Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

5 from 5 votes

This easy chocolate chip banana bread is soft, tender and generously seasoned with cinnamon! All made in one bowl with an immersion blender or whisk. You can even make it in the blender!

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baking, banana bread, banana bread recipe, bread, breakfast, brunch, chocolate chips

Servings: slices

Author: Lindsey Farr

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
⅔ cup bananas mashed (2 medium bananas)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
10 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
¾ cup chocolate chips

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F convection (with fan) or 350°F standard (no fan). Spray a 1-lb loaf pan with cooking spray or spread butter over the entire surface. Coat the inside of the pan with sugar by pouring a bit in the bottom and then tilting the pan so that it evenly coats all the sides.
In a bowl combine bananas, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and buttermilk. Immersion blend or whisk until smooth.
Quickly immersion blend or whisk in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and butter into the banana mixture until there are only a few remaining lumps. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
Fold in the chocolate chips and pour into the prepared pan.
Bake 50-60 minutes in a preheated oven or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out with clinging crumbs.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Turn out to finish cooling completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Use overripe bananas with brown spots for the best flavor. These bananas have more natural sweetness than yellow bananas.
If needed, use gluten-free 1 to 1 flour. Bob's Red Mill and King Arthur Flour make great gluten-free flours.
Do not bake too long. The bread will have slightly golden edges and a beautiful dome shape.
Insert a toothpick into the bread. If it comes out with only a few moist crumbs, it is done baking.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freeze bread for up to 1 month.

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