This Moist Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips is a simple and fluffy banana bread loaf loaded with chocolate chips and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for a crunchy topping.

If you’re using a bread loaf pan for anything other than banana bread, you are doing it wrong. Making bread can be time-consuming and fickle, but making Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread is so quick and easy. This bread is moist, fluffy, and just loaded with cinnamon and chocolate flavor.

If you’re a banana lover I have more banana recipes for you! These Banana Donuts are like banana bread in donut form. Banana Pudding Cheesecake bars are a fun twist on a southern favorite.

Tips For Making The Perfect Banana Bread:

• Use overripe bananas. Overripe bananas are a must in banana bread. The more a banana ripens, the sweeter it becomes, adding lots of flavor to the banana bread.
• Don’t over-mix the batter. This is a pretty obvious one, but it can make a huge difference in the final product. Only mix until the ingredients are just combined.
• Don’t over-bake the banana bread. It can be really easy to bake the bread for too long, but make sure when you insert a toothpick it still has a few moist crumbs on it. When you remove the banana bread from the oven it will continue to bake from the residual heat.

Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread Ingredients :

Banana Bread Ingredients:

• Unsalted Butter. I always make sure to use unsalted butter when baking because there is no “standard” for the amount of salt they can add to butter. So if you add salt to a recipe and then use salted butter you could end up with a very salty end product.
• Overripe Bananas. See above note.
• Eggs. It will be easier to incorporate the eggs into the batter if they are at room temperature. 
• Vanilla Extract. Vanilla is a must in baked goods just like salt. Real vanilla adds a better flavor than imitation vanilla.
• All-purpose Flour. Measuring the flour correctly is very important. I suggest weighing your flour out (I use this scale). If you want to use a measuring cup, make sure you spoon the flour into the cup and level it off with a knife. Don’t use the cup to scoop directly from the flour.
• Granulated Sugar. This will sweeten the banana bread and give it a soft texture.
• Baking Soda. This will help the bread to rise.
• Salt. Salt is a must in baked goods. It will help to balance out the sweetness and improve the overall flavor.
• Ground Cinnamon. Cinnamon will add flavor to the banana bread.
• Chocolate Chips. This is optional. I prefer semi-sweet chocolate, but you can use whatever you prefer. If you want puddles of chocolate chop up a chocolate bar instead of using chocolate chips.

Cinnamon Sugar Topping Ingredients:

• Granulated Sugar. See the above note.
• Ground Cinnamon. See the above note.

How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

STEP 1: In a small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon. Mix until well combined.

Banana Bread

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick spray and set aside.

STEP 2: In a medium bowl combine the melted butter and bananas together. Mix the two together until the bananas are fully mashed and the butter is no longer hot.

STEP 3: Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.

STEP 4: In a medium bowl add the dry ingredients. Whisk together until there are no lumps.

STEP 5: Fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.

STEP 6: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with the cinnamon-sugar topping mixture. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. If the banana bread starts to get too brown you can cover it with foil for the remainder of the baking time.

Your Questions Answered

What is Banana Bread?

It is a type of bread that is made from overripe, mashed bananas. There is no yeast but more sugar than normal bread so the process of making it is easier and it is sweeter than most breads.

Where to store the Banana Bread?

You can store it in an airtight container on the counter for a couple of days, in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for a couple of months.

Is Banana Bread healthy?

While banana bread can be healthy, I wouldn’t consider this recipe healthy. It is made with chocolate chips and topped with cinnamon sugar, which are not healthy ingredients.

Does Banana Bread need to be refrigerated?

It does not need to be refrigerated, but it will last longer in the fridge than on the counter.

More Banana Recipes

• Banana Pudding Cheesecake Bars– A nilla wafer crust topped with a creamy banana pudding cheesecake filling. A perfect summer treat!
• Banana Baked Donuts– moist baked banana donuts topped with a thick brown butter icing.
• Banana Caramel Cream Dessert– Layers of pastry cream, fresh bananas, whipped cream, caramel sauce, and a graham cracker crust.
• Mini Banana Cupcakes– These bite-sized cupcakes are topped with delicious dark chocolate buttercream.

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Originally posted July 2019.