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A close-up of a slice of moist chocolate chip banana bread next to the rest of the loaf.

Super Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This recipe produces a consistently moist chocolate chip banana bread. Follow these steps for a reliable result.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients
  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed about 1 1/2 cups
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet or milk chocolate

Equipment

  • 9x5-inch Loaf Pan
  • Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix until just combined.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix gently until just combined. Do not overmix the batter.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  7. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top browns too quickly, loosely tent it with aluminum foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.
  8. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

For extra moisture, you can add 1/4 cup of sour cream or plain yogurt to the wet ingredients.

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