The best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe ever! It is super moist and loaded with melted chocolate chips and fresh ripe bananas! See why this banana bread recipe has been shared millions of times and everyone agrees, not only is it fool-proof, it is the best around!
This is the Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe!
We always have bananas sitting on the counter in our house. When the bananas begin to get a little bit brown and start getting a little overripe, no one will eat them. This can only mean one thing…banana bread time!
I swear I think my family may intentionally let the over rippen just so I will make a banana bread. However, let me tell you this… all banana breads are not created equal. Ask anyone and they will tell you they have the best banana bread recipe, but trust me on this one… they are wrong. This is THE BEST Banana Bread Recipe ever!
Why you’ll love this Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe
It is an easy-to-make, super moist banana bread recipe and I promise it will be your go-to recipe! This recipe makes TWO loaves, one for now and one for later – WIN WIN!!
Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Recipe Ingredients
- Unsalted butter at room temperature
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Milk
- Bananas (see our tips below on how to speed up the ripening process)
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Chocolate chips
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe Substitutions and Variations
- Walnuts
- 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon or nutmeg
- Coconut flakes
- Sprinkles (make it festive!)
- Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top
How To Make Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, combine sugar and butter. Add in the eggs and blend. Add milk and bananas and mix for about 1 minute.
- Add flour and baking soda and mix until blended and then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spray 2 loaf pans with non-cook spray and divide the batter. Split the batter into the two pans.
- Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. You should be able to take a knife or a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf and they should come out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 30 – 45 minutes. Remove from pan and serve
PRO-TIP: I serve one and freeze one… wrap in plastic wrap and then with tin foil and freeze)
How to quickly ripen bananas
There are a few ways to do this, depending on how much time you have.
Super quick method using the Microwave: One way to quickly ripen bananas is using your microwave. Leave the banana in the peel and poke the banana using a fork on all sides. Pop it in the microwave for about 30 – 45 seconds (use about 15-second intervals until desired ripeness.) It won’t look pretty on the outside, but should be ripe on the inside! Let it cool (it may be hot).
12-24 hour method using a paper bag: If you have a little more time, place the bananas in a brown paper bag. The Ethylene will build up and circulate within the bag and speed up the ripening process.
15 – 30 minutes method using oven: If you have a few minutes to spare, try the oven method to ripen your bananas. The bananas cannot be too green for this method. Grab a cookie sheet and place the unpeeled bananas in the oven at 300 degrees for about 15-30 minutes until the peels are shiny and black.
How to Store This Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Recipe
You can store this banana bread on the counter at room temperature for about 3-4 days. Put in a plastic container with a locking lid. Place it on or under a piece of paper towel to absorb the moisture from the bread.
- Fridge – You can store it in the fridge for about a week. Wrap it in plastic wrap to contain the moisture.
- Freezer – Wrap in plastic wrap and then in tin foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Let it defrost on your counter
Can I freeze Banana Bread?
Yes, you can freeze your banana bread. As I mentioned, the recipe makes two loaves of bread. One for now, one for later! You can wrap the extra loaf in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil and freeze it. Pull it out and let it thaw and it will be ready to serve at a later date!!
Does Chocolate Chip Banana Bread need to be refrigerated?
No, it will last longer in the fridge, but it does not need to be refrigerated.
More Banana Recipes You’ll Love
- Frozen Chocolate Dipped Bananas
- Easy Banana Split Dessert Cups
- Banana Nut Bread No Bake Energy Bars
- Oreo Banana Cream Pie
- Baked Banana Oatmeal
- Biscoff Banana Cream Pudding
- Banana Fluff Parfait
- Banana Cream Pie Bites
- Cream Cheese Banana Bread
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ⅓ tablespoons milk
- 3 ripened bananas
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ bag chocolate chips totally your preference on how much you like
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar and the butter. Use a mixer on low until combined.
- Add eggs and blend.
- Add milk and the bananas and mix for about 1 minute. The batter may look at little lumpy – that’s ok!
- Add the flour and the baking soda and mix until blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spray 2 loaf pans with non-cook spray and divide the batter. Pour the batter into the two pans.
- Bake for 45 minutes (mine took a little longer, but my ovens are not so great). You should be able to take a knife or a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf and the they should come out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 30 – 45 minutes. Remove from pan and serve
- (I serve one and freeze one… wrap in plastic wrap and then with tin foil and freeze)
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I followed your recipe to a T this time, and they are in the oven baking right now. We shall see how they turn out 🙂 I put them into cupcake form this time though. I do think I will try the recipe again at a later date with less sugar. I am making them to put into kid’s school lunches, so the amount of sugar is a bit counter intuitive to what I want for them LOL. But, I’ll put it in as a desert for now. Thank you 🙂
Mine is baking right now. I did add the mini chips and little vanilla. This seems pretty rich, but that is just fine with my family. I doubled the recipe and got three loaves out of the batch. I have made 4 different kinds in two weeks to put in the freezer for fall. This really is a great recipe.
