Description
Looking for the best banana bread recipe? This one is quick, easy, and so moist perfect for using up ripe bananas! Whether you’re after a healthy breakfast idea or a simple snack, this loaf delivers every time. Great for meal prep, freezer-friendly, and totally beginner-friendly. Save this easy banana bread recipe for your next baking day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup melted butter or oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line a loaf pan.
- Mash bananas in a bowl until mostly smooth.
- Add brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla and whisk together.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in optional mix-ins like nuts or chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 55–65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas for best flavor.
- Add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg for extra warmth.
- Banana bread freezes well wrapped in foil or plastic.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg