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!
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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
Beth says
Can the recipe be made into mini loaves?
Christi Johnstone says
Sure, just as you would with any mini loaf made from a larger recipe, your bake time would be reduced.
TR says
What is the serving size it says the calories but not number of slices.
Christi Johnstone says
As mentioned in the recipe card, the recipe makes 12 slices. If you look below the photo, just above the recipe, you will see the number of servings displayed.
Ilena Pearl says
Amazing! One of the best loaves I ever had! Thanks! Will be made a million times! (Also, it will make the mornings so much better). If you haven’t tried it, then what is wrong with you? No offense!
Lori-Ann says
Love this recipe!
Patricia says
Thank you for this recipe – me and my family really enjoyed it. It’s a nice and simple and not overly sweet. I made the mistake of melting the butter (instead of just softening), but beat in the eggs longer and it turned out fine. Also, I didn’t have buttermilk so I added 1 tablespoon white vinegar to whole milk as a substitute. I’ll definitely make this again.
Sarah says
Can you make this recipe in a bread machine?
Christi Johnstone says
I really can’t imagine doing so as it’s simple quick bread that takes minutes to mix together and put into a pan. That said if you typically make quick breads in a bread machine, I guess I’d just try doing it the same way.
Dana says
I don’t have buttermilk. Is there a good substitute?
Christi Johnstone says
Yes! Here’s my Buttermilk Substitute recipe!
Caryn says
Where is the sub for buttermilk? Probably right in front of me, but I can’t find it. Thanks.
Christi Johnstone says
https://www.lovefromtheoven.com/buttermilk-substitute/ Hope that helps!
Adriana says
Does this bread freeze well?
Christi Johnstone says
Yes, it does!
C.s says
Could you substitute the butter with something else?
Christi Johnstone says
You could try a dairy free butter substitute such as Earth Balance sticks. I have not made it with any other subs for butter.
Rachael H says
Absolutely delicious! Will make this again and again and again!! Thank you 🙂