Step 1

If using your oven, preheat it to 340 degrees F (170C) and spray your loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, grease it with butter or line with baking parchment.

Step 2

Add the oil or butter to a large mixing bowl. If using butter, place the bowl in the microwave and heat for 30 -60 seconds on high to melt the butter.

Step 3

Add the bananas to the bowl with the oil or melted butter and mash with a fork. You can leave it a little lumpy.

Step 4

Crack the egg into the bowl and mix into the mashed banana.

Step 5

Then add the brown sugar, cinnamon and salt and mix well with a hand whisk (a fork will also work fine, but will just require a little more mixing).

Step 6

Add the almond flour into the bowl as is, but sift the all-purpose flour or any other finer substitute flours (eg oat, buckwheat etc).

Step 7

Simply place a sieve over the mixing bowl with the banana bread mixture, add the flours into the seive and press through with the back of a spoon.

Step 8

Sift the baking soda through the seive too.

Step 9

Remove the seive and, using a wooded spoon or spatula, gently fold the flours into the wet banana mixture until just combined.

Step 10

Sprinkle in the chocolate chips and give the batter a light stir.

Step 11

Do not overmix!

Step 12

Pour the banana mixture into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle some extra chocolate chips on the top.

Step 13

Bake in the oven at 340 degrees F (170C) for 35 - 45 minutes.  Alternatively, place in your airfryer at 300 degrees F (150C) for 25 - 35 minutes.

Step 14

Since all ovens and airfryers differ, it's best to check on your banana bread around 35 minutes.

Step 15

It's done when a skewer inserted into the loaf comes out clean or nearly clean. A little dampness on the skewer is fine and will result in a deliciously soft and moist chocolate chip banana bread.

Step 16

If you prefer a very moist banana bread shave a few minutes off the baking time.

Step 17

Allow the chocolate chip banana bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Then remove the loaf and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 18

Slice the banana bread and enjoy!