Simple Banana Bread Recipe

1. 3 ripe bananas, mashed.
2. 1 cup white sugar. Great Value Pure Granulated Sugar, 4 lb.
3. 1 egg.
4. ¼ cup melted butter.
5. 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour.
6. 1 teaspoon baking soda.
7. 1 teaspoon salt.

Ridiculously Easy Banana Bread

This is our favorite banana bread recipe! It’s so good, you’ll want to make two loaves. Your bananas need to be ripe for the best, most flavorful homemade banana bread. It is even better if they are overripe, brown, and speckled. A note on pan size: We use an 8 ½-inch by 4 ½-inch loaf pan; if you only have a 9-inch by 5-inch pan, check for doneness 5 to 10 minutes earlier.

Prep: 15min

Total: 1h15min

Yield: Makes 1 loaf, approximately 10 slices

Serving Size: 1 slice

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 slice, calories 258, Protein 4 g, Carbohydrate 39 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 20 g, Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 61 mg

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 medium bananas, heavily speckled and brown bananas are best, about 1 ½ cups mashed
• 8 tablespoons (115 grams or 1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 3/4 cup (150 grams) packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (50 grams) walnuts, toasted and chopped, optional
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional

Instruction:

1. Center a rack in the oven and heat to 350° Fahrenheit. Butter and flour an 8 ½-inch by 4 ½-inch loaf pan. Alternatively, grease the pan, and then line with a sheet of parchment paper (as shown in the video).
2. Place the pan on an insulated baking sheet or two regular baking sheets stacked on the other. This is optional but helps with even baking.
3. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together, and set aside.
4. In the bottom of a medium bowl, mash bananas into a chunky paste.
5. Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla into the bananas until well blended.
6. Switch to a large rubber spatula, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, and then add the dry ingredients in three parts, stirring until the flour disappears and the batter is smooth. Fold in the nuts and chocolate chips.
7. Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake 55 to 75 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
8. After 30 minutes in the oven, check the bread for color. If it looks like it is browning too quickly, loosely cover with aluminum foil.
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Unmold the bread cool completely.

Simple Banana Bread Recipe

Incredibly easy banana bread that is moist, soft, and perfectly sweet.

Prep: 10min

Total: 50min

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup Butter (melted)
• 3/4 cup Sugar (granulated)
• 2-4 Bananas* (very ripe)
• 1 Egg (large)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Baking Soda**
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups Flour

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare a loaf pan with butter, oil, or even Pam spray.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter and sugar.
4. Add the bananas. Mash them then mix into the butter and sugar mixture.
5. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Stir.
6. Mix in the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake for about 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. OVEN TIMES VARY. Some people need 55 minutes. Others need 30 minutes. Please use your own judgment and the toothpick trick (insert a wooden toothpick in the middle of the bread. If it comes out clean, the bread is done. If it comes out with batter on the toothpick, please continue baking. It is not done). In a fairly new, convection oven, it takes around 40 minutes for my bread to be done.
9. Remove from oven and let cool. For clean slices, please allow the bread to completely cool.

How To Make Banana Bread

Here is a very basic and delicious recipe for delicious banana bread that takes all of 10 minutes to mix together. No mixer needed!

Total: 3600sec

Serving Size: Serves 14

Nutrition Facts: Saturated Fat 5.7 g, unSaturated Fat 0.0 g, Carbohydrate 39.7 g, Sugar 22.7 g, servingSize Serves 14, Protein 3.6 g, Fat 10.4 g, calories 264 cal, Sodium 151.2 mg, Fiber 1.4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• Cooking spray
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 medium bananas, very ripe
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Instruction:

1. Heat the oven to 350°F and prep the pan. Arrange a rack in the bottom third of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, letting the excess hang over the long sides to form a sling. Spray the inside with cooking spray. → If using nuts, toast them in the oven for 10 minutes as the oven is pre-heating.
2. Melt the butter. Melt the butter in the microwave or over low heat on the stovetop. → Alternatively, for a more cake-like banana bread, soften the butter (but do not melt) and cream it with the sugar in a stand mixer in the next step.
3. Combine the butter and sugar. Place the melted butter and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until combined. (Or cream the softened butter and sugar in a mixer until fluffy.)
4. Add the eggs. Crack the eggs into the bowl. Whisk until completely combined and the mixture is smooth.
5. Add the milk and vanilla. Whisk the milk and vanilla into the batter.
6. Mash in the bananas. Peel the bananas and add them to the bowl. Using the end of the whisk or a dinner fork, mash them into the batter. Leave the bananas as chunky or as smooth as you prefer. If you prefer an entirely smooth banana bread, mash the bananas separately until no more lumps remain, and then whisk them into the batter.
7. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Measure the flour, baking soda, and salt into the bowl. Switch to using a spatula and gently stir until the ingredients are just barely combined and no more dry flour is visible.
8. Fold in the nuts or chocolate, if using. Last but not least, scatter the nuts or chocolate over the batter and gently fold them in.
9. Pour the batter into the pan. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, using the spatula to scrape all the batter from the bowl. Smooth the top of the batter.
10. Bake for 50 to 65 minutes. Bake until the top of the cake is caramelized dark brown with some yellow interior peeking through and a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Baking time will vary slightly depending on the moisture and sugar content of your bananas — start checking around 50 minutes and then every 5 minutes after.
11. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Set the loaf, still in the pan, on a wire cooling rack. Let it cool for 10 minutes — this helps the loaf solidify and makes it easier to remove from the pan.
12. Remove from pan and cool another 10 minutes. Grasping the parchment paper sling, lift the loaf out of the pan and place on the cooling rack. Cool for another 10 minutes before slicing.

Classic Banana Bread

Our easy banana bread recipe is hands down the best. This classic recipe yields everything you want from a great banana bread: toasty sweetness, impeccable moistness, and a crispy top worth swooning over. Enjoy this go-to quick bread as a quick breakfast or a sweet afternoon snack; and for a real treat, try a warm slice slathered with softened cream cheese.

Total: 1h15min

Yield: Serves 8 (serving size: 1 [1-in.] slice)

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup mashed)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups (6 3/8 oz.) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together mashed bananas, sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined.
3. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, stirring until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Easy Banana Bread recipe

FAQ

How do you keep banana bread moist when baking?

Is baking soda or powder better for banana bread?

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.

What can I use instead of vanilla extract in banana bread?

1. Vanilla paste. Vanilla paste — also called vanilla bean paste — is a mix of vanilla extract, vanilla beans, and sugar. …
2. Vanilla powder. …
3. Vanilla sugar. …
4. Almond extract. …
5. Maple syrup. …
6. Honey. …
7. Bourbon, brandy, rum, or vanilla liqueur. …
8. Vanilla flavored plant-based milk.