This delicious chocolate chip loaf recipe is so good that it makes it easy to not hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off at 5am. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration. But this chocolate chip quick bread will make your mornings sweeter and the 5am alarm slightly less painful. At least once you’ve made it to the kitchen.
Reasons To Make Chocolate Chip Bread:
- It’s quite possibly the best quick bread you’ll ever have!
- This bread is perfect for dessert or a delicious afternoon snack.
- Readers have commented, “Amazing recipe- was easy enough for a first-time baker to make and it really built my confidence.”
- Not only is it delicious, it’s incredibly easy to make. New to baking? Don’t worry, you can do this!
An Easy Quick Bread
I’m a breakfast person. I always have been. I hear people talking about skipping breakfast and I’m like, WHAT DO YOU MEAN SKIP BREAKFAST??? WHY??? Breakfast is pretty much the main reason I get out of bed in the morning. And it has been, my entire life. Hungry girl problems.
I am not a breakfast skipper. I am a “do not talk to me, interact with me, or look at me until I’ve had my breakfast” type of person. I think about breakfast before I fall asleep. I think about breakfast when I don’t fall asleep (oh hey insomnia!).
It doesn’t matter if it’s a bowl of oatmeal, eggs or a yummy chocolate chip bread like this, I’m pretty laser focused on spending some quality time with it immediately after leaving my bed. Food first. Life next.
Breakfast skipping, seriously, how is that a thing. Or when someone says, I forgot to eat breakfast, I’m like forgot? I mean I might forget that I already ate breakfast, and then eat second breakfast, at which point I’m bordering on becoming a Hobbit, but I’m never going to forget to eat breakfast (or lunch, or dinner, the struggle is real…).
Typically I’m all about the whole grains in my breakfast breads, and bake most of my quick breads and muffins with whole wheat flour. They aren’t quite as decadent, but you know, fiber, protein, all that good stuff.
But guess who forgot to buy whole wheat flour at the store? Guilty as charged. So this chocolate chip quick bread was made with all purpose flour. I almost forgot how crazy fantastic all purpose flour is in breads. It’s kind of like eating buttery clouds for breakfast. With chocolate. It’s GOOD.
Chocolate Chip Loaf
Chocolate Chip Loaf
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips I prefer minis
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl using your mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in vanilla. Mix well.
- Add half the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Add half the buttermilk and stir until just combined. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Do not over mix, you just want to make sure the dry and wet ingredients are combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into a 9x5 loaf pan that has been coated with non-stick spray.
- Bake for approximately 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean . Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire cooling rack . Remove from pan and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
If you like breakfast, and things like chocolate chips, then I feel like you are a kindred spirit. Oh, wait, I meant check out these recipes you might enjoy!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffins
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes
Dakk Maitland says
Looks like chocolate chip muffins to me tbh??
Christi says
Hi Jen Edmunds, sure you could make muffins if that is what you are asking, just adjust the baking time. My family likes this one in bread form as it stays a bit more moist and we can customize the serving sizes better. I’m sure you’ll love it either way!
Helen C says
I’m in love!!! Made this bread last night and couldn’t stop eating it!!! I used three mini loaves and they turned out great. Mini chips are perfect for this recipe. You get the chocolate taste in every bite.l Because the chips are smaller 1/2 cup chips works. Thanks for a great recipe.
Kerry says
Only a 1/ cup of chocolate chips? It looks like a lot more in the video.
Christi says
Use however little or as much as you like! That is really a matter of taste. Heck, you could leave them out and still have a delicious bread!
Chery says
Delicious! Thank you for bringing this recipe into my life! One question though… how do you get the chips to disperse through the loaf? All of mine sunk to the bottom. Still yummy, but I like to spread the chocolate chip love through each bite. ?
Christi says
Chery, hmmm, that’s odd, I’ve never had an issue and I make this all the time. I do use mini chips, are you using full size chips? If so maybe try the minis. Another idea is to dust them with flour first, I’ve never done it but have heard that can help with settling.
SANDI says
I have tried dusting chocolate chips with flour but they still sink to the bottom. Any other advice? BYT-this recipe is DELICIOUS!!!!!
Christi says
Hi Sandi, which type are you using? I really like using the mini-chips for this recipe!
Chris says
Using mini chips, my loaf also had the chips sink to the bottom, but it was still very good.
Christi Johnstone says
Chris, try tossing your chocolate chips in flour prior to folding them into the batter.
Helen says
Looking at all these reciepes make want want to back! Sure hope God blessed us with a home soon so I am able too <3!
Vasavi says
I just made this and it’s in the oven right now almost done. Can’t wait to try it!!
kimmy and lisa says
I’d like to try these recipes sometime soon.
Rhonda says
Can’t you post bread machine directions for this recipe?
Christi says
Rhonda, sorry, I don’t have a bread machine.
Miah says
Can you taste the buttermilk in this recipe? Also, can I substitute the buttermilk for regular milk? If so, do I have to add more milk than the recipe calls for?
Christi says
There is no buttermilk “taste” to it. You could use regular milk, but you will not get as moist of a result.
Liz says
You can turn your milk into buttermilk and not run out to buy it. It’s one cup of milk plus one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar (or lemon juice). Buttermilk in baking adds tendernous and lighten the recipe (bread).
Linda says
Thank you I was just looking for that answer. I don’t typically keep buttermilk in the house.
Catherine says
Made this today and it got enthusiastic thbs up from both my girls. Made into mini loaves these will be perfect for breakfast on the go!
Any thoughts on storage? Covered/uncovered? If love to make them on Sunday and have them for a few breakfasts during the week
Mckenna says
It’s very comforting to know someone else gets me and my obsession with eating! I mean if you gotta eat to live might as well enjoy it, right? I have a true passion for food, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading all that you had to say. Can’t wait to try this recipe – it’s been hard for me to find a chocolate chip bread without bananas in it, so thanks! š