Banana Bread Recipes

An easy and moist Banana Bread Recipe that is loaded with bananas, tangy-sweet raisins, and toasted walnuts. This is one of our favorite overripe banana recipes with hundreds of 5-star reviews.

Banana Bread

Use overripe bananas to bake a classic banana bread with this easy recipe from Food Network.

Total: 0 1h40min0

Yield: 1 loaf

Serving Size: 1 of 12 servings

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 of 12 servings, calories 247, Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 5g, Carbohydrate 40g, Fiber 1g, Sugar 20g, Protein 4g, Cholesterol 51mg, Sodium 201mg

Ingredients:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
2. Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.
6. Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.

Banana Bread

Quick to whip up with only a handful of pantry ingredients, our best-ever banana bread delivers comforting home baking vibes along with intense banana flavor.

Prep: 5min

Total: 1h10min

Yield: 10 – 12 serving(s)

Nutrition Facts: calories 252 Calories, Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 56 mg, Sodium 233 mg, Carbohydrate 38 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 20 g, Protein 4 g

Ingredients:

• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 c. (180 g.) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 c. (150 g.) dark brown sugar
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, cooled
• 2 c. (460 g.) mashed ripe bananas (from about 4 large)
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Instruction:

1. Place a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°. Grease an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ metal loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment, leaving an overhang on both long sides. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt until combined.
2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, brown sugar, and butter until smooth. Add bananas and vanilla and whisk until well combined (batter will be slightly lumpy). Fold in dry ingredients until incorporated.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top with a rubber spatula.
4. Bake bread until risen, golden brown on top, and a tester inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 50 to 60 minutes.
5. Let cool in pan at room temperature at least 1 hour. Using parchment overhang, lift bread out of pan and slice.

Moist Banana Bread Recipe

This Banana Bread Recipe is loaded with ripe bananas, tangy-sweet raisins, and toasted walnuts. It is one of our favorite ripe banana recipes and even better with overripe bananas.

Prep: 10min

Total: 70min

Yield: 10

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 350 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 57 mg, Sodium 243 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 20 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 3 very ripe bananas ((medium/large))
• ½ cup unsalted butter ((8 Tbsp) at room temperature)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup walnuts
• ½ cup raisins

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25 long x 5.25 wide x 2.75 deep). Lightly roast walnuts on a skillet, continuously stirring so they won’t burn. Coarsely chop and cool to room temperature.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together 8 Tbsp softened butter and 3/4 cup sugar (or honey if using honey).
3. Mash bananas with a fork until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs, mixing until blended.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking soda and 1/2 tsp of salt then add to batter.
5. Add 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and mix in chopped walnuts and raisins. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350˚F for 55-60 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

My Favorite Banana Bread

With its super-moist and buttery texture, banana and brown sugar flavors, soft crumb, and 1,000+ reviews, this is a delicious AND undeniably popular banana bread recipe. You need 4 large ripe bananas.

Prep: 10min

Total: 3h

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar (see Note)
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup (80g) plain yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature
• 2 cups (460g) mashed bananas (about 4 large ripe bananas)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• optional: 3/4 cup (100g) chopped pecans or walnuts

Instruction:

1. Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Lowering the oven rack prevents the top of your bread from browning too much, too soon. Grease a metal 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer running on medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then beat in the yogurt, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract combined. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no flour pockets remain. Do not over-mix. Fold in the nuts, if using.
4. Pour and spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 60–65 minutes, making sure to loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil halfway through to prevent the top from getting too brown. The bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with only a few small moist crumbs. This may be after 60–65 minutes depending on your oven, so begin checking every 5 minutes around the 60-minute mark.
5. Remove bread from the oven and allow the bread to cool in the pan set on a wire rack for 1 hour. Remove bread from the pan and cool bread directly on the wire rack until ready to slice and serve.
6. Cover and store banana bread at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Banana bread tastes best on day 2 after the flavors have settled together. See post above for freezing instructions.

Banana Bread Recipe

FAQ

How do you make Paula Deen’s banana bread?

1. 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, sifted.
2. 1 cup sugar.
3. 1 teaspoon baking soda.
4. 1 teaspoon salt.
5. 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1½ cups)
6. ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled.
7. 2 large eggs.
8. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

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