Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas (Large; roughly mashed)
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter (Melted)
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar (The method calls this caster sugar)
• 0.5 cup brown sugar (Packed)
• 1 large egg (At room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1.5 cup all-purpose flour (Sift before adding)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• salt (A pinch)
• 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (Some additional chips are used for topping)
• chopped walnuts (For topping; amount not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Place the roughly mashed bananas in a mixing bowl.

3. 3

   Add the melted unsalted butter, packed brown sugar, granulated sugar, room-temperature egg, and vanilla extract to the bananas.

4. 4

   Whisk the banana mixture well until combined.

5. 5

   Sift the all-purpose flour before adding it to the bowl. Add the flour, baking soda, and a pinch of salt to the banana mixture.

6. 6

   Mix the dry ingredients into the batter until combined. The finished batter will be thick.

7. 7

   Mix in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

8. 8

   Transfer the batter to the parchment-lined loaf pan.

9. 9

   Sprinkle chopped walnuts and additional chocolate chips over the top.

10. 10

    Bake at 350°F (175°C) for roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Notes

The amount of chopped walnuts and the quantity of additional topping chocolate chips are not specified. The source does not state how to test the loaf for doneness.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baking
• bread
• vegetarian
• American
• chocolate chips
• banana