Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter (8 Tbsp), softened)

2/3 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs (room temperature)

3 medium/large bananas (very ripe), about 1 3/4 cups mashed)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (divided, or mini chocolate chips or chunks)

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25"L x 5.25"W x 2.75"D)

Cream Butter and Sugar - In a mixing bowl using paddle attachment, cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs.

Mash bananas with a fork until consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the mixing bowl along with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix until blended.

Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Add to the mixing bowl and mix until incorporated.

Fold in 3/4 cup chocolate chips then transfer to prepared bread pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup chocolate over the top and bake at 350˚F for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

• Calories: 350 kcal
• Total Fat: 17 g
• Saturated Fat: 10 g
• Cholesterol: 58 mg
• Sodium: 258 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 45 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 24 g
• Protein: 4 g