Description
This super moist banana bread is soft, tender, and packed with ripe banana flavor. Easy to make and perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Optional: 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Optional: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl until smooth.
- Mix in melted butter, sugar, beaten eggs, and vanilla until combined.
- Sprinkle in baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon; stir gently.
- Fold in flour until just combined. Add optional nuts or chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 55–65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for the sweetest, most moist bread. For extra moisture, you can add a tablespoon of Greek yogurt or sour cream. Banana bread tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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