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THE BEST oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread!

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Despite that I only buy a small bunch of bananas at a time, I still don’t always use them all by the time they get “too ripe” to eat. So this morning I made a loaf of oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread. It’s a great way to use up near death (ha) bananas and it’s so delicious. I like to add walnuts to my oatmeal banana bread but I know not everyone is a fan, so feel free to omit them.

This bread freezes well too, you can slice it before hand and just pull a slice out of oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread when you want it. MMMM. I’ll be honest though, you might want to make two loaves if you plan to freeze any!
sliced oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread
Sure, banana bread is fine by itself but banana bread with chocolate chips? Or better yet banana bread with walnuts AND chocolate chips? Total yum!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 tsp canola oil
3 large eggs, beaten
3 large bananas, ripe and mashed
1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/2-3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Easy directions for oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.

Now, I use a (affiliate) KitchenAid Stand Mixer, but you can do this by hand too. Combine your bananas, eggs and oil in your mixing bowl.

In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients (except the walnuts and chocolate chips). Slowly add the dry mixture to your wet mixture.

Once combined add the walnuts and chocolate chips. Mix until just blended then pour into your prepared pan.

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Then, let your oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread sit on cooling rack for another 10 minutes before slicing.

 

sliced oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread

THE BEST oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread!

Kerri Jablonski
5 from 15 votes
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Course Baking, Bread
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 tsp canola oil
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • 3 large bananas ripe and mashed
  • 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
  • 1/2-3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
  • Now, I use a (affiliate) KitchenAid Stand Mixer, but you can do this by hand too. Combine your bananas, eggs and oil in your mixing bowl.
  • In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients (except the walnuts and chocolate chips). Slowly add the dry mixture to your wet mixture.
  • Once combined add the walnuts and chocolate chips. Mix until just blended then pour into your prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Then, let your oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread sit on cooling rack for another 10 minutes before slicing.

This is my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread recipe! In fact, it’s the most popular recipe on my site! I hope you enjoy it.

If you love oatmeal banana bread, make sure you try our banana bread cookies.

oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread

the best oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread

oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread

About Kerri Jablonski

Kerri Jablonski is a Seattle Mom Blogger. She has 3 kids (2008, 2010, 2013), husband and cats. Two of her children have Autism. Kerri enjoys cooking, travel, movies and spending time with her family.

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Comments

  1. Carla

    1/2 cup chic chips
    worked better for us

    1 cup fine also but I felt
    it overwhelmed the main
    attractions: Oats /bananas

    Thanks for sharing it’s delicious with morning tea

    Reply

  2. Natalie A

    I have never had oatmeal banana bread before. This sounds delicious. I love oatmeal, chocolate chips, and bananas, so I think I will love this recipe! You really can’t go wrong with those ingredients!

    Reply

  10. Jennifer R

    I think my kids would love this oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread. It looks like a great snack bread.

    Reply

  16. Maureen

    I had frozen bananas and they are now in the fridge thawing. I was wondering what recipe to make and this sounds wonderful. I think this is it.

    Reply

  20. Maureen

    I have bananas in the freezer and I wanted to know what I was going to make with them. Saw this recipe and I am going to thaw them and use them in this recipe. WOW what a good one.
    Thank you

    Reply

  25. Leianna

    5 stars
    My 4 year old & I just finished baking this bread– delicious! We used whole wheat flour & added in some peanut butter chips too, to make it heartier. Now I can justify eating several slices & calling it breakfast! ???? Thanks for the great, easy recipe!

    Reply

  26. Jamie

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe yesterday and it came out so great! The bread disappeared in 2 hours! Next time though I would put 1/2 or 3/4 cup chocolate chips instead I think 1 cup was a little too much.
    Great recipe!

    Reply

  28. Kelly

    5 stars
    The oats give help give the bread a light, sponge yet strong texture as well as adding an extra layer of nutty flavor as well as pleasant texture. This is my favorite banana bread recipe and I’ve made it twice in mini loaf pans (bake time 25-30 minutes).

    Reply

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