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!
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 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 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.
Just made it for the first time. Easy prep but way too sweet. So next time will use less sugar, and also took over an hour to bake. But it tastes really good. And went well with my homemade berry jam that isn’t sweet. All gone now 😊
I made this banana bread and my husband and I enjoyed it. Definitely making it again. Thanks.
Great recipe! I substituted measure-for-measure gluten-free flour, cut the sugar to 1/2 cup and added a Tbsp of honey and 1/4 cup milk (gluten free batters tend to be dry). It’s delicious. I didn’t have brown sugar but I’d like to try that next time.
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know how it worked out with gluten-free flour! 🙂
I just made it and its delicious!!!
I had to make a bit of research to convert the measurements to dl and grams but totally worth it.
With the local mini bananas, I used 5 pieces. They were completely black outside.
My new food crush 🙂
Thank you!
Thanks so much for coming back and leaving a review! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
This recipe was very dry, was I missing something? No milk or any other liquid except vanilla extract and melted butter. I just hope I didn’t over mix it.
Hi! Sorry that you found this dry. The bananas add to the moisture in the recipe, so there is no need for milk or other liquids besides the butter. Generally with quick bread, if they are dense/dry it is due to over mixing. You really only want to “stir to moisten” and that’s all. I hope that helps 🙂
I made this. But with an extra banana, half cup of brown sugar, and a half cup of sour cream and it was heaven in a bread pan, more moist and a bit Kore bread to hold me over until the next batch!
Did you replace the sugar with 1/2 brown sugar? Did you add the sour cream but not delete anything ?
Sounds absolutely YUMS! (Also I want to say I love your food photography – that backlighting is lovely!)
This is definitely the best banana bread recipe out there! Perfect every time!
We love banana bread in my house! A loaf never lasts more than a day!
I love a good banana bread, and this recipe looks perfect! I can’t wait to try it!
Best Breakfast Bread! I love banana and vanilla flavor combination for the good start of the day.
These sound like a slice of heaven. The perfect way to use up those overripe bananas.
This banana bread sounds like a great afternoon snack!
I made this last night and it was amazing! Everyone in the family loved it and now it’s gone 🙁