Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

My mom always
made this bread 
growing up, and 
often gave out 
mini loaves for 
Christmas gifts. 
The sugar crust 
with nuts and 
chocolate is 
decadent. It will 
be hard not to 
eat the entire 
loaf all by 
yourself! I like 
to have a loaf 
sliced up in the 
freezer for a quick 
treat without 
the baking time. 


Banana Chocolate Chip Bread 

Bread batter

1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 T Braggs apple cider vinegar
1 cup mashed bananas
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 bag chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnuts chopped

Chocolate Chip Topping

1 package chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2-2/3 cup chopped walnuts

For the bread batter

Beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes and then add the eggs one at a time and beat for 4 minutes after each egg. Combine milk, vinegar, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Very very slowly add the liquids to the butter. Stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture into the batter slowly. When they are well combined add the bananas (don’t over mash them, leave them a bit chunky), chocolate chips, and walnuts. For bread that rises better let the batter sit for 45 minutes before baking. This adds about a 1/2 inch taller rise on the bread.

For the Chocolate Chip Topping


Stir together the chocolate chips, brown sugar and walnuts Right before you put the bread in the oven, sprinkle on the Chocolate Chip Topping evenly over the two loaves. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.