This banana bread comes together very quickly and isn\u2019t complicated to make. It\u2019s super delicious still warm from the oven so the chocolate pieces are still melted, ooh, yum!. Add pecans to it too if you like!<\/p>\n
It will keep for 7-10 days, so is great for packed lunches during the week.<\/p>\n
First published in 2019, refreshed and updated in May 2025<\/p>\n
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We get through a lot of bananas in this house, but in summer, they go brown and overripe super quick. My husband eats most of them, and he much prefers them on the under ripe side \u2013 yeurgh, they make my teeth feel rough \u2013 and just won\u2019t use the ripe ones, or even if they\u2019ve got brown bits on the skin.<\/p>\n
I usually use up soft bananas in smoothies, with an unpeeled apple and a splash of orange juice. But if I want cake, this recipe for a homemade banana bread is super quick to mix up and very tasty. The version in the picture below doesn\u2019t have chocolate chips in.<\/p>\n
Tass, a Facebook member<\/a>, supplied this delicious sounding quick banana bread recipe way back in 2015<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t pushed this to the limit, but I have used bananas that were very black and a dark brown inside. You might need to reduce the sugar a little as super ripe bananas are very sweet indeed.<\/p>\n You can indeed use frozen bananas successfully in banana bread. \u00a0The version I made in this post, with chocolate chips, uses a couple of frozen bananas.<\/p>\n I froze the bananas still in their skins, but it was just a little fiddly getting those frozen skins off the fruit. So probably better to peel them before freezing.<\/p>\n Frozen bananas are great in smoothies too.<\/p>\n This quick banana bread keeps very well in a tin, or something covered, for 7-10 days. If you want to keep it longer than that, slice it up and wrap in greaseproof paper and freeze. Don\u2019t forget the label!<\/p>\n Love your Leftovers \u2013 Bananas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"banana](\"https:\/\/thriftylesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/banana-bread-2.jpg\")
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