{"id":148,"date":"2026-09-08T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:41:07","slug":"moist-chocolate-chip-banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prep time:<\/strong> 15 mins | <strong>Bake time:<\/strong> 55 mins | <strong>Yield:<\/strong> 1 loaf (8\u201310 slices)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;3 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1\/4 cups)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/3 cup unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;3\/4 cup granulated sugar (or erythritol for low-carb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 large egg, room temperature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour (or almond flour)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tsp baking soda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 tsp salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or sugar-free chocolate chips)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Prep Oven &amp; Pan:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease a 8&#215;4-inch or 9&#215;5-inch loaf pan, or line it with parchment paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Mash &amp; Mix Wet:<\/strong> In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir in melted butter, sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>Combine Dry:<\/strong> Fold in the baking soda and salt. Gently stir in the flour until just combined\u2014do not overmix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>Fold Mix-ins:<\/strong> Carefully fold in the chocolate chips and optional chopped nuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. <strong>Bake:<\/strong> Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50\u201360 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong>Cool &amp; Slice:<\/strong> Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comment <strong>&#8220;Thank you&#8221;<\/strong> below to keep these crowd-pleasing bake recipes coming! \ud83c\udf5e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prep time: 15 mins | Bake time: 55 mins | Yield: 1 loaf (8\u201310 slices) Ingredients &nbsp;3 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1\/4 cups) &nbsp;1\/3 cup unsalted butter, melted &nbsp;3\/4 cup granulated sugar (or erythritol for low-carb) &nbsp;1 large egg, room temperature &nbsp;1 tsp vanilla extract &nbsp;1 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour (or almond flour) &#8230; <a title=\"Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=148\" aria-label=\"Read more about Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}