Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 stick salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
- 1/2 cup sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips, divided
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
- as needed cooking spray
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small chunks remaining. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
In another large mixing bowl, melt the salted butter in the microwave. Add the brown sugar to the melted butter and whisk until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Pour the vegetable oil into the butter and brown sugar mixture and whisk until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Crack the room temperature eggs into the wet mixture. Add the vanilla extract and whisk until the mixture is smooth and light yellow.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Add the mashed bananas and sour cream (or Greek yogurt) to the wet ingredients. Whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Directly into the bowl with the wet mixture, add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Using a whisk or spatula, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and no dry streaks of flour remain. Be careful not to overmix; the batter should be thick.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips and the chopped semi-sweet chocolate bar to the batter. Gently fold them in with a spatula until evenly distributed.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan, using a spatula to ensure all the batter is transferred.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips on top of the batter in the loaf pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 350
- 13
Once baked, remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve.
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 stick salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
- 1/2 cup sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips, divided
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
- as needed cooking spray
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a loaf pan with cooking spray.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small chunks remaining. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
In another large mixing bowl, melt the salted butter in the microwave. Add the brown sugar to the melted butter and whisk until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Pour the vegetable oil into the butter and brown sugar mixture and whisk until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Crack the room temperature eggs into the wet mixture. Add the vanilla extract and whisk until the mixture is smooth and light yellow.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Add the mashed bananas and sour cream (or Greek yogurt) to the wet ingredients. Whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Directly into the bowl with the wet mixture, add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Using a whisk or spatula, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and no dry streaks of flour remain. Be careful not to overmix; the batter should be thick.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips and the chopped semi-sweet chocolate bar to the batter. Gently fold them in with a spatula until evenly distributed.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan, using a spatula to ensure all the batter is transferred.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips on top of the batter in the loaf pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 350 - 13
Once baked, remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve.