Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with Walnuts (Printable)

Moist banana bread loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts. Easy to make, great for breakfast or snacking.

# What You'll Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
04 - 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
05 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

07 - 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
10 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional

→ Add-Ins

11 - 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 - 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
03 - In a separate bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
04 - Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and gently fold together until just combined. Do not overmix.
05 - Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts, reserving a small amount of each for topping if desired.
06 - Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle reserved chocolate chips and walnuts on top.
07 - Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
08 - Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

# Tips from dashanddishes:

01 -
  • The combination of melty chocolate pockets and crunchy walnuts creates these delightful textural surprises that make each bite slightly different from the last.
  • This recipe is incredibly forgiving - Ive made it when distracted by phone calls and forgotten ingredients in the bowl for too long, yet it always turns out beautifully.
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter will develop the gluten and give you tough, dense bread - I learned this the hard way after enthusiastically beating the mixture like cake batter and ending up with something closer to a brick than bread.
  • The bread is done when a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs, not completely clean - if you wait for a clean toothpick, youll end up with dry bread.
03 -
  • When measuring flour, spoon it into your measuring cup and level it off with a knife rather than scooping directly from the bag - this prevents using too much flour which leads to dry bread.
  • If your bananas arent quite ripe enough, place them on a baking sheet and bake at 300°F for 15-20 minutes until blackened - this concentrates their sweetness and makes them perfect for bread.

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