Editor’s note:This recipe was originally published in the March 2006 issue of ‘Cookie’ as Aunt Holly's Banana Bread and first appeared on this website February 28, 2006.
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon. Bake in a buttered loaf pan until a toothpick stuck into the bread comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Slice and serve.
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Reviews (508)
Back to TopI love this recipe, been using it a long time. I reduce the amount of sugar to 1/2 cup, but add another banana or two for some more sweetness. I also leave out the chocolate chips, and add chopped pecans or walnuts instead. Yummy! It's become a family tradition!
JanM
Escondido, CA
5/12/2023
Very pleased with this Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips recipe. I was so pleasantly surprised that only a 1/4 cup of butter could yield such a moist banana bread. I did amend recipe slightly by using 1/3 cup brown sugar instead of the 1 cup sugar. This will be my go to BB recipe in the future.
Sweet Caroline
Victoria, BC
3/30/2022
I thought SPA 13's edits made it too much like spice bread with bananas in it. I went with their sugar substitution (1/2 cup granulated, 1/4 cu packed brown). But I left out the cinnamon and used almond extract instead of vanilla. (We never have sour cream, so I left that out. But I bet that would have been an amazing addition.) Other than that, I used the recipe above and it turned out super yummy!
Monica
Los Angeles, CA
1/19/2022
Cudos to SPA 13 - I made exactly as instructed in the review and this bread is THE BEST!
Hunka Burnin' Love
Austin, TX
1/15/2022
This has been my family's go-to banana bread recipe for years. My kids actually thought we had an Aunt Holly for a while.
Anonymous
Arlington, VA
12/2/2021
Awesome
Anonymous
Mill Valley, California
11/16/2021
Since Epicurious did away with our notes I wanted to share what I had. This is collected from many of the reviews and I find it makes the best bread. Reduce sugar to 1/2 cup of regular sugar and 1/4 cup brown 1 heaping teaspoon of sour cream (really heaping) 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon Dark pan should be done at 55 minutes.
SPA13
Los Angeles, CA
10/2/2021
My friend gave me this recipe and we love it. Made it last night, double batch - while multi-tasking.. first mistake. I put them in the oven and then realized I left the melted butter in the microwave !! Guess what - the breads came out great, big bananas and chocolate chips made it quite moist, and no fat.
Nancy dlR
Dalton, Pa
9/2/2021
Easy and delicious. I used 4 really ripe bananas and reduced sugar to 2/3 c. as suggested by another review, and probably could have even reduced the sugar a bit more. Added slivered almonds in addition to chocolate chips. Used 1/4 c. oil rather than melted butter to avoid dairy. Baked 60 minutes at 325 in dark non-stick loaf pan. Yummm!
baking beth
Canada
4/25/2021
My go to recipe. I always double it. Add 1 tsp soda and 1 tsp of powder. And a 1/2 c of sour cream. I use dark pans so I recommend cooking at 25 degrees less. I also add 1 tsp cinnamon. No matter how you make it. It's yummy
agordon2078860
Claremont, CA
1/4/2021
I’ve been using this recipe for years! The only change I made is that I do 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Sometimes I add walnuts and sometimes chocolate chips - no matter what you do these turn out great and are a favorite in my family! Thanks Aunt Holly! :)
Delano44
California
1/1/2021
This is my second review. This is my go-to banana bread recipe. Over time, I've made some changes, though not many. I now use 2/3 cup of sugar and this last time used 4 tsp. baking powder vs. the baking soda as I don't have that in my cupboard. Still add chocolate chips and walnuts and its a favourite around my house. :)
devolina
Victoria, BC
10/20/2020
I’ve made this many times and find it to be a very forgiving recipe. I use 3 large or 4 small bananas and it comes out good every time.
nancyfiest3491
PhoenixAZ
7/15/2020
This is my go to banana bread recipe. It’s super easy and really good! I often put in a bit less sugar because I think it’s pretty sweet but you can’t go wrong to just stick with the recipe as is with this one.
amandasmith574548
York, ME
7/13/2020
This is a simple and delicious banana bread, though I wouldn't say that I had it completed even before my oven came up to temperature! It did take longer than that!! Regardless, I'd make it again in a heartbeat. I followed the recipe except I used 3/4 cup of Demerara sugar, and added walnuts and chocolate chips - my favourite combos.
devolina
Vancouver, BC
4/19/2020
