Banana Bread
Updated May 2, 2024
- Total Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 65 minutes
- Rating
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Ingredients
Yield:1 loaf
- ¼pound cool butter (1 stick), more for greasing pan
- ¾cup dark brown sugar
- 2eggs, at room temperature
- 2⅓cups very ripe bananas (about 5)
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- ¼teaspoon salt
- 3tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1tablespoon granulated or coarse sugar
- ⅛teaspoon cinnamon
For the Bread
For the Topping
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)
243 calories; 10 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 36 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 15 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 168 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Using electric mixer, cream butter until smooth and fluffy. Add sugar and cream together 2 minutes more. One at a time, mix in eggs. Mix in bananas until only small lumps remain.
- Step 2
Stir dry ingredients together and mix into banana mixture just until combined. Pour into prepared pan. If making topping, stir ingredients together and sprinkle over batter.
- Step 3
Bake about 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and let cool completely before wrapping tightly for storage.
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Cooking Notes
Barb
My new go to recipe. Add a teaspoon of vanilla, reduce brown sugar to half cup, and swap out half of white flour for whole wheat. Yum.
Lauren M
If your bananas aren’t very ripe, you can place them on a foil covered baking sheet in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 300 until the skins turn black. It releases the sugar and makes them perfect for baking.
Helen
I used this metric conversion
110g butter
100g brown sugar
2 eggs
500g bananas - 3 large
240g self raising flour
Grind of sea salt
Topping
30g flaked almonds
20g brown sugar
Shake of cinnamon
DeEclectic Chef
Made this for my boyfriend and he can’t stop smiling from ear to ear and giving mad praises for this recipe. I made a few alterations though: added a teaspoon of nutmeg and cinnamon, two tablespoons of freshly grated ginger, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the butter and sugar while creaming. I’ve learned that the spices and flavors are heightened and taste more when it’s added to the butter while creaming instead of adding it/them to the batter at the last minute. Overall, a great recipe
Susan
Made a lot of banana bread in my day. I like this recipe BUT I never have 5 overripe bananas on hand. I have more like 2-3. So I've learned that this recipe works very well if you sub in unsweetened apple sauce for whatever volume of banana pulp you are lacking.
Jean
I put this into 3 mini-loaf pans and baked for 35 minutes.
Susan
It would be very welcome if recipes were written with weights (in grams) as well.
Invidious
Good recipe ... my banana bread frequently turns out gooey in the center, even when dark brown on top & sides. This recipe yielded bread evenly baked clear through.
Es
I've made many banana breads over the years and this is one of the best. I just happened to have 5 frozen bananas. I let them defrost while my eggs and butter came to room temperature. The banana bread was ready in 55 minutes, not 65. It was so light that it was almost spongy and the aroma of the banana permeated the cake. I think the topping really adds to it, in both appearance and taste. Also, it gets better on day 2 and perhaps day 3, but it was eaten up.
Susan
Ajp
Don't over mix the dry ingredients with the wet. Can cause bread to be heavy.
diane
best banana bread ever--moist and delicious. per other's notes, i cut sugar to 1/2c; added 1t vanilla. great
beaconps
I added cranberry/raisin/almonds/sunflower seeds trail mix (Walmart) for some texture and taste (1/2 cup). If you don't have enough bananas, you can add some yogurt, 1/2 cup as a replacement for a banana. You may need a little more flour.
Mark R
Delicious and easy to make. I added one cup of chocolate chips to the batter just before pouring into the pan. Bread was moist, firm and tasty.
Lily
I wish I paid better attention to this review regarding the cooking time. I baked mine for 60 minutes and while the banana bread is tasty, we found it dry. It is remedied by spreading cream cheese. I would cook again, use a bit less sugar and start testing for doneness at 50 minutes.
John
This came out of the oven looking beautiful. I took it over to a friends house for nourishment during their Dungeons & Dragons gaming. Received an Email the next day reporting that it was the best banana bread recipe any of them had ever tasted. Now that is an endorsement.
Hailey A.
Delicious banana bread. Used light brown sugar instead of dark on accident and it still came out perfect, though it needed around 65 minutes to bake up fully. Would recommend lining pan with parchment paper and some baking spray instead of greasing it for easier transfer.
Jess
Brown the butter, mix into bananas, then add the eggs and vanilla. Then sugar and dry.
Melissa
Fantastic! Used 4 bananas because it’s what I had. Topping was great but a lot came off so might mix in with some batter as someone else suggested. Bananas were REALLY ripe so cut sugar to half cup. I used half spelt flour/half all purpose, which worked really well (as was waiting to try the spelt in something like this). Maybe add some pecans to the mix next time? Maybe not? It was perfect!! (55 minutes for the long skinny bread pan).
Lorina M
Made this exactly as the receipe is written. It is very moist and wonderfu!
Natasha M
Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
Razzeph
Followed the advice in the comments and added spices(cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger) and halved the sugar. Also added some white chocolate chips with the walnuts instead of sugar. The loaf came out moist and delicious!
Erin
This recipe is so good that I am making it nearly every weekend. I buy two bunches of bananas at the store now and let one get ripe just so that I can have enough bananas for this recipe. I can’t believe I BAKED something this amazing! It’s a banana-frenzy in my house.
Melissa
I pulled mine at 55 minutes.
Sanaz
I added 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, and some mini chocolate chips instead of pecans or walnuts to the batter. No topping.
Jo
Wow! This really is the best! I came up short on the bananas once I'd mashed them, so used unsweetened applesauce to make up the difference. I also added half a cup of pecans to the batter as well as putting on the topping. Family gave great reviews!
Peaches173
Fantastic recipe. Instead of banana bread I made muffins. Since I only had 2 bananas I halved the recipe. Easy to whip up and instant smiles from the husband when he came down to warm banana muffins for breakfast! When making muffins double the topping. Be generous with the topping because who doesn’t like more topping, unless of course you are on a more restricted diet. Adding walnuts, golden raisins and vanilla to the batter is also tasty. This is a very forgiving recipe!
Marc Kagan
Feeling lazy one day, I melted the butter and just poured it on the brown sugar. In my view, it makes the banana bread taste richer, and more luscious. I’ve tried it three times that way, and each time it’s worked out just fine.
Olivia
Nvm 1/2 cup sugar
Alice
Great bread. My only change is I add 1 cup of cranberries to the batter. My neighbors continually ask me to make this for them.
Shellacksa
Double recipe — 1 loaf, bunch muffins. Add couple tbsps molasses! Sub some ground flax seeds and/or wheat germ for part of the flour (1/2 c?)
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