Description
A tender and indulgent banana bread with chocolate chips, developed for a light yet moist loaf.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 5 g (1 tsp) baking soda
- 3 g (1/2 tsp) fine salt
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) ground cinnamon (optional)
- 115 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 150 g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (about 100 g total), room temperature
- 300 g (about 3 medium) ripe bananas, mashed (1 1/2 cups)
- 60 g (1/4 cup) sour cream or full-fat Greek yogurt
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 170 g (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugar until smooth. Then add eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla, stirring until combined.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Fold in the chocolate chips gently.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 50–60 minutes, checking for doneness at 45 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then lift out and cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Use ripe bananas for maximum flavor and avoid overmixing to keep the loaf tender.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg