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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Bananas are delicious.  A perfect food, some would say, loaded with vitamin B, that even comes in their very own traveling case.  We buy bananas to eat them, but bananas are tricky.  In the grocery store, it takes time to select the perfect bunch, I often grab them last as it takes some thought.  Not too green, but not overly yellow.  Slightly firm to the touch, but not hard or squishy.  And no matter what, no dark black spots or god forbid, bruises because these guys need to last.

In my kitchen, bananas hold the highest ranking in the fruit hierarchy, not because my kids love them (they don’t), but because they sit on the very top of my two-tiered wire fruit basket on the counter.  Apples, oranges, grapefruit, mangos, and even tomatoes are all below, but bananas, are on top, they are viewed from across the room, they are kings.  Sadly, their reign is short, only a few days, and they turn.

banana bread

Commonly, it is a small fruit fly that informs me that their time has come and gone unnoticed by me.  What is left is always a bit sad, a bunch of, formerly beautiful, now untouched, battered-looking former “kings” still resting in their fruit throne.  But bananas have a greater purpose, they can do what their fellow fruits typically cannot do…they can be made into sweet delicious bread.

So, when in doubt, I say, making banana bread with chocolate chip or double chocolate is my favorite.  I make banana bread often.  Although my kids don’t appreciate a banana on its own, they enjoy a slice of warm chocolate chip banana bread almost any day of the week.  This is one of the simplest recipes I make, just 8 ingredients, one of which is a beautiful bunch of bananas you took time selecting, yet somehow overlooked.

About the Author

Andrea Potischman

I am a professionally trained NYC chef turned CA mom and food blogger. I post about real food, with doable ingredient lists that are family friendly.

9 thoughts on "Chocolate Chip Banana Bread"

  1. Avatar photo tracy says:

    So delicious and so easy. The only problem is that it disappears within a day! I halved the sugar last time and my kids didn’t even notice.

    1. Excellent, lowering the sugar is a great option. You can also mix in some whole wheat flour and it’s just as tasty.

  2. Avatar photo Erin Dolinko says:

    I have made this banana bread recipe over and over again without fail. It is a favorite in my house, lasts less than a few hours on the counter!!

    1. SO love hearing this!!!!! Thanks Erin 🙂

  3. Avatar photo Erin Dolinko says:

    Making the banana bread right now. YUM!

  4. Avatar photo Wendy Brown says:

    OOOOoooo – This is a printing worthy! Perfect for a rainy, Spring afternoon!!

    1. I hope you enjoy Wen!

  5. Avatar photo Stephanie Chen says:

    Three super ripe bananas sitting on my counter right now and one third-grader dying to make banana bread on her own when she gets home from school today. Your timing is impeccable. I see a match made in heaven. Love your recipes!

    1. I love hearing this, thank you 🙂

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