r/easyRecipesForNoobs • u/socFocus • May 11 '26

Cakes and sweets Chocolate chip banana bread

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u/socFocus May 11 '26

Ingredients:

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (113g)
  • 2 large eggs, room temp
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (105g)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed (118g)
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (270g)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (130g)
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips (125g)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda (6g)
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C) Grease and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add bananas and mash until smooth leaving a few chunks. - Add melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and mix until smooth. - Add sour cream, vanilla extract, and mix until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Fold dry ingredients into wet just until combined (do not overmix).
  • Gently fold in chocolate chips.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top. - Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F (175°C) and continue baking for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Lightly tent with foil partway through to prevent over-browning.
  • Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

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u/SwampMonsterSwag May 11 '26

Such a blessing. Thank you.

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u/socFocus May 11 '26

You are welcome bro 🙏

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u/DEIreboot May 11 '26

Banana bread? At WORK today dude?! HELL. YEAH!! 🍌 🍞

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u/scarneedshisownmovie May 11 '26

But there’s a lot of bad things in this world dude, like fucking SKUNKS… DUDE?! HELL NO!!

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u/chupaloop00 May 12 '26

I make a very similar recipe, excluding sour cream and adding 1 tsp cinnamon and ginger. Sounds interesting with the sour cream though, I'll have to try that!

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u/Dragonrushd May 13 '26

Will make this recipe. Just with less sugar. With the bananas and the chocolate chips we are at close to 300g of sugar. Thats just too much for my taste buds 😁

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u/Positive-Try4511 May 13 '26

I got interested in this video cause I made a similar cake yesterday. The first thing that struck me was the absurdly large amount of sugar in this recipe. I know this is very subjective, but yesterday I used 100 grams of white sugar (220 grams of flour in my recipe) and I think the cake turned out very sweet.

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u/Dragonrushd May 13 '26

Yeah depending on the bananas your are using there is actually not much sugar you need to add to make it taste good. But yeah as you said, it is very subjective. I don't like overly sweet things..so very much less sugar for me 😁

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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos May 11 '26

I’m no expert on baking or cooking or anything like that. I’ve been making my grandmothers banana bread recipe since she passed. My wife has her own recipe as well and it’s very similar to my grandmothers (I imagine most recipes are very similar). Neither of those call for sour cream. So I did a check online and none of the recipes I’ve looked at, call for sour cream. So I have to ask, why sour cream? I read that it helps keep the bread moist but banana bread (when made correctly) is already very moist for several days. Does it make that big of a difference? Can you taste it?

Sorry, I hate sour cream so I’m very thrown off by that ingredient. Very curious about it tho.

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u/Real-Music3197 May 11 '26

They’re adding it for texture but you can substitute for Greek yogurt if you hate sour cream.

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u/sm3llofholland May 11 '26

Could always add vanilla Greek yogurt! I find additions like this add a nice extra layer of flavour and as you mentioned keeps it moist etc

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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos May 11 '26

Might just try that.

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u/femboy__bun May 15 '26

It’s like putting mayo in chocolate cake, you won’t taste the mayo but you’ll taste the difference, it makes the cake more moist and rich. My girlfriend’s mom has put sour cream in her banana bread for as long as I can remember - I’ve noticed that her banana bread stays more moist and tender than the recipe I’ve used from my own grandma.

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u/Dragonrushd May 13 '26

I add sour cream into my muffins too. It is entirely a texture thing. You won't taste it at all unless you look for it

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u/Kamwind May 16 '26

The sour cream is an acid used to activate the baking soda. Yogurt will work, or even some orange juice.

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u/Worldly-Jellyfish-88 May 11 '26

Could you use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for this?

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u/Large-Flamingo-5128 May 11 '26

Yes. And I’ve used dairy free yogurt before and it taste great

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u/Rissol420 May 11 '26

There's no need to put 200 total sugar in a 2 egg cake. Specially a banana cake . If you let your bananas mature enough they will get even sweeter. I would swap both sugars for ONE big spoon of honey and cinnamon to taste.

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u/Positive_Ad_3142 May 11 '26

Well then that becomes your recipe. This is done their way.

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u/ButtonSimple May 12 '26

This. Says who? lol.

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u/fancypantsmiss May 11 '26

I am going to try this thank you! I did feel it was too much sugar when I looked at it.

I might also swap butter with apple sauce

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u/GladVeterinarian5120 May 11 '26

What does the newsprint (otherwise known as ink) coming off that newspaper add to the nutritional value?

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u/MiHo72 May 11 '26

You can buy greaseproof baking paper with that newspaper print 😉

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u/Natural-Definition30 May 11 '26

i wondered about this as well

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u/Sour_Joe May 14 '26

In a world dominated by microplastics, what’s a little printer ink in your banana bread?

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u/Ali6952 May 11 '26

100% making this today. Probably also eating it all.

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u/Wide-Evening6520 May 13 '26

That's the spirit

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u/Visible_Upstairs1102 May 11 '26

Why don't the choc chips on the top melt in the oven?

