This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our privacy policy for additional information.
Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Who doesn’t love banana bread? Just saying it makes your mouth water! This Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is extra moist and packed with gooey chocolate chips that melt right in your mouth. Fun fact: chocolate actually starts its life as a plant – the cacao bean, which is almost a vegetable. Call it a tiny stretch, but that’s enough to ease my chocolate guilt (which honestly, was already pretty low)!
If you enjoy treats like this, you’ll want to try my chewy Pecan & Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies next. Or, dive into my Banana Split Cake, where the classic banana split we all know and love gets an even better twist!
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is easy to make – perfect for bakers of all skill levels!
- Total Time: You’ll have this recipe ready in about 1 hour and 25 minutes. It takes a little bit of patience, but your taste buds will definitely thank you later.
- Variations: Nuts make a fantastic addition to this loaf! Sprinkle some walnuts, almonds, or Old Fashioned Candied Pecans on top for an irresistible crunch. Pair your banana bread with some Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting, drizzle it with Chocolate Sauce, or enjoy it with your morning Coffee or tea!
- Tools For This Recipe: You will need a 9×5-inch loaf pan, a medium-sized bowl, a whisk, a stand or hand mixer, a spoon for mixing, and a wire rack for cooling.
What You’ll Need for Ingredients
Bananas: Use 3-4 super ripe bananas for maximum sweetness and flavor! Karlynn’s Tip: Avoid bananas with split peels, as they can harbor bacteria that your stomach won’t thank you for!
All-Purpose Flour: Flour is the foundation of your banana bread. It works hand in hand with baking soda and baking powder to give your loaf the perfect texture!
Butter: Softened butter is key here, creating a bread that’s moist, rich, and deliciously tender!
Sugar: White sugar adds sweetness and helps create a light, soft texture in the loaf. Karlynn’s Tip: Feel free to swap brown sugar in for a slightly deeper, caramel-like taste!
Chocolate: The combination of semisweet chocolate chips and chopped gourmet chocolate makes this banana bread extra decadent and melty in every bite!
How To Make Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This is a quick overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients & complete step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat your oven to 325°F.
- Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, then mix in the bananas.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients mixture until blended.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and the chopped chocolate until combined.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, around 65-70 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the pan and cool completely on a wire baking rack.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for the Perfect Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- To Mix or to Mash: A stand mixer or hand mixer makes pureeing bananas a breeze! It’s perfect if you prefer a super smooth bread without chunks. No mixer? No problem! Just mash them well by hand with a fork or a zigzag masher.
- Make the Bananas Work for You: If you freeze your ripe bananas and let them come back to room temperature right before baking, they’ll be much easier to work with and help make your banana bread extra tender!
- Lock in the Goodness: Wrap your chocolate banana bread in plastic while it’s still slightly warm to lock in moisture and keep it soft overnight!
Storage Instructions
Made a loaf and can’t finish it in one sitting? No worries! This Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread keeps beautifully.
Refrigerator: Wrap your loaf in plastic wrap, foil, or store it in an airtight container. It will stay moist and delicious for 2-3 days at room temperature, or even longer in the fridge.
Freezer: You can absolutely freeze banana bread for longer storage! Wrap the whole loaf or individual slices in plastic wrap or foil, then place them in a freezer-safe container or bag. Freeze for up to 3 months, following USDA food safety guidelines, and thaw overnight in the fridge before enjoying again!
More Delicious Banana Bread Recipes
Love Banana Bread? Me too! If you can’t get enough, here are some of my best Banana Bread Recipes to try next:
- Mom’s Best Banana Bread is my all-time favorite childhood recipe – straight from mom’s recipe box!
- Simple, moist, and perfect for snacking, this Buttermilk Banana Bread makes a lovely breakfast treat.
- This Blueberry Banana Bread is a fruity twist on the usual chocolate chips, and it’s a great way to use up those frozen blueberries at the back of the freezer!
And there you have it, chocolate lovers! Soft, sweet, and packed with chocolate in every bite, this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is pure bliss from the first slice to the last.
Give this recipe a try, play around with your favorite mix-ins, and don’t forget to leave a comment below to let me know how your loaf turns out! I always love hearing how you make these recipes your own.
Happy Baking!
Karlynn
Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups mashed banana, 3-4 medium
- ¾ semisweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup chopped gourmet chocolate of choice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 ° F .
- Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and set aside. Glass or ceramic loaf pans work the best!
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs into the butter Mix the bananas in.
- Stir in the dry ingredients mixture until blended.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and the chopped gourmet chocolate until just combined.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean,, around 65-70 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the pan and cool on a wire baking rack completely before storing. Store in a close container at room temperature for 2-3 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Jeff Tomlinson says
This looks amazing! Definitely going to try it.
Dad Life says
I am going to give this recipe a try as we buy bananas and sometimes our kids eat them like there is no tomorrow and others we have them there and they start to go bad. But now I can make this before they go bad and have a treat for the kids. Looks like a win-win to me.