by jen
This chocolate chip banana bread recipe is sponsoredby Simply Orange Low Acid.
Do not, I repeat, do not ever throw away a “too-ripe banana.” Don’t do it. Let it get really, really ripe. The blacker, the better! Peel off the skin, put it in a plastic baggie and throw it in the freezer. Because one day, very soon, you are gonna crave chocolate chip banana bread, and with bananas in the freezer you will be ready to make a yummy treat.
Thus far in my pregnancy I have disliked all food. All food. It’s not fun. But I suddenly see the light at the end of the tunnel and woke up this morning craving chocolate chip banana bread. Luckily for me, there were three bananas waiting for me in the freezer, and an hour later I had mychocolate chip banana bread.
Nothing goes better with a slice ofchocolate chip banana bread than a glass of orange juice. It is the perfect breakfast treat for mom,especially since it is the only drink other than water I have been drinking this pregnancy. I have to havea glass, or two, or three everyday.
I was recently introduced to Simply Orange Low Acid, and let me tell you why I am excited. I expect my pregnancy heartburn to start any day now, and I thought that would mean an end to my daily glass of orange juice. But now I have Simply Orange Low Acid — perfect timing.
Simply Orange Low Acid is anew low-acid option that is never sweetened, concentrated or frozen, with no added preservatives, colors or artificial flavors. Those with an acid sensitivity can rejoice in delicious orange juice with less acid and asmooth, delicious, fresh squeezed taste.
As much as I love my big KichenAid mixer (in red!), 99% of the time I am too lazy to get down my big mixer for one loaf of banana bread. So I tend to be a hand-mixer girl, and it works great for this recipe. If you don’t have a good hand mixer, get one. Who can resist this ice blue KitchenAid hand mixer?
You will also need a loaf pan.TIP – get two! It is just as easy to mix up a double batch.This chocolate chip banana bread doesn’t last long in my house, you will be glad you made double. (Or you could be a great friend and make one for you and one for a friend.)The two-pack Wilton loaf panis cheaper than two singles.
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 – 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoonbaking powder
- pinch of salt
- 5 tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl use mixer to mix the melted butter and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved.
Mash bananas with a fork and beat in withegg and vanilla extract.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Combine wet dry mixtures.
Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a small handful.
Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 45 minutes. Allow bread to cool, then it will slip right out of the pan.
Serve with a large glass of Simply Orange Low Acid.
Simply Orange Low Acid is available at Target and your local grocery store. Find more Simply inspirations and recipes on the Simply Facebook page or the Simply website.
Also be sure to check out my Glazed Orange Juice muffins made with Simply Orange. (I bet they would be just as fabulous withSimply Orange Low Acid!)
5 from 9 votes
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Ingredients
- 3 - 4ripe bananas mashed
- 1½cupflour
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- ½teaspoonbaking powder
- pinchof salt
- 5tablespoonsunsalted butter melted
- ½cupbrown sugar
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1egg
- 1cupchocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl use a hand mixer to mix the melted butter and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved.
Mash bananas with a fork and beat in with egg and vanilla extract.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Combine wet dry mixtures.
Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a small handful.
Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 45 minutes. Allow bread to cool, then it will slip right out of the pan.