Best Banana Bread Recipe is so easy to make and super soft and moist! The very best way to use up overripe bananas this bread is tender and packed full of flavor!
Since I have already shared with you my family’s favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Bread it was time to give you my very best classic recipe as well! If you love all things banana, then make up these Banana Nut Muffins too, one bowl, so easy, so GOOD!
What Is The Best Banana Bread Recipe?
To make the very best banana bread that comes out super moist, it is important to start out with those ugly, overripe bananas! In the picture below you can see the bananas that I used for this recipe post. These bananas are just ripe enough to work with. They need to be a dark yellow with lots of browning. You can use bananas that are even darker than this! The riper the bananas, the more moist your bread will be and the more banana flavor it will have!
How Do You Keep Banana Bread Moist?
The best way to keep banana bread moist for days is to wrap it tightly! Once your bread is baked and cooled, I recommend wrapping tightly in plastic wrap. Then, take a second step and store it in a large zip top freezer bag or a plastic container with a tight fitting lid. Stored this way on the counter, your bread will last up to 3 days. If you’d like, you can store it wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
How to Make Banana Bread:
This recipe makes one loaf of banana bread. The first step is to preheat your oven and prepare a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with butter.
- Next, take a large bowl as seen below and whisk together your dry ingredients. This will include the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl melt your butter in the microwave, then add in the bananas and mash until mostly smooth.
- Add your eggs and vanilla to your mashed banana mixer and use your fork to combine everything really well, until you no longer see any streaks of eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined. Don’t overmix.
- Now, you are ready to pour your batter into your prepared pan and bake!
**NOTE: You can also mash your bananas with the melted butter in your stand mixer if preferred.
Can you Freeze Banana Bread?
Yes! If you’d like to freeze this then allow it to cool completely at room temperature on a plate or wire rack once it comes out of the oven. Once cool, wrap the bread in plastic wrap, then wrap in foil. Freeze the bread for up to 2 months for best results.
To thaw the bread, remove from the freezer and allow it to come to room temperature, covered on the counter. This will take about 24 hours.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Best Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Stick (1/2 Cup) Butter
- 3 Large Ripe Bananas
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with butter and set aside.
- Add the stick of butter to a large bowl and microwave for 1 minute, or until melted.
- Add the bananas to the same bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the vanilla extract and egg to the bowl and use the same fork to mash and stir until no yellow streaks of egg remain.
- In a second large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined.
- Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
Great super easy recipe!!! Family loved it!!
I made the banana bread recipe very yummy one of my favourite will make again soon. Thank you..
Super easy & VERY good. Nothing like a slice when it is still warm from the oven. Perfection! Love the recipe as is but also love that you can change things up and we will definitely be making again.
Tip: if your bananas are not ripe enough, toss them on a baking sheet (skin on) in a 300 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. Ripens and softens them perfectly for baking. Just let them cool a bit before you peel them.
Love the recipe! Even my boyfriend, who is not a fan of banana breads or muffins, liked it.
It was a bit on the sweet side, although I added 3/4 cup of sugar. I think for my taste 1/2 cup would be enough.
I will definitely make this again.
Thanks for the recipe!
Now my favorite recipe…Made a loaf and 12 muffins. Used 1 cup butter, added nutmeg and unsweet coconut to half the muffins. Who said you need 2 bowls?!? Thanx 😎
Now my favorite recipe…Made a loaf and 12 muffins. Used 1 cup butter, added nutmeg and unsweet coconut to half the muffins. Who said you need bowls?!? Thanx 😎
Salted or unsalted butter?
Either is fine
I loved this recipe! The banana bread is so flavorful! It got two big thumbs up from my kids! We will be making this recipe often! I used half white sugar/ half brown sugar. I also added some cinnamon and sugar to the top- came out perfect.
Best banana bread recipe ever! My family loves it when I bake it for them. This is even better than the banana breads in Hawaii!! A++
Hi,
I tried this banana bread recipe this evening. My son loved it so much, he had 3 peices!! Everyone else gave a thumbs up too. Next time, my sister said I should put in some sour cream. Thanks for this!
This is my go to recipe I have used it many times. I have used half brown sugar and half white sugar and it comes out great (use what you have). I have swapped out chia seeds for eggs and it is still perfect. My favorite is to add in some walnuts or pecans or chocolate chips or even all three I like to top it before baking with some demerara sugar it adds a nice little crunch ontop but it is also great without. I have used it a few times in muffin pans with no issues.
I’ve noticied that there’s no baiking powder in the recipe, just baking soda.
Is that right?
Yes, that’s correct 🙂
Excellent recipe. You can’t taste the cinnimon, so don’t be afraid to use it. It’s like a great backup singer.
Thank you so much for the recipe! 🙂 The banana bread came out amazing!! It is moist but soft and had just the right amount of sweetness (I used about 3/4 cup of sugar). The addition of walnuts and sprinkle of brown sugar on top – perfect! Will definitely make this again.
Can I use frozen bananas for this recipe?
As long as you thaw them out first, yes 🙂