This bread machine chocolate chip banana bread recipe creates a really delicious banana bread. It is a combination of Grandma’s traditional banana bread with some chocolaty goodness! Your family will love it… if you haven’t secretly eaten it all before they get home. For this recipe, I used mini-chocolate chips. The main problem with regular sized chocolate chips is that they tend to sink towards the bottom of the banana bread. Still delicious but there is a lot more chocolate on the bottom of the banana bread versus the top. Mini-chocolate chips are usually better dispersed in this bread machine chocolate chip banana bread recipe.
Key Ingredients – Bananas & Mini-Chocolate Chips
Finished Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
If you are looking for an oven-baked version (non-bread machine) of this recipe, please visit our oven-baked Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe. For other bread machine and oven-baked banana bread recipes (i.e. blueberry, cranberry, vegan, gluten free & many more), please visit our Easy Banana Bread Variations section.
In case you didn’t know, traditional banana breads are a type of quick bread. Quick breads use baking soda and/or baking powder as a leavening agent (versus sandwich-type breads that use yeast). Quick breads are usually a sweeter muffin-like “bread” that is often eaten as a dessert. When making this bread machine banana bread recipe, please make sure you use the quick bread/cake setting on your bread machine or your banana bread might not come out properly. See the tips section below for more information on the quick bread setting.
Since this chocolate chip banana bread recipe is done in a bread machine, it is simple & easy to make. This recipe takes me about 5-10 minutes to prepare and then the bread machine does the rest of the work. For more great recipes, please visit Bread Dad’s main Bread Machine Recipes section. Bread Dad also has a printable and “pin-able” recipe at the bottom of the page.
Sliced Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ingredients – Bread Machine – Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – 2lb Loaf
- 8 Tablespoons – Butter (melted)
- 2 – Eggs (beaten)
- 1 Teaspoon – Vanilla Extract
- 3 – Bananas (ripe), Medium Sized (mashed)
- 1 Cup – Light Brown Sugar (packed cup)
- 2 Cups – Flour (all-purpose)
- 1/2 Teaspoon – Salt
- 1 Teaspoon – Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon – Baking Soda
- 1/2 Cup – Chocolate Chips (mini-chips)
Servings – Approximately 12 slices
Equipment used for this recipe – Measuring cup & spoons, flexible spatula, oven mitts, cooling rack… and of course, a bread machine!
Instructions – Bread Machine – Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – 2lb Loaf
- Prep Time – 10 minutes
- Baking Time – 1:40 hours
- Bread Machine Settings – Quick Bread/Cake, Light Color & 2 lb
- Beat the eggs.
- Mash bananas with a fork.
- Soften the butter in microwave.
- Add the eggs, bananas & butter into the bread pan and then add the other ingredients (except the chocolate chips). Try to follow order of the ingredients listed above so that liquid ingredients are placed in the bread pan first and the dry ingredients second.
- Enter the bread machine settings (Quick Bread/Cake, Light Color) and press the start button. FYI – Before making this recipe, please READ the tips section below for more information regarding the sweet quick bread setting used to make banana breads. On your machine, this setting might be called “quick bread”, “quick bread/cake”, “cake”, etc. However, some manufacturers use the “quick bread” setting for rapid sandwich-type breads that use yeast (and not for quick breads such as banana bread that use baking powder/soda). Therefore, this setting can be very confusing… but the tips section below will help you to find the right setting to use on your machine. You need to enter the correct banana bread setting used by your SPECIFIC bread machine model or the banana bread could be under or overcooked.
- After the first mixing and before the second/final mixing, add the chocolate chips.
- After the second/final mixing and before the baking cycle commences, sprinkle a small handful of chocolate chips on top of the dough. They will sink in as the bread rises.
- When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, unplug the bread machine. Remove the bread loaf pan and place it on a wooden cutting board. Let the bread stay within the bread loaf container for 10 minutes before you remove it from the bread loaf container. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container (bread loaf pan) because it will be very hot!
- After removing the bread from the bread loaf pan, place the bread on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread. You should allow the banana bread to completely cool before cutting. This can take up to 2 hours. Otherwise, the banana bread will break (crumble) more easily when cut.
- Don’t forget to remove the mixing paddle if it is stuck in the bread. Use oven mitts as the mixing paddle could be hot.
- Before using your bread machine, you should read the bread machine manufacturer’s instructions in order to use the bread machine effectively and safely.
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Tips – Bread Machine – Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- The tips below are designed to help bread machine “novices” and those who haven’t touched their bread machine in years.
