My family loves banana bread and the recipe that I grew up with is a classic that we never get tired of. Sometimes I stir in some chocolate chips to make it extra special. I’ve found that it also works to make a loaf that is half regular and half chocolate. Once you have poured the batter into the pan, simply stir some chocolate chips into half of the loaf.
| Chocolate Chip Banana Bread |
Recipe Type: Quick Bread, Baking
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Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hour
Serves: 8+
My family loves banana bread and this is a classic recipe that we never get tired of. Stir in chocolate chips to make a special treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (approximately 2 ripe bananas)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup milk + 1 tsp vinegar (or 1/3 cup + 1 tsp buttermilk)
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream the shortening and the sugar.
- Mix in the eggs and then the mashed bananas.
- Alternately add the remaining dry and wet ingredients.
- Stir in the chocolate chips at the end.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake the bread at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for ten minutes.
- Gently slide a knife around the edges of the loaf to loosen it from the pan.
- Then invert the pan onto a plate and gently shake and tap it until the bread falls out.
- Let the banana bread cool completely on a wire rack.
{TIP: Mashed bananas freeze well. If I have bananas that are getting too ripe but I don’t have time to make bread, I mash the bananas and freeze them in 1 cup portions so that it’s all measured and ready to go for when I do have time to bake.}