Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – A Lovely Mess

This chocolate chip banana bread is SO scrumptious. It has a tender 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 strategy to ripen bananas if yours are on the inexperienced facet. You can even use a variety of various kinds of chocolate chips on this recipe relying on what you could have and what you favor.

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

Components

• 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 remainder 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 properly. You would 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 attempting to take away.

The right way to shortly ripen bananas

You’ll be able to be taught easy methods to shortly 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 a couple of 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 scorching spots and being considerably inconsistent.

Serving Ideas

I really like this chocolate chip banana bread alongside a cup of espresso or cozy beverage. Listed here are a couple of favorites.

Ideas & Notes

• Tossing the chocolate chips in with the dry substances helps to make sure they don’t all sink to the underside of the batter because it bakes.
• You don’t must 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 need to use mini chocolate chips, commonplace 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 desire to eat it chilly.