- Before making this recipe, please read the tips below especially the section focused on the “quick bread/cake” setting because bread machines vary & require you to be knowledgeable about your specific bread machine model when making a banana bread. For example, if you do not use the correct setting, you will have trouble with bread machine recipes (i.e. your banana bread may be potentially under or overcooked). The setting name used for banana breads differs on many bread machine models and may be called “Quick”, “Cake”, “Cake/Quick Bread”, etc. Therefore, you need to determine the specific setting on your bread machine model (READ YOUR MANUAL) that was designed for sweet quick bread recipes (i.e. banana bread) that use baking soda/powder and not yeast. I know that this can be confusing… but the “sweet quick bread” tips section below will help you to find the right setting for your machine.
- Warning – The number 1 error that people make when creating a bread machine banana bread is using the WRONG setting. The people who have a problem often use the “quick” or “quick bread” setting designed for fast/express sandwich bread recipes that use yeast… and NOT the “quick bread” or “cake” setting designed for moist quick breads (i.e. banana bread & pumpkin bread) that use baking soda/powder. These are two totally different settings with different mixing & baking lengths. You need to find the correct baking soda/powder “quick bread” setting used with YOUR specific make & model of bread machine. FYI – To avoid this error, please read the setting tips lower down in the tips section & read your machine manual.
- FYI – To more easily find the “quick bread/cake” setting names used by some of the most popular bread machines, you should visit my Bread Machine Quick Bread Settings page. I set this up to help people find the correct banana bread setting for their particular machine.
- Another common error – Not using RIPE bananas. Banana bread made with unripe bananas tastes very bland! Ripe bananas are soft and the yellow peel has many small brown/black spots. Also use exactly 1 cup of mashed RIPE bananas for the best & most consistent results when making this recipe (because bananas vary in size).
- Another common error – Not premixing or scraping the sides of the bread pan. If you do not premix/scrape, you are very likely to have flour stuck to the sides of the bread pan and banana bread. For more information, read the premixing/scraping tips lower down on the page.
- For this recipe, you should use MINI-sized chocolate chips. Regular chocolate chips are heavier and more likely to sink to the bottom of the batter. Mini-chocolate chips seem to disperse better throughout the batter.
- If you want to use regular-sized chocolate chips, you are probably better off with our oven-baked Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe. The heavier regular-sized chocolate chips are more likely to be evenly spread throughout the banana bread with hand mixing (versus bread machine mixing).
- Use RIPE bananas for the best results. If you use unripe green or hard yellow bananas, your banana bread might not be as tasty. Unripe bananas have more starch and less sugar than ripe bananas. The natural sweetness of ripe bananas works best when making banana bread recipes.
- Use 3 medium-sized bananas. The use of 3 large bananas can make the mixture too wet. In case, you like to use cup measurements versus banana “sizes”… 3 medium-sized bananas equal roughly 1 cup of mashed bananas (not sliced bananas).
- Use EXACTLY 1 cup of mashed bananas for the best results. The use of a measuring cup will provide greater consistency (versus using varying banana sizes) and thus reduce the potential for your banana bread from being too dry or too wet.
- If you are looking for a gluten free version, you should check out our Bread Machine Gluten Free Banana Bread recipe.
- Sweet Quick Bread Details – According to Wikipedia and most bakers, banana bread is a type of “quick bread” (that uses baking soda/powder instead of yeast). Unfortunately, this term (quick bread) has led to some confusion as bread machine manufacturers often use similar setting names to make rapid/express/quick sandwich-type breads as well as completely different sweet quick breads (i.e. banana bread).
- IMPORTANT – Make sure to use the setting on your bread machine designed for SWEET QUICK BREADS/CAKES. This setting is for sweet quick bread recipes (i.e. banana bread or pumpkin bread) that use baking soda/powder (and not yeast). You can not use regular sandwich-type bread settings in order to make banana bread.
- Be aware that the setting name used for banana bread recipes can vary by bread machine manufacturer. Here are some examples of settings used to make banana bread on various bread machines – the Sunbeam Breadmaker 5891 uses the “Quick” setting, the Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Bread Maker uses the “Cake” setting and the Cuisinart CBK-100 Bread Maker uses the “Cake/Quick Bread” setting. Therefore, you must check your bread machine’s instructions for the exact setting used to make banana bread on your specific bread machine model.
