Unleash the sweet aroma of freshly baked banana bread, a culinary delight that transforms ripe bananas into a moist and flavorful treat. As a timeless classic, banana bread has captured the hearts of bakers worldwide with its simple yet comforting ingredients. With countless variations to suit every taste, from classic to decadent, this beloved recipe offers a versatile canvas for creativity. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a curious novice, embark on a delicious journey to discover the perfect banana bread recipe that will elevate your baking repertoire and satisfy your cravings for a timeless indulgence.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
We've all been baking banana bread lately, right? It's been good, but it's gotten, well, just a tad routine. In fact, it's probably making you go just a liiiittle bananas yourself! So it's time to sweeten the deal: this chocolate chip banana bread recipe combines two of your favorite things into one - now, you can have your chocolate and eat it too!
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- In a bowl, add the bananas and mash until smooth. Add in the melted butter and stir until well combined.
- Add the sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and flour, and stir until the batter is smooth.
- Add in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Top with additional chocolate chips.
- Bake for 50 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380 calories, Carbohydrate 55 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 27 grams
CREAM CHEESE-FILLED BANANA BREAD MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large egg, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, sour cream, vanilla extract, ripe bananas, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, large egg, cream cheese, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour
Provided by Gibran Rubio
Categories Desserts
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- To prepare the bread, combine egg, sugars, butter, sour cream and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together. Add the bananas and mash together.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix lightly to combine. Set aside.
- To prepare the cream cheese filling, mix egg, cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a small bowl.
- To assemble the muffins, spoon a layer of bread batter into a greased muffin tin. Then spoon a layer of cream cheese filling, then top off with another layer of bread batter.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Baking times may vary. Muffins are done when a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow muffins to cool for 15 mins.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 calories, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 15 grams
CREAM CHEESE FILLED BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large egg, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, sour cream, vanilla extract, bananas, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, large egg, cream cheese, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix the egg, sugars, butter, sour cream, and vanilla. Add the bananas, mash into the mixture.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and mix. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, flour, and egg.
- Pour half of the bread batter into a 9x5 inch (22cm x 12cm) pan, pour the cream cheese filling, smooth into corners, top with remaining batter.
- Bake at 350°F / 180°C for about 50 mins. Baking times may vary, so keep an eye on the bread.
- Allow to cool for 15 mins.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291 calories, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 18 grams
CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD PUDDING RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: breads, ripe bananas, eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, chocolate chips, ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream
Provided by Tasty
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- On a cutting board, cut bread into small cubes. Place onto a baking sheet and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 5 minutes to help dry the bread out.
- In a large mixing bowl, add ripe bananas and mush.
- Add in beaten eggs, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla extract, and stir.
- Once fully mixed, add bread and let it soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add in chocolate chips. Stir together, and spoon mix into a large muffin tin. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 minutes.
- Scoop your favorite ice cream or whipped cream and top with chocolate syrup.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 413 calories, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 28 grams
UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: ripe bananas, eggs, oil, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, all-purpose flour, butter, brown sugar, bananas, vanilla ice cream
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas. Add the eggs, oil, sugar, and cinnamon, mixing until evenly incorporated.
- Add the flour and mix until the batter has no large pockets of flour. Set aside.
- In a pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter, then mix in the brown sugar until dissolved.
- Bring up the heat to medium-high, cooking until the mixture starts bubbling and the sugar has melted.
- Remove the caramel from heat and pour into a greased 9x9-inch (23x23 cm) baking pan.
- Lay the banana slices evenly on top of the caramel.
- Spread the banana bread batter on top.
- Bake 40-50 minutes.
- Cool until the bottom is barely warm and use a knife to loosen the edges from the pan.
- Place a plate upside-down on top of the pan, then invert the pan, flipping the banana bread onto the plate.
- Slice, then serve with vanilla ice cream.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 787 calories, Carbohydrate 108 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 10 grams, Sugar 54 grams
BANANA BREAD BOTTOM CHEESECAKE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: bananas, vegetable oil, egg, sugar, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, milk, gelatin powder, caramel sauce
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
- Add the oil, egg, sugar, and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until just combined. Don't over mix.
- Pour the banana bread batter into a greased 9-inch (22 cm) springform pan.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is set.
- In a large bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
- Microwave the milk until hot, about 2 minutes, then add the gelatin powder. Quickly stir until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the gelatin mixture over the cream cheese and whisk again until smooth.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture over the baked banana bread crust.
- Chill for 3 hours, or overnight.
- Unmold the cheesecake, then slice and serve drizzled with caramel sauce.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 547 calories, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fat 37 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 9 grams, Sugar 26 grams
JAMAICAN BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by BobN
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, rum, and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon coconut. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Combine powdered sugar and juice, stirring with a whisk; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely on wire rack.
