Moist delicious chocolate chip banana bread is the perfect solution to overripe bananas.
If your family loves banana bread as much as mine you will also want to try this easy banana bread. It starts with a cake mix. We are also huge fans of these banana chocolate chip muffins.
How to Store Ripe Bananas
How am I able to always have perfectly brown mushy bananas on hand? I keep them in the freezer. Whenever I am stuck with that one spotted banana that no one will eat I throw it in the freezer. I have quite a collection, some get pretty ugly and wrinkly but I still use them.
I have found over the years it works best to peel them first and keep them in a ziplock bag.
My Favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Here are my favorite banana bread recipes. The first one is adapted from Allrecipes. This is a yummy moist bread. The chocolate chips send it over the top! I think you will agree this easy recipe does not disappoint.
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt I have used vanilla flavored in a pinch
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine oil, yogurt, egg, vanilla, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well. Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt all at once. Stir until just moistened. Fold in mashed bananas and chocolate chips. Pour into large loaf pan (or two smaller). Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (less if you are making smaller loaves).
Notes
Nutrition
Healthy Banana Bread
Below is my slightly healthier version. It is really delicious too! You don’t miss anything with this recipe!
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
1 cup white flour
3/4 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt (kosher)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas mashed
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Combine oil, yogurt, egg, vanilla, applesauce, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well. Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt all at once. Stir until just combined. Fold in mashed banana and chocolate chips. Pour into large loaf pan (or two smaller). Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean(less if you are making smaller loaves).
Enjoy!
Try my Pumpkin Bread. Oh, I wish this picture showed how truly moist this bread is. Believe me, you will never need another pumpkin bread recipe again!
Another Favorite Quick Bread
This is one of my family’s most loved recipes. Keep a can of canned pumpkin on hand to make this yummy recipe anytime!
You might also like one of these Easy and Delicious Pumpkin Recipes.
Love having those bananas in the freezer…so easy to whip up some smoothies, muffins, and yummy banana bread! I have 6 loaf pans and love to spend a morning baking for family and friends. I also bake and after the bread cools, I double wrap and freeze a few for quick gifts. I always have a supply and do clean-up only once.
All this time and I’d NEVER once thought to stick my brown bananas in the freezer. Ugh. Thanks for the tip.
I’ve never made banana bread before because I wasn’t to sure on how to go about it. Thanks for this great recipe, I think I may actually give this a try once I save up some old bananas!
I never thought to freeze the bannanas.We love bannana nut muffins here. I’m going to try our recipe this weekend! Thanks for posting it.
Wow! You don’t peel them first??? I peel mine and throw them in a ziploc, but this looks easier! Thx!!
These recipes look delicious!
love it. i make banana bread as well. just that i am a vegetarian so instead of using eggs, i just use apple sauce.
thanks for the choco chip recepie though! gotta try it that way!
Putting butterscotch chips in banana bread is also very yummy.
julie
We are banana bread lovers too. Try it with blueberries, very tasty. I have frozen rhubarb and frozen blueberries, even frozen grapes for snacking, but for some reason I never thought of freezing my old bananas. Silly me. Thanks for mentioning it 🙂
That recipe looks yummy, I will have to try it. Just a quick comment from a girl who also freezes bananas and loves banana bread, they are easier to peel if you peel them first, put in a ziploc and then freeze.
I do the same thing! I’m so glad I’m not the only one with brown funky bananas in my freezer. 🙂
Wow that chocolate banana bread looks fantastic! YUM!! Thanks for sharing
I like your way better. I have been peeling and mashing mine first.
My Aunt Pam thought I was nuts when SHE was digging through MY freezer one day and found a banana. I’m glad to know that SHE’S nuts and we’re awesome.
Frozen bananas? Also good for smoothies.
I love this idea. My freezer usually have 6-10 bananas floating around in it. I also love how they defrost fast and you don’t have to mush them because the defrost MUSHY and slimey, but they work GREAT!
And I have fallen in love with your blog. tre bien