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Banana nut bread with chocolate chips sliced on a wooden cutting board

Banana Nut Bread Recipe with Chocolate Chips

Amber Dawn | The Host Notes
A moist banana nut bread recipe with chocolate chips, crunchy pecans, and rich banana flavor. Easy to make and perfect for brunch or gifting.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings
Calories 362 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Loaf pans
  • Parchment paper
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Rubber spatula
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board or butcher block

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup avocado oil
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs slightly beaten
  • 3-4 mashed bananas or about 2 cups
  • 1 cup pecans roughly chopped
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or discs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉ and place oven racks in the top half of oven. Line two, 11-inch loaf pans with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined. Set aside.
  • In a separate, larger mixing bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add mashed bananas.
  • Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until everything is combined evenly. There will be lumps from the mashed banana, and that’s okay.
  • Roughly chop the pecans and chocolate chips or discs to your preferred size. The small bits of chocolate will melt into the batter while the larger will create pools of chocolate throughout the bread once baked. Reserve about ½ cup of each to top the loaves.
  • Add the chopped chocolate and pecans into the banana bread batter and gently fold them in until evenly distributed.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the prepared loaf pans. Scatter the reserved chocolate chips and pecans over the top.
  • Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. The loaves should have a rounded dome on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 254mgPotassium: 275mgFiber: 3gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 73IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Giftable, Hostable, Make Ahead, Quick Bread, Snacking Cake
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