This walnut chocolate chip banana bread is a super moist banana bread. This is a no mixer easy to make recipe. It is full of walnut pieces and mini chocolate chips. The banana bread is perfect to make if you have ripe bananas and perfect for brunch!
I love this chocolate chip walnut banana bread. It is super easy to make and loaded with flavor.
The best part of this banana bread is the mini chocolate chips. It gives it little pockets of chocolate.
For more banana recipes, try Easy Cinnamon Banana Scones, Easy Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread, and Banana Bread Coffee Cake.
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Why This Recipe Works
- Easy to make- This recipe is easy to make because no electric mixer is required! All you need is a whisk, rubber spatula, and two bowls!
- Moist banana bread- This banana bread is extra soft and tender from the bananas and sour cream.
- Loaded with flavor- This bread is loaded with cinnamon, walnuts, and mini chocolate chips.
- The best banana bread- This banana bread is super moist and perfect to make when you have bananas sitting on your counter.
Ingredient Notes
- Unsalted butter- The butter needs to be melted and cooled before using. If you use hot butter, the texture will be off.
- Brown sugar- I used light brown sugar. You can use dark brown sugar.
- Sour cream- Use full fat sour cream. Pull this out 2 hours before baking.
- Large eggs- Pull this out 2 hours before baking.
- Ripe bananas- The best bananas are when they are evenly spotted. Brown bananas are sweet and perfect for baking.
- Mini chocolate chips- I love mini chocolate chips! You can also use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. Milk chocolate chips would be way too sweet.
- Walnuts- This recipe is for walnuts. However, you can skip them or use a different nut like pecans.
Step By Step Instructions
Here is how to make and bake this banana bread.
STEP 1: Mix the dry ingredients. Use a sifter to make sure no flour lumps get inside the batter. In a medium bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon.
STEP 2: Mix wet ingredients together. In a large bowl, use a whisk to mix the melted (but cooled) butter and brown sugar.
Then, add the vanilla extra and sour cream.
STEP 3: Add in eggs and mashed overripe bananas. Next, use the whisk to mix in the eggs and mashed bananas.
STEP 4: Add in flour mixture. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the dry ingredients into the banana mixture. Then, fold in the walnut pieces and mini chocolate chips.
STEP 5: Pour batter into the pan. Pour the batter in a 9X5 inch loaf pan. Next, top the the whole loaf with extra chocolate chips and walnuts.
STEP 6: Bake. Now, bake the banana bread for 50 minutes. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
STEP 7: Cool. Cool the banana bread on a cooling rack (wire rack). Make sure to cool completely before slicing with a serrated knife.
How To Easily Remove From Pan
Make sure to spray the 9X5 pan with baking nonstick spray.
Then, line the bottom and 2 sides of the pan with parchment paper. This allows something to hold on to when pulling the bread out of the pan.
For best results, make sure to cool in the hot pan for 10 minutes before removing.
Expert Baking Tips
- Flour- make sure the flour is spooned and leveled. If you stick your measuring cup inside the flour to scoop it, it will be compacted down. This can lead to a dry bread.
- Make sure the butter is cooled before using in the batter.
- To get a better rise with the bread, the eggs and sour cream need to be room temperature. If they are cold, then the bread will not rise as much.
- Mash bananas separately before combining. Mash on a plate using either a fork or a potato masher.
- I placed the walnuts in a food processor to get walnut pieces.
FAQ
Yes, you can use a 8X4 loaf pan, fill ¾ths full. You can use the extra batter and turn it into muffins. You can also make these into banana muffins. Use cupcake liners and bake for 18 minutes.
Yes you can!
Banana bread is much denser and make in a loaf pan. Banana cake is light and fluffy. It has a lighter and aerated texture.
Storing and Freezing
Store this walnut chocolate chip banana bread in an airtight container or cover tightly with plastic wrap. Store up to 5 days.
I love serving mine with melted butter and heated in the microwave.
Freezing
Freeze this banana bread by wrapping in cling wrap and place in an airtight container. Freeze up to 30 days.
Thaw for 1-2 hours before serving.
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📖 Recipe
Walnut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup Brown sugar packed light or dark
- ¼ cup Sour cream room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- 2 Large eggs room temperature
- 3 Medium ripe bananas mashed
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup Mini chocolate chips extra for topping
- ½ cup Chopped walnuts extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 inch loaf pan with baking non-stick spray. Line the bottom and 2 sides of the pan with parchment paper. Spray again.
- In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.2 cups All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- In a separate bowl, use a whisk and mix melted butter and brown sugar. Then, add in sour cream and vanilla. Mix until combined. Add in eggs and mix. Add in the mashed bananas.½ cup Unsalted butter, ¾ cup Brown sugar, ¼ cup Sour cream, 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract, 2 Large eggs, 3 Medium ripe bananas
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula. Add in mini chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.¾ cup Mini chocolate chips, ½ cup Chopped walnuts
- Pour batter into pan. Top with extra mini chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
- Bake for 50 minutes-1 hour. It is done baking when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. To prevent over browning, tent the loaf with foil. Let it sit in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before cutting into it.
LeKisha says
Instead of sour cream what would you suggest as a replacement
Stephanie Rutherford says
You can use plain greek yogurt.
Luisa says
Made this banana bread recipe and is really good! Did it with my sister and turned out great. Very easy to follow the instructions. My sister isn't a fan of banana bread but she really enjoyed this one! Would I do it again? Yes100%
Ashley says
This banana bread is really easy to make. I made it with my son and it turned out great!
Ashley says
This banana bread is so good!
Betty Brockhoff says
This is delicious! I didn't have any mini chips, so I just ran them through the nut chopper after I took care of the walnuts. Worked perfectly. I'm really glad I decided to look for a new banana bread recipe - I think this has to become one of my Christmas gift breads this year.