One Bowl Banana Bread Chocolate Chips (Printable)
Moist banana bread with chocolate chips, made in one bowl for easy prep.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cups)
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
04 - 3/4 cup light brown sugar
05 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
06 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 1 tsp baking soda
08 - 1/2 tsp salt
→ Add-ins
09 - 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
10 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, mash ripe bananas until smooth. Add melted butter and mix well.
03 - Whisk in eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
04 - Sprinkle flour, baking soda, and salt over wet mixture. Gently fold until just combined.
05 - Add chocolate chips and nuts, if using. Fold until evenly distributed.
06 - Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
07 - Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It comes together so quickly that you can be eating warm bread in under an hour.
- The cleanup is almost non existent since you only need a single bowl and a fork.
02 -
- Overmixing the flour will make the bread tough so stop as soon as the white streaks disappear.
- Letting the bread cool in the pan for those 10 minutes is crucial or it might fall apart when you remove it.
03 -
- Grating a frozen stick of butter makes it melt faster if you forgot to take it out.
- Tap the pan on the counter before baking to release any large air bubbles.