| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 35 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- Juice of 1/2 orange (about 3 tablespoons)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), plus extra for greasing the pan, at room temperature
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix together the vanilla, eggs and orange juice in a measuring cup or small bowl. Cream the sugar and butter in a medium bowl until pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add in the egg mixture and beat until creamy. Mix in the bananas until smooth. Pour the flour in 2 batches into the batter and mix on low speed until incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake 1 hour, covering lightly with foil if the top gets too brown. Cool, remove from the pan and slice. Serve dusted with the confectioners’ sugar.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 411 |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 65 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 36 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 91 mg |
| Sodium | 331 mg |
Reviews
We’ve used this recipe many times and absolutely love it!
Incredibly easy to make and delicious every time! I admittedly doubled the chocolate chips because, well, who doesn’t want more chocolate?! 10/10 would recommend!
It’s in the oven but I’ll keep you posted.
I add more chocolate chips, but this banana bread is awesome!
I love this recipe so easy to make I also add cinnamon and instead of the orange juice, I use a little strawberry yogurt
Made exactly to recipe. Delicious! Family loves it.
Super simple and absolutely delicious every time!!!! It doesn’t last long in my house. I add a half cup of crushed walnuts and a half cup of the Nestle Toll House semi sweet chocolate chips. The top nicely browns and gets crunchy. It won’t if you cover it as the recipe mentions.
Delicious! I was far more generous with the chocolate chips to please my family- also baking time was 70minutes not 60minutes. Top was nice a brown but not burned and inside completely cooked but not overcooked or dry.
I’ve been using Melissa’s recipe; it’s great not heavy my husband is not a banana bread fan but he loves this recipe. Thanks Melissa!
Great recipe. No sogginess whatsoever but just really light and very tasty. Mini morsels give more a hint of chocolate flavor that isn’t heavy. Taking this to a hotel this weekend where lots of family is gathering for a wedding.