Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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The Best Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is always moist, rich, and bursts with banana and chocolate flavors. Best of all, it melts in your mouth with every bite!  Made in one bowl and in one hour, this recipe makes 3 loaves – enough to feed a crowd or to freeze some for later.

It is so amazingly flavorful, you can’t help yourself eating a second piece!

We have been making banana bread for years, and this chocolate chip banana bread is a tried and true recipe.  And yes, it is the BEST recipe out there!!

We love it as much as we love our Blueberry Banana Bread and our original recipe for the Ultimate Banana Bread-Super Moist!

But this one tops them all!

Why We’re Obsessed With This Recipe…

• Our Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is loaded with real bananas and mini chocolate chips.

• Bananas are high in nutrients, making this bread loaded with potssasium, Vitamins C and B6 and magnesium.

• It’s an easy recipe to do!  One bowl, and you can whisk, or use a hand held mixer to blend all the ingredients.

• It’s a quick bread recipe, which means – no yeast, no need to rise, and no kneading! 😉

• This recipe will yield 3 loaves.

• Plus, you can bake all 3 loaves at the same time, and they’re ready in 1 hour.

• All the ingredients are staples in our pantry.

• When you take your first bite, you’ll love its super moist cake-like texture.

• Plus, its banana and chocolate flavors are deliciously throughout the bread.

• It’s positively decadent all alone!

But if you want to make it even more decadent and more chocolate-delicious? 

Then go ahead and top the bread with a chocolate ganache or chocolate frosting, and then sprinkle with mini chocolate chips on top.

Just as I did.  YUM!

How To Make this Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread… (*full recipe card below!)

To make our chocolate chip banana bread, will need these staple ingredients:

• unsalted butter

• granulated sugar

• large eggs

• large ripe bananas

• plain Greek yogurt

• cinnamon, salt, and baking soda

• unbleached all-purpose flour

• semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

This recipe makes 3 loaves of bread.  Perfect to give away as gifts or to freeze. 😉

Variations for our Chocolate Chip Banana Bread…

• Toss in crushed walnuts, or pecans for a festive holiday flavor.

• Sprinkle with some powered sugar on top.  It’s delicious all alone.

• Serve each slice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, turning it into a decadent dessert.

How to Make an Easy Chocolate Ganache?

To make this chocolate ganache you will need:

1.  First, take 1 cup of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips and melt them in a double boiler or in the microwave until smooth.

NOTE:  If you prefer to melt chocolate chips in the microwave, place the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave them in increments of 1 minute each time, and stirring the chocolate in between until it’s smooth.

2.  Then use a spatula or the back of a spoon, to spread a layer of the melted chocolate on top of the chocolate chip banana bread and sprinkle with some mini chocolate chips on top.

3.  It’s best to let the chocolate ganache set before serving.  And, as always (as you can see) my family couldn’t wait to slice into it.

Notes and Tips for Success! 

• Keep in mind, all ovens vary. Therefore, the best way to know when your breads are ready is when a toothpick inserted in the center of each bread, comes out clean.

• Keep Those Ripe Bananas!  Remove their skins and toss them into a zip-lock bag and freeze.

• Allow the breads to cool in the loaf pans for at least 5 minutes before removing.  Then allow them to cool completely before wrapping with clear wrap and storing.

• Best to store banana breads in the refrigerator to keep them fresh longer, about 2 weeks.

• You can freeze banana breads for up to 2 months.

Loaded with chocolate inside and out, this chocolate chip banana bread is so decadent, you can’t resist wanting a second piece!

It’s so good, and rich,  you may want to call it a cake, rather than bread.  The chocolate ganache on top is rich and definitely worth the extra effort.

OK, now it’s time to pin, print, save, tag, or bookmark this recipe or however the moment you prefer.

Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is just that – decadently chocolate-ty! It’s the perfect bread to go with your morning coffee or tea. 

An ideal snack for kid’s lunch boxes too!

Serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature.  It’s the best!

ENJOY!!

Finally, you may enjoy our Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread – the chocolate lover’s bread!   

And our Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread!

More Delicious Quick Bread Recipes to Try!

• Low-Fat Whole Wheat Pumpkin Spice Bread

• The Ultimate Banana Bread Super Moist!

• Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe

• Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread

• Healthy Apple Cinnamon Bread

• The Ultimate Blueberry Banana Bread

Yield: 3 loaves

Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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This Decadent Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is easy to make and bursts with banana and chocolate flavors. Made in one bowl and in one hour, this recipe makes 3 loaves, enough to feed a crowd or enough to freeze some for later.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter - at room temperature
• 1 + 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 4 large ripe bananas - mashed
• 8-ounce plain Greek yogurt (I used Fage, O % milkfat)
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. baking soda
• 3 + 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Set the rack in the center of the oven.
2. Grease THREE 8 x 3 loaf pans using 1 tablespoon of butter and dust with some sugar, or flour. Set aside. OR ...TWO 9 x 5 loaf pans, but you will need additional 10 minutes for baking.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter together with an electric hand mixer, or food processor.
4. Beat in the eggs until smooth. Add the bananas while beating.
5. Then add the Greek yogurt, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda, and beat on high speed until well blended.
6. Next, beat in the flour, one cup at a time, and beat until well blended. Remove the beaters.
7. Then finally, stir in the mini chocolate chips.
8. Pour and divide equally into the three prepared pans and spread the batter evenly.
9. Place the breads on the middle rack in the oven.
10. BAKE for 1 hour (or for two 9 x 5 pans, bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes) or until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Remove from oven, cool for 5 minutes, then remove banana loaves of bread from pans. Allow cooling for 5 minutes more before wrapping them in clear wrap.
12. You can serve immediately, while the chocolate chips are still warm and melting inside.
13. Best served warm or at room temperature.
14. Then wrap the other loaves of bread with clear-wrap and leave them out for 1 day, or refrigerate. They stay fresh all week long. Freeze loaves of bread for up to 2 months.
15. Also, it's best to top with a layer of chocolate ganache and mini chocolate chips just before you serve.
16. Makes 3 (8 x 3) loaves

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36 servings

Serving Size:

1 slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 13.3gCarbohydrates: 28.4gFiber: 2.2gSugar: 23.1gProtein: 2.9g

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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 serving
Servings: 36
Amount per serving
Calories	232
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.3g	17%
Saturated Fat 8g	40%
Cholesterol 26mg	9%
Sodium 173mg	8%
Total Carbohydrate 28.4g	10%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g	8%
Total Sugars 23.1g
Protein 2.9g
Vitamin D 4mcg	21%
Calcium 53mg	4%
Iron 2mg	11%
Potassium 77mg	2%