Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made with yogurt for an incredibly moist, densely satisfying bread that’s everything you love about banana bread and more.
Servings: 12 servings (1 9x5 loaf)
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened at room temp
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temp
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup bananas, very over-ripe, mashed
- 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate morsels, minis melt into the bread better
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
- In large bowl of stand mixer, mix the softened butter and sugar until fluffy and light, several minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix to incorporate.
- In separate bowl, combine flour, flax, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the butter/sugar mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring by hand until fully incorporated.
- Gently fold in the yogurt and mashed bananas with rubber spatula just until combined.
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips, just until combined. Spread batter evenly into greased loaf pan.
- Bake about 60 minutes, or until toothpick comes out with tender crumbs attached - not totally clean. Cool in pan on wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use very over-ripe bananas. They are sweeter and mash more easily.
- Gently folding in the mini chocolate chips at the end of the mixing process will ensure that they are evenly distributed without over-mixing.
- Give your oven plenty of time to preheat. This way, the leavening agents (baking soda and baking powder) will be activated as soon as the batter is in the oven, helping the bread rise properly.
- Allow the bread to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. This helps the bread to set and makes it easier to slice.
- This banana bread freezes beautifully for up to 2 months for a quick and easy sweet breakfast recipe!
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 307IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg