Description
This easy banana bread recipe is quick, simple, and perfectly moist. Made with basic pantry ingredients, it’s the perfect beginner-friendly banana bread you’ll make again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Optional: chocolate chips or chopped nuts
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a bowl, mash bananas until smooth.
- Stir in melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Mix in baking soda and salt.
- Fold in flour just until combined.
- Add optional mix-ins if desired.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool before slicing.
Notes
The riper the bananas, the sweeter the bread. Avoid overmixing to keep the texture soft and tender. Great for freezing and meal prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 185mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: easy banana bread, simple banana bread, quick banana bread