Name: Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Yield: 8-10 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened; 2/3 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cups peeled, mashed ripe bananas (about 3-4); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips, divided; 1 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2/3 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups peeled, mashed ripe bananas (about 3-4)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips, divided

Supplies
1 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan

1 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan

Instructions

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- Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare a 9 x 5-inch pan with vegetable pan spray.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture; mix just until blended. Stir in 2/3 cup chocolate chips or chunks.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining chocolate.
- Bake 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.

Notes

Freshly baked bread can be stored in the freezer for up to a month. Make sure your bread has cooled completely, then wrap it in plastic wrap and aluminum foil.
Slice your bread before freezing and just grab as many slices as you need without having to defrost the whole loaf.

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