Description
This classic Banana Bread recipe is moist, flavorful, and easy to make. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack, this delicious bread is packed with ripe bananas and a hint of cinnamon.
Ingredients
Ripe Bananas:
3 bananas mashed
Unsalted Butter:
1/2 cup melted
Granulated Sugar:
3/4 cup
Eggs:
2 large
Vanilla Extract:
1 teaspoon
All-Purpose Flour:
1 1/2 cups
Baking Soda:
1 teaspoon
Salt:
1/2 teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon:
1/2 teaspoon (optional)
Walnuts or Chocolate Chips:
1/2 cup (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, mash bananas, add melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture. Do not overmix.
- Add Nuts or Chocolate: Gently fold in walnuts or chocolate chips.
- Bake: Pour batter into loaf pan, bake for 50–60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra moisture, use very ripe bananas with lots of brown spots.
- Store at room temperature wrapped in foil or plastic for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
