Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made with cream cheese to keep it super tender and moist. With lots of chocolate chips, this one is a special treat!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Resting Time40 minutesmins
Total Time2 hourshrs
Servings: 16servings
Calories: 401kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer
Ingredients
2sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 8-ouncepkg cream cheese, softened
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupbrown sugar
2large eggs
3cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
1 ½cupsmashed bananas (about 4 medium)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupchocolate chips (bittersweet or semi-sweet)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two loaf pans.
Beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until light and creamy. Gradually add sugars, and beat until well blended and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until just blended.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and slowly add to butter mixture, beating on low speed until just blended. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips.
Pour batter into loaf pans and bake for one hour, or until pick inserted in the center comes out clean. You may need to cover with foil the last 15-20 minutes to prevent over-browning.
Cool pans on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove bread from pans. Cool at least 30 minutes before slicing.