Easy Best Banana Bread Recipe – Super Moist Homemade Loaf Everyone Will Love
Super moist, easy, and delicious banana bread made with overripe bananas. Perfect for freezing and a great way to use up bananas, served sliced for breakfast or snacks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 ripe bananas (about 2 cups mashed)
- 1/3 cup salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips, plus extra for topping if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease and flour an 8.5×4.5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas with melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Stir well.
- Sprinkle baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt over the mixture; stir to combine.
- Add flour and walnuts or chocolate chips; mix just until no streaks remain. Pour into loaf pan.
- Bake 50–60 minutes until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely before slicing into 10 slices.
Notes
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for a few days, refrigerate for longer freshness.
- Baking times may vary with pan size; can also be made as muffins, 20–24 minutes bake time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 296
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 242 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg