Classic comfort incoming 🍌💛 Here’s a no-fail banana bread—moist, cozy, and smells unreal while baking.
Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup melted butter (or neutral oil)
- ¾ cup sugar (use ½ white + ¼ brown for best flavor)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional but excellent)
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
Optional add-ins (pick your fighter):
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- Cinnamon-sugar swirl on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
- In a bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth.
- Stir in melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Sprinkle baking soda, salt, and cinnamon over the mixture and stir in.
- Gently fold in flour until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Fold in any add-ins.
- Pour into pan and smooth the top.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a rack.
Pro Tips
- Extra moist? Swap ¼ cup sugar for sour cream or Greek yogurt.
- Crispy top? Sprinkle raw sugar on top before baking.
- Bananas not ripe? Bake them (peel on) at 300°F for 15–20 min until blackened.
Want one-bowl, healthy-ish, vegan, or banana bread muffins next? 🍞🍌
