Summary:
Here is an easy recipe for banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. This banana bread is wonderfully moist on the inside and has a nice crunchy golden crust on the outside.

INGREDIENTS
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed (Note 1)
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (1/2 cup mixed in, 1/4 cup sprinkled on top)
- 3/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (1/2 cup mixed in, 1/4 cup sprinkled on top)
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon table salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare: Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Mix Ingredients: Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl. Mix canola oil, sugar, and eggs in another mixing bowl. Combine both dry and wet ingredients together until well mixed.
- Add Bananas: Add bananas to mixture and stir until dry ingredients are moist (Note 1).
- Add Chocolate & Walnuts: Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts to mixture, gently folding them in.
- Bake: Pour mixture into greased
9×5 inch loaf pan . Sprinkle 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup walnuts on top. Bake until top is browned and toothpick comes out clean in center of loaf, about 75 minutes. Let cool. Run knife around inside of pan to release banana bread.
NUTRITION
Makes 10 Servings |
Amount Per Serving: |
Calories 520 (48% from fat) | |
Total Fat 28g | 42% |
Saturated Fat 5g | 23% |
Cholesterol 37mg | 12% |
Sodium 380mg | 16% |
Net Carb 64g | |
Total Carb 67g | 22% |
Dietary Fiber 3g | 12% |
Sugars 42g | |
Protein 6g |
PHOTOS




This is now my go to Banana Bread recipe! Made it countless times & delicious everytime. Only thing that differs for me is bake time- closer to around 90 mins for me. Thanks for this amazing recipe!
Hi, Julia?… 3bananas is equal to how many grams?… i just wanna be sure since we do have many banana varieties here in our country… thanks!
Each banana is about 120 grams, so 3 bananas = 360 grams.
Hi Julia. May I sub flour for oat flour?
Thanks for all those amazing recipes
Happy Holidays
Hi Fernando! Happy holidays to you as well. Unfortunately, you can’t sub with oat flour for this recipe.
OMG, thanks for the recipe. Made this yesterday, delicious!!!! Love the crunchy nuts and chocolate. My husband just commented “This is the best banana nut bread you’ve made!!!”
Excellent and turns out just as described. Deadly rich.