Description
Homemade “chocolate chip banana bread” delivers comfort and warmth straight from grandma’s kitchen. Rich chocolate morsels and ripe bananas combine in a moist, irresistible loaf you cannot wait to slice and savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients and Spices:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Thoroughly mash ripe bananas in a spacious mixing vessel until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Incorporate melted butter, granulated sweetener, eggs, and aromatic vanilla extract, whisking until ingredients are harmoniously blended.
- Gently sift dry components – flour, leavening agent, mineral seasoning, and warming spice – into the wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a tender crumb.
- Delicately introduce chocolate morsels, folding them through the batter with a light touch to ensure even distribution.
- Prepare a standard loaf receptacle by coating with lipid or layering with parchment for effortless removal.
- Transfer the velvety batter into the prepared pan, artfully scattering additional chocolate fragments across the surface for enhanced visual appeal and flavor intensity.
- Position the pan in a preheated thermal chamber calibrated to 350°F (175°C), allowing the bread to transform for approximately 50-60 minutes.
- Assess doneness by inserting a slender wooden probe into the center – it should emerge pristine and uncoated.
- Allow the freshly baked loaf to rest within its pan for 10 minutes, facilitating structural stabilization.
- Carefully extract the bread, transferring it to a cooling platform to complete its resting phase.
- Slice and savor while warmth remains, optionally embellishing with a luxurious butter spread.
Notes
- Opt for overripe bananas with brown spots for maximum sweetness and deeper banana flavor.
- Experiment with different chocolate chip varieties like dark, milk, or semi-sweet to customize the taste profile.
- Swap all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour blend for a celiac-friendly version of the bread.
- Add chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans for extra crunch and nutritional boost without compromising the bread’s texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg