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.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this tonight and it’s absolutely amazing!
So moist and delicious. I loaf down and have a request
To make more immediately!
Made two loaves of this today and oh my, if one isn’t already gone! My family LOVED this and I’m not sure the second loaf will make it to our playdate tomorrow! Hands down, it’s the super buttery taste (other recipes I looked at only called for half a stick, which made it a no brainer to make yours!). Have already saved this recipe for future use, as I’ll definitely be making again — thank you for sharing!
I haven’t used the cinnamon in my bananaa bread before. What does that do to the flavor?
the cinnamon flavor will add a bit of spice but it will come out delish.
I covered the top with chocolate chips before cooking. It also took more like an hour and ten to cook throughout. But. I got the biggest compliment I’ve ever had from my husband tonight regarding my cooking. I made banana bread and he said “I could kill that whole loaf” I almost cried.
Oh, I love that so much!! What an awesome compliment 🙂
This bread turned out very well. I used 3 ripe bananas, a bit less than one cup of sugar, and an electric mixer to blend the wet, and combined, ingredients until they were smooth. The cook time was over an hour. Towards the end, I covered the edges of the bread with foil and lowered the oven shelf, to prevent top edges from getting overdone.
My oldest granddaughter does not like banana bread but said this was really good! My youngest is a banana freak and she devoured it!
Excellent banana bread! Moist and yummy and definitely sweet but I like them that way. I had 4 over rupe bananas so that’s what I used. This is going in my “staples” recipes!
Love it! Thanks for coming back by and letting me know you liked it 🙂
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.
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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! 🙂