread on serving tray

Anything with banana in is constitutes as some of my favorite dessert recipes of all time. You’ll find out my true love for banana once this blog progress more!

Banana flavor really truly just hooks me in.I also love banana and chocolate together. You can see my love for those in my Banana Bars, Banana Texas Sheet Cake and this Banana Chocolate Chip Mug Cake!

This Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe has been officially added to my list of my favorite banana and chocolate pairings ever.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

  • With readily available ingredients, this recipe is easy to whip up with ingredients you most likely have on hand.
  • The banana and chocolate flavors complement each other well, giving just the right amount of each flavor.
  • You can easy double this to make a second loaf or more!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD, STEP BY STEP:

Step by step photos on how to make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

  1. In bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder and cinnamon until combined.
  2. In large bowl beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until fluffy and combined.
  3. Add in the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  4. Then add in the sour cream and mashed bananas and beat until everything is blended.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
  6. Fold together until just combined and no flour streaks are left, do not over-mix.
  7. Add your chocolate chips, reserving some for the topping.
  8. Fold in the chocolate chips until they are combined and chocolate is distributed evenly.
  9. Spread into a sprayed 9″x5″ loaf pan and sprinkle with more chocolate chips and bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour 10 minutes.

This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is one of the most simple breads you will ever make. My kids love banana bread, but they love chocolate even more, so this is an all over win-win situation.

We often make double batches because it doesn’t stay around too often or too long in our house, it’s that good!

Chocolate Banana Bread uncut on serving tray

HOW DO YOU KEEP BREAD MOIST?

One of my tricks is always wrapping the banana bread in plastic wrap and optionally inserting into ziptop bag. Whether it be to store it on the counter, or in the refrigerator, the plastic wrap will keep the moistness locked in.

You can store this at room temperature for 2-3 days and in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.

WHAT BANANAS ARE BEST BANANA BREAD?

I recommend the ripest of bananas because they offer up the sweetest of flavors. You don’t want them super black, but if they have a spotting on them and are a little soggy to the touch, then those are the perfect bananas for this chocolate banana bread recipe in my opinion.

You can use freshly purchased bananas if you like but it won’t give off the potency of ripe bananas, so you could always add a little banana extract to give it an extra punch.

Two slices of Chocolate Banana Bread on plate

CAN YOU FREEZE?

One of my favorite parts about quick breads is that they are easily able to be frozen. Bake bread according to directions and then let cool completely on a wire rack.

Once cool, wrap in plastic wrap then in tin foil, then for an extra measure we like to stick into an ziptop freezer bag and add a date on it.

It should stay fresh for about 2-3 months. To defrost, just set out at room temperature until completely defrosted.

TIPS AND TRICKS::

  • Use unsweetened cocoa powder, do not use dutch process.
  • Use the ripe bananas, if you aren’t going to use ripe bananas or don’t have any on hand, I would recommend adding some banana extract to give it a little more banana flavoring.
  • We use semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe, but milk chocolate and dark chocolate work as well, you can also use chocolate chunks.
  • Slice some bananas and place on top with chocolate chips for a little pretty contrast.
  • Oven times vary, ours took about 1 hour and 10 minutes to cook, but start checking for doneness around the 50-55 minute mark.
  • We like to use non-stick spray that has the flour in it to help with the bread coming out of the pan.

Hand holding slice of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

If you want the perfect Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe, you’ve come to the right place. This recipe will not disappoint!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

  • Banana Magic Cake
  • Chocolate Donuts
  • Chocolate Waffles

If you’ve tried this CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD RECIPE or any other recipe on my site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out, we love hearing from our readers! You can also follow along with me on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM to see more amazing recipes and what shenanigans I’m getting into!

Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

If you love easy prep and tasty flavor this Chocolate Banana Bread is full of banana and chocolate, and chocolate chips added in. Who can resist?
Print Rate
Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Banana Bread, Chocolate Banana Bread, Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 348kcal
Author: Allison

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter soft
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 bananas mashed
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup chocolate chips divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Grease loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
  • In bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
  • In large bowl beat your butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
  • Beat in bananas and sour cream, blending well.
  • Fold your dry ingredients into your wet until just combined,
  • Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips until mixed.
  • Spread batter into prepared pan and sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over top.
  • Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, let cool in pan for about 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  1. Use unsweetened cocoa powder, do not use dutch process.
  2. Use the ripe bananas, if you aren’t going to use ripe bananas or don’t have any on hand, I would recommend adding some banana extract to give it a little more banana flavoring.
  3. We use semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe, but milk chocolate and dark chocolate work as well, you can also use chocolate chunks.
  4. Slice some bananas and place on top with chocolate chips for a little pretty contrast.
  5. Oven times vary, ours took about 1 hour and 10 minutes to cook, but start checking for doneness around the 50-55 minute mark.
  6. We like to use non-stick spray that has the flour in it to help with the bread coming out of the pan.

Nutrition

Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg

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