- Don’t be fooled by setting names like Rapid or Express Bread (as these settings are often used for very rapid baking and are not used for sweet quick breads). They will leave your banana bread undercooked. For example, on my Sunbeam, the sweet quick bread setting lasts for 1:43 hours versus the express setting which lasts for only 58 minutes. Be aware that some bread machine manufacturers even label the rapid/express bread setting as “Quick Bread” and this can cause lots of confusion (because they use the name in order to describe a setting that makes a rapid sandwich-type bread and not a sweet quick bread recipe such as banana bread).
- Moreover, in many bread machines, the “sweet bread” setting is used for sweet breads that use yeast (not banana breads that use baking soda/powder). “Sweet bread” recipes are different from sweet quick bread recipes (i.e. banana bread) and utilize different mixing & baking times. Therefore, a bread machine banana bread recipe is unlikely to work on the “sweet bread” setting.
- If you are still having trouble finding the sweet quick bread setting, check your bread machine manual for details regarding the “Cake” setting on your machine. Some bread machines have a cake setting that states that they can be used for banana breads & sweet quick breads (and the mixing & baking will last roughly for 1 hour 40-50 minutes). However, other bread machines have a cake setting that is not designed for sweet quick breads. For example, my bread machine (Sunbeam) has a cake setting (that lasts for 2 hours 50 minutes) and a “Quick” (used for quick breads such as banana bread) setting (that lasts for 1 hour 43 minutes). Therefore, this banana bread recipe would probably not work well with the cake setting on my machine.
- I know this can be super confusing… but always read your bread machine manual and look for the specific setting designed for banana breads & sweet quick breads (that use baking soda/powder).
- If you have lost your bread machine manual, you can usually find it by searching online. For example, I can find my manual by typing “Sunbeam bread machine manual” into Google.
- Many bread machine manufacturers also have recipe booklets where you can also find more information on how to make a banana bread with your specific bread machine model.
- However, be aware that some basic bread machines have only a very limited number of settings and may NOT have a setting that can be used for sweet quick breads (i.e. banana bread). These basic machines are primarily focused on making sandwich-type breads. If your bread machine can’t make banana breads, you might like to try our oven-baked Quick & Easy Banana Bread recipe.
- If the top center of the bread looks too moist when you take it out of the bread machine, you can try the classic baking “toothpick test”. Gently push a toothpick/chopstick/skewer into the top of the bread and see if any batter sticks to the toothpick/chopstick/skewer. Make sure to wear oven gloves because the bread pan and bread machine will still be hot. If batter is sticking to the toothpick/chopstick/skewer then it hasn’t completely cooked. Place the bread loaf pan back into the still warm bread machine for another 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes, remove the bread pan and test the banana bread again with a toothpick/chopstick/skewer. FYI – Given variability in banana sizes, banana breads tend to have more moistness variability than many other recipes. Moreover, since most bread machines turn off automatically after a specified time and you can not adjust the baking temperature, they are little less flexible than ovens in dealing with baking “variances”. Thus the need to use the toothpick test if the banana bread top looks too moist (or you can skip the toothpick test and just leave the banana bread in the still warm bread machine for an extra 5 minutes if the top looks a little too moist).
- Since a toothpick can be too short, I like to use a long chopstick or wooden skewer instead. Remember always wear oven mitts when dealing with a hot bread pan.
- Flour sticking to the sides of your bread machine banana bread? Unfortunately, bread machines have a harder time mixing moister sweet quick bread recipes (versus drier sandwich bread dough). Therefore, after the first mixing cycle has fully stopped (and before the second & final mixing cycle has begun), I like to scrape the sides of the bread pan with a flexible silicon spatula (not a metal spatula). This loosens any flour that may be sticking to the sides of the bread pan (because a bread machine mixing “paddle” doesn’t quite reach the sides of the bread pan). For safety purposes, I do not scrape the sides of the bread pan when the mixing blade is moving. In addition, people should not stick their hands inside bread machines. Moreover, people should always wear oven mitts when dealing with a bread machine because the bread pan & bread machine interior can get quite hot.
- Nevertheless, ALWAYS follow the instructions included in the manufacturer’s manual for your specific bread machine in order to safely scrape the inside of your bread pan.
- Some people get around this issue by PREMIXING their ingredients. They will first mix all of the ingredients by hand in a mixing bowl and then add it to the bread machine bread pan (versus adding all of the ingredients to the bread pan and letting the bread machine mix everything). While this is an extra step, premixing the ingredients greatly reduces the potential for any unwanted small flour “clumps” and/or flour sticking to the sides of the finished banana bread. After hand mixing the ingredients, you should just follow the rest of the recipe instructions (i.e. enter proper bread machine settings and so on). However, always remember to add the ingredients (or hand mixed batter) to the bread pan when the bread pan is out of the bread machine and the bread machine is unplugged.
