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    Easy Banana Bread Recipe with Chocolate Chips & Flax Seeds

    Sarita Harbour.
    Modified: Aug 6, 2025 by Sarita Harbour · This post may contain affiliate links·
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    I've baked hundreds of loaves of banana bread over the years. And I've probably tried dozens of banana bread recipes. Some were too sweet, others too moist.

    Eventually, I combined bits and pieces from different versions to create my own.

    Close-up of chocolate chip banana bread on a cutting board, showing a sliced piece with visible chocolate chips and a moist, crumbly texture.Pin
    Banana bread with chocolate chips and flax seeds. Photo Credit: An Off Grid Life.

    This easy banana bread recipe with chocolate chips, maple syrup and flax seeds is a great way to use leftover bananas.

    One of the great things about banana bread recipes (and quickbread recipes in general) is they're very forgiving.

    The recipe may call for three bananas, yet if you have two and a half and are skimpy with your flour, the loaf will taste just fine. The same goes for sugar.

    Not everyone wants a full cup of sugar per loaf. I've found it easy to cut it back to ¾ of a cup or even ½ cup without complaints from the kids.

    Although my banana chocolate chip flax bread recipe calls for just one tablespoon of flax seeds, feel free to increase this to two.

    Don't use ground flax unless you prefer to use it to replace the eggs. Ground flax and eggs make this recipe a little too eggy and mushy.

    Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Flax Bread Recipe

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    Easy Banana Bread Recipe with Chocolate Chips & Flax Seeds

    Sarita Harbour
    This easy banana chocolate chip flax bread recipe is delicious and nutritious!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 55 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Bread and Quickbreads
    Cuisine American
    Servings 1 loaf
    Calories 236 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup of softened butter/margarine/veg oil
    • ¼ cup brown sugar OR ¼ cup maple syrup
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 3 medium ripe bananas mashed
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup whole wheat flour
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • ½ tsp. baking powder
    • ½ salt
    • 1 tbsp. flax seeds
    • ¾ cup mini dark chocolate chips
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Cream butter and sugars together.
    • Blend in eggs and mashed banana.
    • Use a separate bowl to combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and flax seeds.
    • Add to the banana mixture.
    • Sprinkle in chocolate chips.
    • Use a spatula to scrape into greased 9 x 5 loaf pan.
    • Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
    • Let cool in pan on baking rack for ten minutes.
    • Remove and let cool completely before slicing.
    • Homebaked banana bread with chocolate chips.Pin

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 172mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17g
    Keyword banana bread recipe, banana bread recipe with chocolate chips, easy banana bread recipe
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    This banana chocolate chip flax bread recipe combines whole wheat and white flour. I find the combo recipes provide a slightly denser, more flavorful loaf. Plus you get the added goodness of whole grains.

    Substitutions for Banana Bread Recipes

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    Not everyone likes flax seeds in their quick bread and muffins.

    And not everyone likes chocolate chips in their banana bread either (I don't know any of these people. But they're out there.)

    If that's the case, don't worry. Other substitutions work just fine, such as:

    • poppy seeds
    • sunflower seeds
    • walnuts
    • dates

    If you prefer to avoid butter, try substituting a generous ¼ cup of coconut oil, vegetable oil, or unsweetened applesauce. Margarine also works.

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    About Sarita Harbour

    Sarita Harbour is a long-time freelance writer, blogger, and homesteader who has been creating online content for over 15 years. She’s the founder of An Off Grid Life, where she shares practical advice on self-reliance, homesteading, off-grid living, and homeschooling based on her 11-year adventure living in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories.

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