LOW FAT BANANA BREAD RECIPE
Our Low Fat Banana Bread has no butter, but it's still incredibly moist and delicious. With our without walnuts, you won't even be able to tell it's healthier for you!
Provided by Six Sisters Stuff
Categories Snack
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, mashed banana, sugar, and applesauce.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well.
- Pour batter into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
- Cut into slices and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 1496 kcal, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 2153 mg, Carbohydrate 280 g, Sugar 47 g, Protein 46 mg
UPSIDE DOWN BANANA BREAD CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: whole milk, unsalted butter, instant yeast, granulated sugar, salt, ripe bananas, all-purpose flour, oil, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, cinnamon, unsalted butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, honey, walnuts
Provided by Julie Klink
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 15 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large, microwave-proof bowl, combine the milk and melted butter. Microwave for 40 seconds, until the milk mixture reaches 110˚F (45˚C). Add the yeast, then let sit for 10 minutes.
- Add the granulated sugar, salt, mashed bananas and stir.
- Add 3½ cups (435 g) of flour, ½ cup (60 g) at a time, stirring between each addition.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for 3 minutes, adding more flour ¼ cup (30 g) at a time if the dough is sticking to your hands or the surface. Form the dough into a ball.
- Add the oil to clean large bowl and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight, until doubled in size.
- Once the dough has risen, roll it out to a ¼-inch-thick (6-mm) rectangle about 18x12 inches (20x30 cm).
- Make the filling by mixing the melted butter, granulated sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
- Spread the filling evenly over the dough. Roll up the dough and slice into 15 1½-inch (4-cm) thick slices (discard the ends).
- Make the caramel sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, and honey. Keep stirring to prevent the sugar from sticking to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil, then remove the pan from the heat.
- Pour the caramel sauce into a 9x12-inch (23x30-cm) baking dish and sprinkle the walnuts on top of sauce. Arrange the rolls in the dish so there are 3 rows of 5 rolls.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise for 15 minutes, in a warm place.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- Remove the plastic wrap and bake the cinnamon rolls for 40 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- Let cool for 20 minutes, then invert the rolls onto a serving platter. Leftover cinnamon rolls can be stored up to 5 days in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433 calories, Carbohydrate 59 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 25 grams
SUPER SOFT BANANA BREAD COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, butter, greek yogurt, egg, ripe bananas, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, chocolate chips
Provided by Claire Nolan
Categories Desserts
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- In a bowl, whisk sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter together until creamy.
- Add Greek yogurt, egg, and bananas. Mash bananas and mix thoroughly.
- Gently fold in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon just until combined.
- Add chocolate chips and stir in gently.
- Like a baking sheet with parchment paper and place spoonfuls of dough 2 inches (5 cm) apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes and cool on a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 8 grams
CINNAMON SWIRL BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large eggs, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, Chobani® Vanilla Blended Greek Yogurt, ripe bananas, unsalted butter, all purpose flour, kosher salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, walnuts, nonstick cooking spray, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon
Provided by Chobani
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugars. Add the yogurt, bananas, and melted butter, and mix well.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the walnuts until evenly incorporated.
- Generously coat a large loaf pan with nonstick spray. Fill the pan with half of the batter and spread evenly. Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle half of the mixture over the batter in an even layer. Top evenly with the remaining batter and sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar mixture on top. Use a toothpick to make a few swirls in the batter.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the bread comes out clean.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan and slicing.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396 calories, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, Sugar 38 grams
DELICIOUS BANANA BREAD MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, sugar, bananas, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, cinnamon
Provided by Vanessa Schoenberg
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, cream together the eggs and sugar.
- Stir in the mashed bananas, vanilla, oil, and cinnamon.
- Then stir in the flour mixture, a third at a time, until fully combined.
- Pour batter into a cupcake/muffin pan, either greased or with muffins tins. It will make 12 muffins.
- Bake for about 30 minutes and then enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 15 grams
BUTTERSCOTCH BANANA BREAD RECIPE
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combined mashed bananas, eggs, vegetable oil and sugar. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Then add flour and mix just until combined.
- Fold in butterscotch chips.
- Pour batter into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes or until the top is golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- ***You can also make this in 3 small mini loaf pans that have been sprayed with non stick cooking spray. The mini loaves cook for about 40-42 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 1411 kcal, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 2352 mg, Carbohydrate 306 g, Sugar 56 g, Protein 38 mg
BANANA BREAD ICE CREAM CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: bananas, butter, egg, sugar, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream
Provided by Alix Traeger
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
- Add in the melted butter, egg, sugar, and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix again until just combined.
- Pour the batter into a loaf pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Once cool, take the banana bread out of the pan and slice into three horizontal layers, widthwise.
- Line the loaf pan with plastic wrap and place the bottom layer of bread in the pan.
- Top the bread with the softened vanilla ice cream and spread evenly with a spoon.
- Place the middle layer of bread on top of the vanilla ice cream.
