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Banana Bread Recipe

A moist homemade banana bread loaf made with ripe bananas, simple pantry ingredients, and optional chocolate chips or nuts. This easy banana bread recipe creates a soft, flavorful loaf perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Banana Bread Ingredients
  • 3 large ripe bananas mashed
  • 115 g unsalted butter melted or neutral oil
  • 150 g brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon optional
Optional Additions
  • 100 g chocolate chips optional
  • 100 g walnuts or pecans chopped

Equipment

  • 1 9 x 5 inch loaf pan
  • 1 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Spatula

Method
 

How to Make Banana Bread
    Prepare the oven and loaf pan
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and line it with baking paper if desired.
    2. Mash the bananas
  2. Mash the ripe bananas in a large bowl until mostly smooth. A few small pieces are fine and add texture.
    3. Mix wet ingredients
  3. Add melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Whisk until combined.
    4. Combine dry ingredients
  4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
    5. Combine the batter
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
    6. Add optional ingredients
  6. Fold in chocolate chips or chopped nuts if using.
    7. Bake the banana bread
  7. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50–60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs.
    8. Cool before slicing
  8. Cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing.

Notes

Storage:
 Store banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature for several days. Freeze individual slices or the whole loaf for longer storage.
Variations:
 Add chocolate chips for chocolate chip banana bread, walnuts or pecans for banana nut bread, or cinnamon and nutmeg for a spiced version.
Yield:
 Makes 1 loaf, approximately 10 slices.