Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

It’s been a long time since I made banana bread at home and at the same time I really wanted it. So when the fruit seller at the market offered me some very ripe bananas, I said to myself that this was the opportunity to take advantage of them and the result is this delicious moist chocolate chip Banana Bread recipe!

I based it on my previous recipe by modifying a few little things, as always… 😉 In particular, I added chocolate and used walnuts instead of the pecans more traditionally used in banana bread.

This recipe is ideal for using up bananas that have been left at home a little too long or simply if you want to treat yourself. But I warn you… once you get your head in, you can’t stop… 😉

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

What ingredients are used in this recipe?

• flour, I use T65 in this banana bread
• a little baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• soft butter, if you ever forget to take it out of the refrigerator, place the amount you need on a small plate. Heat the water which you will place in a bowl, when it is hot, empty it, dry it and place it upside down on the butter, like a bell. Leave at least a minute and that’s it.
• powdered sugar, I usually like to use whole grain sugar and it works great in this recipe
• fresh eggs
• ripe bananas
• buttermilk, for this you will need to mix the milk with the lemon juice and let it sit
• coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
• dark chocolate chips or dark baking chocolate cut into pieces

Ingredients details and instructions are available further down the page, in the recipe card.

How to make buttermilk?

To make homemade buttermilk, you only need 2 ingredients

>> milk + lemon juice (or failing that white vinegar/cider vinegar). Pour a tablespoon of lemon juice and add 9 cl of milk. Stir, then leave for 5 to 10 minutes until the milk curdles and the texture thickens. All you have to do is use!

To find out more: my advice on Buttermilk.

For those with a sweet tooth, you can accompany this Banana Bread with melted chocolate or homemade salted butter caramel, but it will also be delicious as is with a hot drink… 😉

Other recipes you might like:

• Chocolate and Almond Cake
• Fondant Almond Cake
• Marbled Cake with Chestnut Cream and Chocolate
• Chocolate and Peanut Butter Marble Cake
• Bananas Flambe with Rum

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

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Prep Time:20 minutes mins

Cook Time:1 hour hr

Total Time:1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 280 g flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 80 g soft butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 ripe bananas, one for decoration (optional)
• 90 ml milk + 1 teaspoon lemon juice (= buttermilk)
• 60 g walnuts
• 80 g dark chocolate chips

Instructions

• Start by preparing the buttermilk by mixing the milk and lemon juice in a bowl.
• Preheat your oven to 180°C.

  Butter your cake mold on all surfaces.
• Without a salad bowl, mix the flour, yeast, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

  Add the roughly chopped walnuts.
• In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.

  Add the eggs one by one and mix each time.

  Puree 3 bananas using a fork and add them to the mixture.

  Finally pour in the buttermilk and mix.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients from the other bowl, stirring until well incorporated.
• Pour into your buttered cake mold.

  Peel and cut the last banana in 2 then place it on the dough. It's optional but I think it looks good.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.

  To check the cooking, insert the blade of a knife inside the cake, it should come out without any dough on the blade.
• Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

If you ever make my Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe and you like it, don’t hesitate to tag me on Instagram @tangerinezest so I can see the result and share it myself…

Finally, just to let you know I am French and I translate my recipes, be indulgent if you see syntax errors and do not hesitate to leave me a comment so I can correct it. I hope you will like my recipes and enjoy your visit to my food blog!