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    Home » Recipes » Breads » Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread

    Last updated: Mar 31, 2022 by Melissa Riker · 1 Comment

    Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread

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    Ripe bananas, sweet chocolate chips, and crunchy walnuts will make this easy quick bread your new go-to banana bread recipe! This tasty banana bread takes less than 10 minutes to prep and only requires one bowl for easy cleanup!

    close up of sliced loaf of chocolate chip banana bread

    We make a loaf of banana bread at least a few times a month, it's a super fast recipe that is easy enough for even my elementary-aged son to make. If you have ripe bananas you probably have all the ingredients you'll need already on hand!

    Why I love this recipe

    This recipe is so easy! You can whip it up in one bowl by hand, no electric mixer required, making clean up a breeze.

    It's also perfectly sweet, the mashed bananas give it the perfect sweet flavor and the final texture of the bread is moist and fluffy.

    Have extra ripe bananas? Try these chocolate chip banana bars, banana bread smoothie, or peanut butter oatmeal banana cookies!

    Ingredients

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    • ripe bananas
    • unsalted butter
    • egg
    • vanilla extract
    • baking soda
    • flour
    • sugar
    • salt
    • chocolate chips
    • chopped walnuts

    Step by step

    1. Preheat the oven and prep a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
    2. Mash ripe bananas in a large bowl.
    3. Add melted butter and egg and stir to mix.
    4. Add vanilla, baking soda, flour, sugar, and salt to the banana mixture. Mix thoroughly.
    5. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
    6. Pour batter in the prepared pan and bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes before slicing.

    Variations

    • make these as banana muffins instead, baking time will be reduced
    • use dark chocolate chips or peanut butter morsels
    • substitute chopped pecans for the walnuts

    Storage

    Store the bread wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature up to 5 days. To freeze the bread wrap it tightly in aluminum foil and then store in a freezer bag. You can freeze the entire loaf, half a loaf, or individual slices this way. The bread is best eaten within 3-4 months. Thaw frozen bread at room temperature.

    If you try this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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    sliced banana bread with chocolate chips

    Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread

    • Author: Melissa Riker
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 1 hour
    • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    • Yield: 8
    • Category: bread
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Ripe bananas, sweet chocolate chips, and crunchy walnuts will make this easy quick bread your new go-to banana bread recipe!


    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 3 ripe bananas
    • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
    • pinch of salt
    • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
    2. In a large bowl, thoroughly mash ripe bananas.
    3. Add egg and vanilla and stir to mix.
    4. Add baking soda, sugar, flour, and salt. Mix well.
    5. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
    6. Pour batter in the prepared pan and bake one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    7. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes before slicing.

    Keywords: chocolate chip walnut banana bread

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    1. Karyn says

      May 02, 2022 at 8:35 am

      when is the butter supposed to be added?

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