- 3 ripe bananas, mashed.
- 1 cup white sugar. Great Value Pure Granulated Sugar, 4 lb.
- 1 egg.
- ¼ cup melted butter.
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour.
- 1 teaspoon baking soda.
- 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:
- 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).
- 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.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together, and set aside.
- In the bottom of a medium bowl, mash bananas into a chunky paste.
- Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla into the bananas until well blended.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Unmold the bread cool completely.
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
This banana bread is one of the easiest recipes I’ve ever tried and turns out perfectly every time! Feel free to substitute your favorite nuts (like walnuts) or even add in chocolate chips.
Prep: 10min
Total: 70min
Yield: 12
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 231 kcal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Sodium 253 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 16 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 3 medium bananas mashed
- ½ cup mayonnaise (or dressing)
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instruction:
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- In a bowl mix together mashed bananas, mayo and egg. In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and pecans
- Add flour mixture to wet mixture and stir just until combined. Note: The mixture will be very thick, do not over mix
- Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from pan and allow to 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:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare a loaf pan with butter, oil, or even Pam spray.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter and sugar.
- Add the bananas. Mash them then mix into the butter and sugar mixture.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract. Stir.
- Mix in the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- 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.
- Remove from oven and let cool. For clean slices, please allow the bread to completely cool.
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:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk together mashed bananas, sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined.
- 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.
- 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.