Step 1

First preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a bread pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

Step 2

Place 3 bananas (with peels still on) on a cookie sheet and place in oven for 10-15 minutes until fragrant and dark brown. Remove from oven and set aside. (PS: If you do not want to do this step, no fear! You can skip it and mash your bananas like normal.)

Step 3

Mix dry ingredients (except chocolate chips) together in a medium-sized bowl.

Step 4

In a separate mixing bowl, mash the 3 roasted bananas with a fork (or alternatively you can place them in a blender to get extra smooth). Then, mix in the rest of the wet ingredients.

Step 5

Slowly add dry ingredients to wet. Fold chocolate chips into batter and mix again.

Step 6

Pour batter into greased bread pan, sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top, and bake for 45-50 minutes.

Step 7

Remove banana bread from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, and remove from pan to finish cooling.

Step 8

Enjoy!