Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mini Loaves (small batch!)
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Are you a fan of banana bread? You’ll love these chocolate chip banana bread mini loaves! This is a perfect small batch baking recipe for when you want quick and delicious banana bread.
Banana bread has really grown on me in my adult years. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I liked it when I was a kid but I didn’t like, live for it, you know?
Nowadays, give me a good banana bread and I’m pretty happy about it!
But also, I don’t always want a full loaf hanging around. With two people in our household, it’s sometimes better to have small batches of baked goods.
Which is why I decided to come up with this small batch mini loaf banana bread recipe!
This recipe makes two mini size loaves- about 5-6 ish inches.
And there’s chocolate chips! Because, yay chocolate!
It’s a perfect recipe for some weekend baking fun, and great for smaller families or households. With two small loaves, you can eat one now and freeze the other for later.
Or, keep one for you and share one with a friend. Or promise said friend a loaf, eat them both “accidently”, and then make another batch so you can give them one of those loafs. And still have one more for yourself.
Go ahead- we don’t judge here. Especially not when it comes to banana bread!
How to Make Mini Loaves of Banana Bread
What Ingredients Do You Need?
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ ripe bananas (about 5-5.5 oz.)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup chopped nuts, (optional)
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
You can substitute olive oil if you would like for the vegetable oil, but be aware that the taste may change just a bit. For the yogurt, I used non-fat Greek yogurt, but any plain yogurt should do fine.
Make sure your bananas are ripe! They should be pretty brown for the recipe, so they are sweet enough. Nuts and chocolate chips are optional of course, but I highly recommend them! You can use any chopped nuts you like- I used walnuts.
What Equipment Do You Need to Make Banana Bread Mini Loaves?
- oven
- parchment paper
- mini loaf tins
- medium bowls
- hand mixer or whisk
- measuring cups and spoons
- cooling rack
Other Recipe Notes:
You can make muffins! Divide the batter evenly among the cups of your muffin tin and bake- keep an eye on them as they may bake quicker! Start checking them at about 20 minutes of baking time and bake until they are cooked through.
You can leave them on the counter for up to four days, in a container. For longer storage, keep in the freezer and defrost when you want to eat it. I like to cut it into slices or portions when I freeze it so I can defrost one at a time instead of a loaf.
You can leave out the nuts to make just chocolate chip banana bread or make banana nut bread by taking out the chocolate chips. You can also leave out the chocolate chips and the nuts if you would like to make regular banana bread. Another idea is to substitute something else for the chocolate chips- blueberries are a great choice. Or perhaps you would like to try peanut butter chips or cinnamon baking chips instead of chocolate!
One last thing to mention- If you want to make one loaf with nuts and one without, an easy way to do this is to add the nuts after the batter has been added to the pans.
Just divide the batter equally into the two prepared loaf pans, then sprinkle one pan with 2 tbsp of chopped nuts. Swirl the nuts into the batter and mix around gently with a spoon. Then bake as directed!
These banana bread mini loaves are soooo good, we ate them very quickly around here! I love having the small-batch option, and I was able to save one of my mini loaves to put in the freezer for later.
Are you a fan of banana bread? Comment below what your favorite variation is!
xoxo
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mini Loaves (small batch!)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ ripe bananas about 5-5.5 oz.
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup chopped nuts optional* see note
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line the bottom and long sides of two 5-6 inch loaf pans with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, egg, bananas, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer or whisk.
- In a separate medium bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add in the nuts* (see note) if using and the chocolate chips. Add the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix together until just combined.
- Divide the batter into the two prepared loaf pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean (aside from melted chocolate!). Transfer the pans to a cooling rack and let the loaves cool in the pans for about ten minutes. Then remove the loaves from the pans to the cooling rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!
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I love banana bread! I made some last week and they came out really dry haha. I can’t wait to try your recipe! I like how you can use both olive oil and vegetable oil. Storing them in the freezer is such a great idea. Thank you for sharing!
I hope you love them! I love having the two small loaves and being able to freeze one for later. If it lasts that long haha!
Yum! I love banana bread, especially with chocolate chips and nuts. Lately every time I make my large loaf, I end up wasting so much of it. This mini loaf recipe is fantastic to save the waste. Thank you for sharing!
Same! I love it- but with two of us the small batches work out better. Thanks for commenting!
This looks AMAZING! Thanks for sharing
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Thank you! We loved them!