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:Â 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.
Great recipe! I added chocolate chips and increased the cinnamon and it was perfect!
Made it today still in oven super simple recipe, sharing it with my mom and step son I made 3 mini aluminum loaf pans. Can’t wait to taste it thanks for recipe
How long did u cook for separating it into 3? I’m using 2 loaf pans…
Great recipe I added 1/2 cup of apple sauce and it turned out great
Fantastic recipe. My husband loves it. This will be my new go to. I also put some brown/white mixed sugar on top like suggested by Gwen.
My goodness, I thought all banana recipes were created equal!! This version is absolutely perfect!’ I added a crumble topping because I always do when I make banana bread.
Best banana bread ever. I added half a package 12 oz mini semi chocolate chips. Baking times vary so start checking around the 40 min mark. A glass pyrex bread pan the best. Butter instead of cooking spray. ENJOY!!!! ???
Delicious and simple!
Excellent recipe! Easy to remember. I added walnuts too! With my oven It probably could have only needed 45-50 min baking time.
I have made loaves and mini muffins using this recipe. Both turned out fantastic. I have also replaced the butter with coconut oil 1:1 and made this recipe vegan with excellent results. Mini muffins bake in about half the time.
What did you use for eggs to make it vegan? Anything you changed?
Good ol’ Flax eggs! I didn’t make this recipe but I just converted my cafe’s delish recipe to vegan. Subbed the eggs with Flax (1tbsp flax meal : 2.5-3tbsp water) and worked great! and a healthy bonus! Also replaced butter with coco oil. I’m giving this recipe a go when the next bananas ripen up again
Thank you for the coconut oil suggestion I am a new vegan and I do not have vegan butter at home to use.
OMG!
The best Banana bread I have ever had. Will be making this again.
I like the ease of this recipe but I usually use brown sugar in my banana bread (my recipe is packed up for moving) so I used 1/2 granulated and 1/2 brown sugar and 3 small loaf pans. They’re in the oven now for 30 minutes and a check to see for doneness.