- Top the middle layer with chocolate ice cream and spread evenly with a spoon.
- Place the top of the banana bread on top and cover with the plastic wrap.
- Freeze for one hour or or overnight.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 30 grams
CHOCOLATE FONDUE BANANA BREAD BOAT RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: bananas, vegetable oil, egg, sugar, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, semi sweet chocolate, heavy cream, milk, vanilla extract, bananas, strawberries
Provided by Julie Klink
Categories Snacks
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
- Add in the oil, egg, sugar, and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until just combined.
- Pour the banana bread batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- In a small saucepan, combine the cream, milk and chocolate, and melt over low heat.
- Add the vanilla and stir to combine. Remove from heat, and cover with a lid.
- Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then remove from the loaf pan and place on a serving dish.
- Using a knife cut a rectangle out of the top center of the loaf, leaving a 2- to 3-inch (5 cm to 7cm) perimeter of banana bread, making sure to not slice through the bread. Cut the rectangle into 2-inch (5-cm) slices. Gently pull out each slice one at a time. Press the crumbs into the base of the cut out bread.
- Reheat the chocolate if needed then pour the chocolate into the banana bread boat.
- Place sliced bananas, strawberries, and the inside of the banana bread around the fondue boat.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447 calories, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 34 grams
ALTON BROWN'S BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by garrett_mccutcheon
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan and line with wax paper. Combine the bananas and sugar (Wet Works 1) and mix with a potato masher until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs and almond extract. Combine with the banana and sugar mixture. Combine flours, baking soda and salt. Add to the wet ingredients. If using nuts, fold them into the batter now. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until center registers 210°F and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on stovetop 15 minutes, then remove from pan to a cooling rack Cool completely before slicing. Tightly wrap leftover bread. It will keep at room temperature for about 5 days.
BANANA BREAD BROWNIES RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by mseemeyer
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour 15x10 inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm). Yield: 2 dozen large bars
STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE-FILLED BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: light cream cheese, strawberry, honey, ripe bananas, large eggs, 2% plain greek yogurt, honey, wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder
Provided by Joey Firoben
Categories Breakfast
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, 1 tablespoon of honey, and strawberries until smooth.
- Microwave the cream cheese mixture in 30 second intervals for a total of 5 minutes, stirring between each interval. This helps cook out the moisture so that the mixture doesn't create a large pocket of steam in the bread.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
- Add the eggs and mix until well combined and frothy.
- Add the Greek yogurt and honey, and mix until incorporated.
- Sprinkle in the whole wheat flour, baking soda, and baking powder, and fold the batter together with a spatula.
- Pour ¾ of the banana bread batter into a greased loaf pan, smoothing it into an even layer with the spatula.
- Pour in the cream cheese filling, making sure to keep it away from the edge of the pan.
- Pour the remaining banana bread batter over the cream cheese filling and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, until the top springs back when lightly touched.
- Let the pan cool for 15 minute before removing the loaf from the pan.
- Allow the bread to cool at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 calories, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 22 grams
EASY BANANA BREAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: flour, butter, sugar, baking soda, eggs, salt, baking powder, bananas
Provided by JJ Nieder
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar. Add eggs.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to butter mixture.
- Then, add mashed bananas. Be careful to not over incorporate.
- Pour batter into 2 prepared loaf pans and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
- *Note: For moist bread, loosen bread from pan and turn onto saran wrap then wrap tightly.*
- Let stand in pans for a few minutes. Once cooled, slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324 calories, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 25 grams
BANANA BREAD (LIGHTER RECIPE)
How do you make a good thing even better? By reducing the calorie and fat content of this irresistible banana bread. Ripe bananas and unsweetened applesauce ensure that the bread stays moist and tender.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 2h30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
- Mix sugar, applesauce and margarine in large bowl. Stir in egg product until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
- Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Slice, Sodium 65 mg
Tips:
- Use ripe bananas: The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your banana bread will be.
- Mash the bananas well: Make sure to mash the bananas until they are completely smooth, with no lumps. This will help ensure that your banana bread is evenly textured.
- Use a combination of sugars: Using a combination of granulated sugar and brown sugar will give your banana bread a more complex flavor.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will make your banana bread tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Let the batter rest: Letting the batter rest for a few minutes before baking will help it to develop more flavor.
- Bake the banana bread at a moderate temperature: Baking the banana bread at a moderate temperature will help to prevent it from drying out.
- Check the banana bread for doneness: Insert a toothpick into the center of the banana bread. If it comes out clean, the banana bread is done.
- Let the banana bread cool before slicing: Let the banana bread cool completely before slicing it. This will help to prevent it from falling apart.
Conclusion:
Banana bread is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. With so many different recipes to choose from, there's sure to be a banana bread recipe that everyone will love. So next time you have some ripe bananas on hand, be sure to give one of these recipes a try!
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