Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – A Lovely Mess

This chocolate chip banana bread is SO scrumptious. It has a comfortable and moist crumb with a barely crunchy exterior and this recipe doesn’t skimp on the chocolate. When I’ve ripe bananas available, that is what I crave!

This chocolate chip banana bread requires 4-5 ripe bananas, and I’ll share the quickest solution to ripen bananas if yours are on the inexperienced facet. You may as well use plenty of several types of chocolate chips on this recipe relying on what you’ve and what you like.

Associated: Subsequent up, strive our One-Banana Banana Bread, Chocolate Chip Bread, Zucchini Bread, or Poppy Seed Bread.

Substances

• Bananas
• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Chocolate chips
• Walnuts (non-compulsory)
• Butter
• Brown sugar
• Eggs
• Greek yogurt
• Vanilla extract

Instructions

In a bowl, peel and mash the ripe bananas with a fork.

In one other bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir the walnuts (if utilizing) and 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips into this dry combination, reserving the remaining for the highest.

In a big mixing bowl, cream collectively the butter and sugar. Then stir within the eggs, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract. Now add the mashed bananas and dry ingredient combination to the bowl. Stir to mix.

Grease or spray a loaf pan effectively. You may additionally select to line with parchment paper. Pour within the batter and high with the remaining chocolate chips and a bit flaky sea salt.

Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes. Permit to chill for 10-Quarter-hour within the pan earlier than making an attempt to take away.

How you can rapidly ripen bananas

You’ll be able to study rapidly ripen bananas within the oven or in a day or two right here. However the absolute quickest manner is within the microwave. Merely use a fork to poke just a few holes everywhere in the banana after which microwave on excessive in 30-second intervals till softened. Whereas this methodology is quick, it additionally isn’t completely ripened throughout, as microwaves are fairly infamous for creating sizzling spots and being considerably inconsistent.

Serving Solutions

I like this chocolate chip banana bread alongside a cup of espresso or cozy beverage. Listed below are just a few favorites.

Suggestions & Notes

• Tossing the chocolate chips in with the dry components helps to make sure they don’t all sink to the underside of the batter because it bakes.
• You don’t need to high this bread with chocolate chips. You’ll be able to select to stir all of them into the dry combination after which the batter. I identical to the look of some on high.
• This recipe wants 2 cups of mashed bananas, which is 4-5 bananas, relying on their dimension.
• You should utilize mini chocolate chips, customary dimension, darkish chocolate, milk chocolate and even chopped up chocolate bars on this recipe.
• You’ll be able to retailer uneaten banana bread in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days, without having to refrigerate until you merely favor to eat it chilly.