Sorry, I am replying to myself. It is out of the oven and is really great! I make all my own stuff like that because my daughter is allergic to all nuts, some seeds, and oils. This was pretty fast and easy and will be something I can put in her lunch for school. Her review is that it is very sweet and wonderful. I am very happy to have another recipe to put in the book!
If you add a tad or vanilla, it makes the banana bread even more spectacular!
Sorry I meant a tad of vanilla not or… 🙂
Ohhhh – yum!!! Need to give that a try!
This recipe is a keeper, thank you!
It smells so good! I tried it today and going to bring some for a morning baby shower!
Yum!
So glad you liked it, Coco! Thanks for the feedback!
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Hi there Jenn!!! I am so excited to share with you that this week your Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is a favorite feature over at Nibble’s By Nic Wonderfully Creative Wednesday!!! I just adore banana bread and the chocolate chips brings it to a whole new level!!! Thanks so much for coming and hope to see you this week with your fantastic nibbles!! Warmest, Nic
WOW – I am SO excited! Thanks so much!!!
I just made this recipe and it turned out delicious! I was so pleased that it took the amount of time to bake as specified and it rose evenly and not high in the middle that is so hard to bake through without over baking! This recipe is going in my recipe box as a keeper. Thanks for sharing we love it!
Lorrie – I am SO glad that it came out so well for you – did you make me some??
Hi, The bread sounds good but I would never make it this way, it just isn’t healthy. I’ve followed a controlled carb program for over 10 years and try to limit sugar. I make banana bread but I would only use a bit of almond flour (lower in carbs) or whole wheat flour, never white flour which is terrible for you. And this bread does NOT need a cup and a half of sugar! That is so bad for you. I only use a bit of honey for sweetener–no more than a couple of tablespoons. It is more than enough sweetener with the bananas which are already high in sugar. And also our bodies metabolize honey much better than regular sugar. I have a healthier banana bread recipe on my homepage if you want to check it out.
Cindybin – thanks for the suggestions – always looking for healthy alternatives!! I will check out your site!
Actually, honey is just a natural sugar syrup, mainly fructose and glucose. Your body processes it pretty much the same as any other sugar solution.
And I wouldn’t presume to lecture someone on the healthiness or not of their recipe.
The author replied beautifully I’d say… my mouth dropped after reading that persons reply lol
🙂
EC, If Cindybin were suggesting 1.5 cups of honey instead of 1.5 cups of sugar, I would agree with you. However, part of her point is that her taste buds do not require 1.5 cups of any sweetener, be it sugar OR honey, to be added to banana bread.
So, yes, honey does metabolize similarly to sugar, however, most sugar has been processed so that the minerals and nutrients have been removed and then it has been bleached; I believe bleach is a Carcinogen, taken internally. In this sense, I find her point well taken. And, I still see the main point as being that, in Cindybin’s opinion, 1.5 cups of sweetener is way over the top.
In using a small quantity such as Cindybin’s 2 TBSPs of honey, it doesn’t really matter whether one uses honey or sugar.
I appreciate all your suggestions, but I don’t think it is your place to tell the readers what is and isn’t good for them. It is pretty obvious that if made, it is an indulgence and the baker and eater’s choice. No one is ignorant to the fact that too much sugar and fat is bad for our health.
LOL Why would a person comment on someone’s recipe that she ‘would never make it this way’???? I just literally snort laughed! Move on and just go about your day. Had you been positive and said something nice, then MAYBE I’d go visit your blog, but since I see how harsh you’ve been to the author of this blog, I won’t.
Made this recipe and it’s fabulous! Is it as healthy as a bunch of broccoli? No. Will I eat this every day? No. Will I treat myself, my mom, and my family with it today and from time to time? ABSOLUTELY! Thank you for the fantastic keeper of a recipe! 🙂 Found it on Pinterest on a pin that has been re-pinned over 2000 times! Evidently, a TON of people think it’s fabulous, too! Congrats!
Made me laugh too! I hate those health nuts that visit blogs and proceed to give their unwanted advice and recipes to those who are simply looking for a dessert and force their lifestyle on others.
She was condescending and rude! I’m about to make this bread and enjoy every, last bite. 🙂
I <3 U!
I literally got up and started looking for the ingredients, and I have everything!!! It’s in the oven now…⏲ I have a question, I don’t usually bake but I realize it doesn’t have any baking powder that’s ok right?
totally agree with you
I love this recipe. No food is ‘bad’ for you. Healthy eating is based on being able to eat a balance of everything, without physical and psychological deprivation.
I say make 2-3 loaves on a Sunday and eat this for breakfast all week long. My boys would love this!
I have a simular recipe, and cannot make this unless it’s to share–I could eat the whole loaf myself. One tip I’d like to pass along…..I use mini- choc chips. They seem to” float” better in the batter, and the bread is more uniform. Happy baking! Here’s my recipe~
! cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup butter
1 cup mashed bananas
3 TBSP milk
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup choc chips
350* 1 hour 1 loaf
Great idea with the mini chips – thanks for sharing your recipe!