Best Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

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Cake-like, super moist, chocolate chip banana bread made with Greek yogurt & loaded with chocolate chips. One bite and you'll never go back to traditional.

The melted bits of chocolate in every bite make this chocolate chip banana bread with Greek yogurt an irresistible treat you’ll want to make at least once a week.

The Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe with Greek Yogurt

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread has everything we love about my classic Greek yogurt banana bread with the addition of the perfect mix of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

The yogurt makes this banana bread moist, while the chocolate chips do what they do best and add lots of rich chocolatey goodness! A slice of this banana bread, while still warm, is pure bliss. Prefer a portable version? Make these Greek yogurt banana muffins!

Ingredients

Along with the ripe bananas and sugar, the semi-sweet chocolate chips add the right amount of sweetness without overpowering the bread. Using Greek yogurt also cuts down the amount of butter needed. You’ll also need eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour (you can swap it for a 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour), baking soda to help the batter rise, and salt to enhance the other flavors.

How to Make Yogurt Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Alright, grab those ingredients, and let’s make this chocolatey Greek Yogurt Banana Bread recipe!

Mix the wet ingredients.
Mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork or potato masher. Add the Greek yogurt, melted butter, eggs, and whisk until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla, and stir to combine.
Sift the dry ingredients.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate large bowl.
Make the batter.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold ¾ cup of chocolate chips into the batter.
In the oven it goes!
Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, top with the remaining chocolate chips, and bake for 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. If the top of your loaf is getting too brown, cover with a foil tent.
Let it cool off.
Remove the banana bread from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before serving.

overhead view of chocolate chip banana bread sliced

Laura’s Baking Tips for Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

How to keep chocolate chip banana bread moist

Greek yogurt has an acidic nature that makes baked goods light and moist.

How to cook chocolate chip banana bread all the way through

With the excess moisture from ripe bananas and Greek yogurt, banana bread needs to be baked for 50 minutes to an hour. If the top of the banana bread is beginning to brown too quickly, cover the surface with a piece of tin foil and continue to bake. Some ovens run hotter than others, so I highly advise checking the loaf with a long wooden skewer or knife near the 50-minute mark. If it comes out clean, remove it from the oven, but if not, you'll need another 8 to 10 minutes.

Start with room temperature ingredients

Make sure to have all ingredients at room temperature, including eggs, butter, and yogurt. I often freeze leftover bananas for smoothies and baking, so make sure those are defrosted and room temp too.

Storage Tips

Store leftovers in an airtight container or tightly wrapped in plastic wrap for 3 to 5 days. You can keep it on the countertop, in the fridge, or hidden away from any prowling snackers.

To freeze: Let the bread cool to room temperature before tightly wrapping thick slices in plastic wrap. Place them in a freezer-safe zip bag and freeze for up to 2 months. To thaw, simply remove a slice from the freezer and defrost on the counter. You can warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds before enjoying.

Other Recipes Using Bananas

Try out a few of my family’s favorite recipes: double chocolate banana bread, banana oatmeal muffins, banana pancakes, 2 Ingredient banana cookies, chocolate banana ice cream, and chocolate avocado pudding.

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Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Servings: 10

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 55

Total Time: 1 10

Cake-like, super moist, chocolate chip banana bread made with Greek yogurt & loaded with chocolate chips. One bite and you'll never go back to traditional.

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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

2 large over-ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup Greek yogurt
½ cup butter, (equivalent to 1 stick of butter) melted
½ cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

Instructions

Prep the oven:

Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.

Make the batter:

In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add the Greek yogurt, melted butter, and eggs. Whisk to combine. Add the sugar and vanilla, and mix.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Stir ¾ cup of the chocolate chips.
Pour batter into greased loaf pan and top with remaining chocolate chips.

Bake:

Bake, for 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top of your loaf is getting too brown, cover with a foil tent.
Remove loaf from the oven and allow it to cool down for 15 minutes prior to removing it from the pan and slicing.

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