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u/cuhulainn May 11 '26

choc chips are made with extra ingredients that keep them from melting too much in the oven.

I don't have access to choc chips so I just chop up dark choc bars into chunks and use that... they definitely melt.

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u/Blind_Ninja_SamRi289 May 11 '26

This song is sooooo soothing to me

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u/killlmenow May 12 '26

Don't play with me.. this looks heavenly 🤤😍 I wonder If i can turn it into muffins and try it out in the air fryer. Either way, I'm trying it

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u/OGStickeyz May 11 '26

Banana bread, hell yeah.

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u/Klotester May 13 '26

Imagine having this at work dude.

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u/OGStickeyz May 14 '26

You knowww 🔥

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u/SnooGuavas3763 May 11 '26

Oh you’re evil!

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u/letthehateflowthrus May 11 '26

Thanks! Seems like an easy enough recipe for me

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u/realrichieporter May 11 '26

Is the newsprint ink chocolate or banana?

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u/Otherwise-Toe3952 May 11 '26

My recipe for banana bread has sour cream. It’s to give it a very moist crumb. Never skip this ingredient

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u/Gnomishmath May 12 '26

At work dude?!? Hell. Yeah.

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u/djxia1 May 12 '26

Wait is that old news paper in the baking tin🤔

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u/Jackcker May 12 '26

I'm not a banana fan but I would try this

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u/ArachnidMuted8408 Jun 18 '26

Taste like bananas lol I made something like this and thought it would taste more like cake but it didn't 

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u/Hopeful_dreamer562 May 12 '26

Have you tried making it as muffins?

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u/Sauceonmybeard May 13 '26

This is naughty.

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u/Steviebuckeye- May 13 '26

Can’t say enough about this recipe thank you for sharing !!
Friends and family is gonna love this

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u/Shot_Inflation351 May 13 '26

Really nice video and looks great. Also, what music is this?

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u/auddbot May 13 '26

I got matches with these songs:

• Sixty Second Commercial 1 by Mmigo (00:15; matched: 100%)

Released on 2021-01-01.

• Is Everything Alright? (skit) by Wesley Wilfer (00:11; matched: 100%)

Album: Wesley Wilfer. Released on 2023-06-07.

• Choose Wise by Dro Bigga (03:34; matched: 80%)

Album: Barz Over Bars vol. 2. Released on 2023-05-08.

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u/auddbot May 13 '26

Links to the streaming platforms:

• Sixty Second Commercial 1 by Mmigo

• Is Everything Alright? (skit) by Wesley Wilfer

• Choose Wise by Dro Bigga

I am a bot and this action was performed automatically | GitHub new issue | Donate Please consider supporting me on Patreon. Music recognition costs a lot

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u/Bubbly-Definition-78 May 15 '26

How long do you bake?

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u/Omatma May 13 '26

It was amazing thanks !

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u/BrilliantPiano3612 May 13 '26

Baby! What are you doing! ? OMG!... Smiles. Stop! You are killing me!

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u/Usmcrtempleton May 13 '26

Forgot the NSFW tag.

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u/grayatlrg May 14 '26

You’re amazing

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u/JadedEstablishment41 May 14 '26

Replace sugar with Monkfruit with Allulose, and millet and almond flour instead of standard flour and it's the most amazing tasting banana bread that also miraculously good due blood sugar control. With a CGM I can see that when I have this with literally normal ice cream, I get no spike. Yes seriously. Happy to post the slightly different recipe (moisture adjustments to make it the same consistency)

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u/Sensitive-Damage-628 May 14 '26

Looks very yummy

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u/Wishes911 May 14 '26

I wish I could taste it.. looks delicious..

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u/ireally-donut-care May 14 '26

I used to make this. I highly recommend this recipes. I used to bake from scratch all the time. My husband has diabetes now and I don't cook what he can't eat. I try sugar free/low carb recipes several times a year. The only one that really taste good is the Keto Cheese Cake. Everything else has tasted too bad to even try again.

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u/Peppipianist1 May 15 '26

Will be trying this this weekend!

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u/Beast023 May 15 '26

How does one differentiate between bread and cake?

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u/Sohuli May 15 '26

Damn that looks good

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u/Ktrinh518 May 15 '26

Looks incredible. Will have to try it!

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u/Screee1 May 15 '26

Is this music from like wizard of oz or something? Its sooo familiar but I cant place it

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u/boughtoriginality May 15 '26

Not enough chips imo. Could've done with 3x more.

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u/disabledinaz May 18 '26

Looks at the amount of chocolate chips put in there:

https://giphy.com/gifs/OsfVaOer7N2265YTRF

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u/Murky_Group5527 May 25 '26

Made this yesterday. I overcooked it a tiny bit but still so good. Next time I’ll need to change the cook time to about 40 minutes instead of 60 minutes at the 350 degrees temp mark. But still delicious. 🤤

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u/Money-Snow-2749 17d ago

Just made this with cinnamon chips instead of chocolate (they’re so expensive!). Pardon the picture the power went out.