Description
This is the best banana bread recipe—ultra moist, tender, and packed with rich banana flavor. Made with simple pantry staples and ripe bananas, it turns out perfect every single time.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Optional add-ins: chocolate chips or chopped walnuts
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas until smooth.
- Stir in melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla until combined.
- Sprinkle baking soda, salt, and cinnamon over the mixture and stir.
- Gently fold in flour just until no dry streaks remain.
- Fold in optional add-ins if using.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
For extra moisture, substitute half the butter with sour cream or Greek yogurt. Cover loosely with foil if the top browns too quickly. Banana bread tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
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