Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Confession… this recipe happened by accident. I only had two super ripe bananas on hand, but I was craving banana bread. I whipped up this recipe freely, just feeling things out based on what I had in my pantry, taking notes of what I was adding just in case it turned out well. Well, turns out this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread was totally worth sharing! It was moist, yes moist. Sorry if you hate that word, but it was! It was sweet, and speckled with chocolate chips throughout each bite, just the way I like it. I had to share because it would be a disservice not to…

Ingredients

1 ½ cup white whole wheat flour
½ cup chocolate chips
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 large, ripe bananas
1 egg
½ cup butter, softened or melted
¼ cup whole milk
½ cup brown sugar, packed
⅓ cup maple syrup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, chocolate chips, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir until just mixed.
3. Prepare wet ingredients by mashing bananas. Then add egg, butter, whole milk, brown sugar, and maple syrup, and mash and stir until well-mixed.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir just until a sticky dough forms, taking care not to over mix.
5. Add to a loaf pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 45-50 minutes. Check by poking it with a knife in the center, it’s done with the knife comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from pan and enjoying your fresh loaf of chocolate chip banana bread.
   1. Pro tip: Slice your bread and freeze, so you can have it on hand whenever you really want it! Simply reheat an individual slice when the cravings strike!

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Confession... this recipe happened by accident. I only had two super ripe bananas on hand, but I was craving banana bread. I whipped up this recipe freely, just feeling things out based on what I had in my pantry, taking notes of what I was adding just in case it turned out well. Well, turns out this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread was totally worth sharing! It was moist, sweet, and speckled with chocolate chips, just the way I like it. I had to share because it would be a disservice not to...

Author: Maddie Augustin

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup white whole wheat flour
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 2 large ripe bananas
• 1 egg
• ½ cup butter softened or melted
• ¼ cup whole milk
• ½ cup brown sugar packed
• ⅓ cup maple syrup

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, chocolate chips, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir until just mixed.
3. Prepare wet ingredients by mashing bananas. Then add egg, butter, whole milk, brown sugar, and maple syrup, and mash and stir until well-mixed.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir just until a sticky dough forms, taking care not to over mix.
5. Add to a loaf pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 45-50 minutes. Check by poking it with a knife in the center, it's done with the knife comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from pan and enjoying.