A Banana Bread for My Sweet Tooth

Banana bread

I’ve been trying to find a great banana bread recipe for a long time. I used to use the boxed mix from Trader Joe’s, but I’ve known for quite a while that I have to step up my game. I’ve tried a few different recipes, but none of them gave me the right results… until now. This banana bread is moist on the inside but crisp and chewy around the edges. The banana flavor is just right, and the chocolate chips provide the perfect amount of texture and variety. As hard as it is not to eat this bread warm from the oven, it really is best on the second day after the flavors have had a chance to mingle.

Banana bread

To make it, preheat your oven to 350º F. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 3/4 cups of flour, 1.5 teaspoons of baking soda,  3/4 teaspoon of kosher salt, and 1 cup of chocolate chips. In a large bowl, mash up 2 very ripe bananas, whisk in 3 eggs, and then mix in 1.5 cups of sugar and 3/4 cup of vegetable oil. Pour the flour mixture into the banana mixture, and stir them together until they are just combined. Grease a loaf pan, and then pour the banana bread batter in.

Banana bread

Bake the banana bread for 60 to 75 minutes until it is fully cooked. You’ll know the bread is done when you can stick a toothpick into the top of the loaf and it comes out dry. If you think the bread is starting to brown too much, then you can cover it with a piece of tin foil while it finishes baking.

Banana bread

When the bread is done, set the pan on a cooling rack. Once it has cooled enough to handle, you can pop the loaf out of the pan and let it cool even more. My favorite way to eat this banana bread is sliced, toasted, and smeared with butter. Delish. It makes getting out of bed in the morning just a tiny bit easier.

This recipe is adapted from Bon Appetit magazine.

Shopping list:

  • Flour- 1 3/4 cups
  • Baking soda- 1.5 teaspoons
  • Kosher salt- 3/4 teaspoon
  • Chocolate chips- 1 cup
  • Ripe bananas- 2
  • Eggs- 3
  • Sugar- 1.5 cups
  • Vegetable oil- 3/4 cup
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A Banana Bread for My Sweet Tooth — 5 Comments

  1. Mmm, this looks so good! You know what’s up – you need that crispy exterior, fluffy interior, and don’t even try to give me banana bread without chocolate chips! Perfect banana bread 🙂

  2. LOVE your recipes, I’ve had amazing results with several already, but I made this today, following the write up narrative as I baked. Which means I used 1.5 TABLEspoons of baking soda. When it came out it was a sticky, sunken mess and I couldn’t figure out what went wrong, until I re-read the shopping list and see the baking soda listed as 1.5 TEAspoons. It’s too late to retry tonight, so I’ll give it a go again tomorrow, trying teaspoons instead of tablespoons. Wasn’t sure if you knew about the misprint or not…

    Thanks for all the great food you’ve helped me cook!!!

    • Thanks so much for your comment, and I am so so sorry for the mistake!! I’ll make the change, and I hope the next batch comes out much, much better for you!

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