Chefs Binge · American · Serves 12 slices
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
A soft, moist banana bread loaded with chunks of melting chocolate. Made with very ripe bananas and chopped dark chocolate folded right through - one easy loaf, and even better on the second day.
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 5 min
Total
2 hrs 20 min
Serves
12 slices
Per serving
317 kcal
Ingredients
Dry
250 g plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
170 g chopped dark or semi-sweet chocolate - 130 g for the batter, 40 g for the top
Wet
115 g unsalted butter - softened
150 g granulated sugar - or 100 g granulated + 50 g light brown
2 large eggs - room temperature
60 g sour cream - or plain yoghurt
345 g mashed very ripe banana - 3-4 bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
1
Heat the oven and prep the pan. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment, leaving an overhang to lift the loaf out later.
2
Mix the dry ingredients. Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Stir in the 130 g of chopped chocolate - tossing it in the flour helps stop it sinking to the bottom.
3
Cream the butter and sugar. Beat the softened butter and sugar on high for about 3 minutes, until pale and creamy.
4
Add the wet ingredients. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the sour cream, mashed banana and vanilla until just combined.
5
Bring it together. Add the dry mixture and mix on low just until combined. The batter is thick - do not over-mix, or the loaf turns tough and gummy.
6
Fill and top. Scrape the batter into the pan and level it. Scatter the reserved 40 g of chopped chocolate down the centre.
7
Bake. Bake for 60-65 minutes. Tent loosely with foil at about 30-35 minutes so the top does not over-brown. It is done when a toothpick in the centre (between the chocolate) comes out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter - start checking at 55 minutes.
8
Cool before slicing. Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 1 hour before lifting the loaf out and slicing. It keeps cooking as it rests, so slicing too early makes the centre seem gummy.
Per serving Calories 317 kcal · Protein 4 g · Carbs 44 g · Fat 14 g · Saturates 8 g · Fibre 2 g · Sugar 23 g · Sodium 220 mg
Recipe © Chef Łukasz Babral · chefsbinge.com · for personal use only
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