This gluten-free chocolate chip banana bread is the most perfect bread in the world. It has everything you need, sweet bananas, chocolate chips, a crunchy exterior, and is very moist and fluffy.

From my Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies, Banana Cake to Healthy Gluten Free Brownies. This Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is one of the best 🙂

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Ingredients

Flour - You can use any all purpose or gluten free flours for this.
Bananas - that old and spotty bananas that have been sitting in your kitchen or fridge for a while make an excellent gluten free banana bread! If you have frozen a couple before then these will work equally well once thawed. I usually buy too many bananas that no one eats in the end, so I freeze them and use them later for baking. Works great!
Eggs - gives the bread structure, stability, and tender texture. You can even bake this bread with 1 egg but 2 is recommended.
Yogurt - gives the necessary moisture to the bread. Substitute with sour cream, creme fraiche, vegan yogurt. You can use these interchangeably in most baking recipes. Your next options would be kefir and buttermilk.
White sugar - you can use brown sugar instead which will make the bread evenmore denser and more moist. Coconut sugar works here too but it is less sweet than others and will not be the best choice if you use not-so-ripe bananas.

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How To Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove.
Mash banana in a large mixing bowl until smooth and add eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low and add melted butter, yogurt, vanilla, maple syrup. Mix on low until combined.
Mix sifted flour, baking powder, salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
Prepare a 9 x 5-inch bread pan lined with parchment paper with enough room left on the edges to lift out the bread after baking.
Cut the bread lengthwise in half, and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle part of the bread comes out with a few crumbs.
Let stand on the kitchen counter for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
You can serve this gluten-free banana bread warm as well, but better to wait until coole,d as it will be easier to slice it.

gluten free chocolate chip banan bread baked ina loaf pan

Tips

Bananas - I recommend using the ripest bananas you can get. Dark and full of spots! Why? Simply because of the flavor they give, ''older'' bananas will result in the best, strong, sweet, and rich flavored banana bread. This being said, it is also okay to use more fresh bananas but then the overall flavor will be different and you may need to add a little extra of that maple syrup.
Bring those ingredients to room temperature - To make it faster, place the eggs in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes before mixing the batter.
Mashing the bananas - bananas can be mashed not only with a fork but to save time, immersion blender and electric mixers work equally well and faster. Make sure to chop up the banana into chunks.
Measuring - be sure to measure all your ingredients using the correct tools for this including a digital kitchen scale (measuring the ingredients in grams will give more accurate results). This chart is a quick reference for volume, ounces, and grams equivalencies for common ingredients.

Serving Suggestions

Homemade Pumpkin Caramel Sauce
Nutella
Plain or flavored Cream cheese with sugar, cinnamon, or vanilla
Peanut, almond, apple or Cinnamon honey butter
Homemade Berry Jam

gluten free chocolate banana bread baked with one slice cut out

Storing and Freezing Instructions

Storing - this bread will keep in the fridge for a week, but for better texture and flavor consume within 2-3 days. Or keep art room temperature for 2 days, covered.
Freezing - let the bread cool completely. Cut in individual slices, thicker the better. Rap each slice in parchment paper or cut out a slightly wider sheet to act as a separator between slices. Transfer to freezer-friendly zip lock bag or container. Freeze for up to 2-3 months. Reheat in a toaster or let come to room temperature to enjoy.

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