- You need to leave the banana bread in the bread pan for 10 minutes after you take it out of the bread machine. Denser quick breads take a little longer for the interior dough to be fully baked. This 10 minute period finishes the baking process.
- Be careful when removing the banana bread from the bread loaf pan. Banana breads are much softer than sandwich-type bread loaves. Therefore, they can break or “dent” more easily when you remove them from the bread loaf pan. When removing the bread, you should be careful not to let the handle of the bread pan damage the bread.
- If you have a problem with a banana bread recipe, please make sure that you are following the recipe exactly. You will need to make sure that you are inputting the correct bread machine settings, using the exact ingredient measurements (i.e. don’t eyeball the measurements versus using a measuring cup), using the exact ingredients called for in the recipe (i.e. baking soda/powder versus yeast or all purpose flour versus bread flour), etc. Please don’t “wing” things with recipes unless you are willing to live with your experiments!
- In addition, you should try to use relatively fresh baking soda & powder for the best results. For example, using baking soda from an open container (that has been deodorizing your refrigerator for months) may lead to subpar results. Old & hard baking powder/soda may lead to the rising problems and/or leave small bitter clumps in your banana bread.
- Please read the instructions/manual included with your bread machine in order to use it safely and effectively. Recipe instructions & settings may differ slightly depending on the brand & model of bread machine utilized.
- For more bread machine recipes (i.e. buttery white bread, French bread, pumpkin bread and multigrain bread), please visit Bread Dad’s Bread Machine Recipes section.
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Reference Sources
- Wikipedia, Banana Bread
- Wikipedia, Bread Machine
- Wikipedia, Chocolate
Bread Machine - Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This bread machine chocolate chip banana bread recipe creates a really delicious banana bread. It is a combination of Grandma's traditional banana bread with some chocolaty goodness! This recipe is for a 2lb loaf. Please visit Bread Dad (BreadDad.com) for more great banana bread recipes (oven-baked & bread machine versions).
Servings: 12 Slices
Ingredients
- 8 Tablespoons - Butter (melted)
- 2 - Eggs (beaten)
- 1 Teaspoon - Vanilla Extract
- 3 - Bananas Medium Sized (mashed)
- 1 Cup - Light Brown Sugar (packed cup)
- 2 Cups - Flour (all-purpose)
- 1/2 Teaspoon - Salt
- 1 Teaspoon - Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon - Baking Soda
- 1/2 Cup - Chocolate Chips (mini-chips)
Instructions
- Prep Time – 10 minutes
- Baking Time – 1:40 hours
- Bread Machine Settings – Quick Bread/Cake, Light Color & 2 lb
- Beat the eggs.
- Mash bananas with a fork.
- Soften the butter in microwave.
- Add the eggs, bananas & butter into the bread pan and then add the other ingredients (except the chocolate chips). Try to follow order of the ingredients listed above so that liquid ingredients are placed in the bread pan first and the dry ingredients second.
- Enter the bread machine settings (Quick Bread/Cake, Light Color) and press the start button. FYI - Before making this recipe, please READ the tips section below for more information regarding the sweet quick bread setting used to make banana breads. On your machine, this setting might be called "quick bread", "quick bread/cake", "cake", etc. However, some manufacturers use the "quick bread" setting for rapid sandwich-type breads that use yeast (and not for quick breads such as banana bread that use baking powder/soda). Therefore, this setting can be very confusing... but the tips section below will help you to find the right setting to use on your machine. You need to enter the correct banana bread setting used by your SPECIFIC bread machine model or the banana bread could be under or overcooked.
- After the first mixing and before the second/final mixing, add the chocolate chips.
- After the second/final mixing and before the baking cycle commences, sprinkle a small handful of chocolate chips on top of the dough. They will sink in as the bread rises.
- When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, unplug the bread machine. Remove the bread loaf pan and place it on a wooden cutting board. Let the bread stay within the bread loaf container for 10 minutes before you remove it from the bread loaf container. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container (bread loaf pan) because it will be very hot!
- After removing the bread from the bread loaf pan, place the bread on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread. You should allow the banana bread to completely cool before cutting. This can take up to 2 hours. Otherwise, the banana bread will break (crumble) more easily when cut.
- Don’t forget to remove the mixing paddle if it is stuck in the bread. Use oven mitts as the mixing paddle could be hot.
- Before using your bread machine, you should read the bread machine manufacturer’s instructions in order to use the bread machine effectively and safely.
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