Best Ever Banana Bread
Best Ever Banana Bread is an easy recipe for a buttery banana bread with a hint of cinnamon that's made in one bowl with basic ingredients you most likely have on hand in your kitchen!
Servings: 12
Calories: 284kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas, about 3 large bananas
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
- In bowl combine bananas, butter, eggs, brown sugar and vanilla until blended.
- Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt until just combined.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake 1 hour. Loosely cover with foil and bake an additional 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 20 minutes. Taking bread out of pan sooner might cause it to fall apart!
- Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Makes 12 servings.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Stir in chocolate chips
- Add toasted shredded coconut
- Make in mini loaf pans
- Combine confectioners sugar and milk for a sweet glaze to drizzle over your cooled banana loaf
- Be sure your butter is nice and soft for easy stirring
- It’s important to let your banana cake cool in the pan for about 20 minutes so that it doesn’t fall apart when you take it out of the loaf pan
How To Ripen Bananas Quickly
Bananas not ripe yet? No problem. Here's a simple trick for how to ripen bananas in the oven ripening up bananas quickly!- Preheat oven to 350F
- Bake bananas in their skins on a baking sheet for 15-20 minutes or until skins have blackened
- Cool slightly and scoop banana out of skins.
Nutrition
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg