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Home » Side Dishes » Bread » Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Created: March 6, 2017 Updated: October 26, 2020 by Lyuba Brooke 11 Comments

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Classic Banana Bread is the best and I wish it would magically appear in my kitchen every day. Although, banana bread is so easy to make that it would seem like it appears by magic. It’s a classic bread that takes only a few minutes to prepare and tastes amazing every time. Try it with some butter, vanilla ice cream, or grab a slice on your way out the door. 

Banana Bread with a slice cut off on a burlap table cloth

BANANA BREAD

Banana bread is my far my husband’s favorite sweet bread. I think it’s a favorite for so many people because it takes us back to the childhood at first bite.

Nothing beats this soft, moist, sweet bread fresh from the oven. It’s a perfect addition to the cup of coffee in the morning, a perfect after-school snack, and a perfect dessert if you add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Banana bread also makes a great “grab and go” breakfast on weekday morning. If you slice the bread and wrap in slice individually, you will have an easy breakfast for the whole week.

But you know what is my favorite thing about bananas? They are so EASY to make, all you need is a whisk, a fork, and a bowl. NO need to take out the mixer. Just 5 minutes of mixing the ingredients and off to the oven it goes. After about an hour of baking, you will be enjoying fresh, delicious banana bread.

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Banana Bread in a yellow and brown bread pan

HOW TO STORE BANANA BREAD

Baked banana bread can be kept at room temperature, in the refrigerator, or frozen. Bread can also be sliced or stored whole.

If you know you will eat it within a couple of days, you can easily store it at room temperature for 2-3 days. Just make sure to cover it air-tight so it doesn’t dry out.

In the refrigerator, it will last much longer. Make sure to cover the bread air-tight and store it for 5-7 days.

Banana bread can easily be frozen whole or in slices.

HOW TO FREEZE BANANA BREAD

Make sure that banana bread is cooled completely before baking.

Bread can be sliced or frozen whole. Quick sweet breads are more moist so I like to place a slice of parchment paper in between each slice to keep them from sticking together.

Place bread in a large zip-lock freezer bags and let the air out. Place the bag in a freezer.

You can also wrap bread in saran wrap first, before placing it into a freezer bag, to ensure that no air gets to the bread.

Defrost the bread on the counter top. Slices of bread will take minutes to defrost.

Banana Bread with two slices on a burlap placemat and banana's in the background

MAKE BANANA MUFFINS FROM THIS RECIPE

You can easily turn this banana bread into muffins. It’s as simple as portioning the batter into a muffin pan instead of baking it in a bread pan.

This recipe will get about 10-12 muffins. I did say “about” because this is one of those bread recipes where amount is never exact. It highly depends on the size of bananas and whether nuts are added or not. You may even want to add extra nuts, which will increase amount of batter.

So to make the muffins, prepare the batter the same way as the bread. Line muffin pan with  liners if you wish or grease the muffin pan. Then divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them 3/4 of the way.

Bake muffins for about 30 minutes. Start checking for doneness after 25 minutes either by touch or with a toothpick.

You can even prepare a quick streusel crumb topping for these muffins.

Classic Banana Bread recipe sliced up on a table

SOME MORE SWEET BREAKFAST RECIPES

Bananas Foster Pancakes

Coconut Stuffed French Toast

Oreo Cheesecake Doughnuts

Buttermilk Pancakes

Cinnamon Swirl Breakfast Sandwich

Honey Butter Muffins

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Banana Bread

It’s a classic banana bread that takes only a few minutes to prepare and tastes amazing every time. 
4.80 from 5 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 478kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 medium bananas
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tsp cinnamon optional
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and grease a bread baking dish.
  • Mash bananas with a fork in a large mixing bowl. Leave a few little lumps.
  • Whisk in eggs, sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract until all mixed.
  • Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and gently whisk until the batter is smooth and everything is evenly combined.
  • Fold chopped walnuts to the batter.
  • Transfer batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 55-60 minutes. If the top of bread is browning too fast, loosely cover with aluminum foil to keep direct heat away.
  • Do a toothpick check and if need to bake longer, bake a few more minutes if needed.
  • Take bread out and let it cool before cutting. Use serrated bread knife to slice the bread.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 324mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2.3mg
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photo collage top photo is Banana Bread with slice taken off bottom photo banana bread on a table

Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles on March 6, 2011.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Carrie says

    November 14, 2022 at 9:10 am

    I’m a baker but my husband has a coworker who makes the best banana bread ever. He’s obsessed with it and it’s the one thing I haven’t tried to make. He wants me to try to re-create it. Hers has a strudel type on top. Would I be able to use this and then add a strudel on top? Thanks!!!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      November 18, 2022 at 2:02 pm

      Hi Carrie,

      I think that would work just fine.

      Reply
  2. Ashton says

    April 22, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    5 stars
    Hi my name is Ashton I am 7! I made this banana bread almost all by myself and it turned out so yummy!!! Next time I’m going to make your cookies! Thank you for your recipe!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      April 23, 2020 at 5:17 pm

      Hi, Ashton!

      I am very impressed you are already making banana bread at 7 and so happy you liked it! I hope you like the cookies just as much!!!

      Reply
  3. Cynthia says

    March 21, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    5 stars
    Very tasty and and smells wonderful as it bakes, yum!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      March 24, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      Hi Cynthia, I am glad you liked it! It’s a family favorite 🙂

      Reply
    • LyubaB says

      March 24, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      Thanks, Cynthia! Happy you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  4. Donna says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    This smells awesome as it is baking! I have never made banana bread without additional liquid before so I’m interested in seeing how this one tastes. My Moms’ recipe had buttermilk in it.
    Thank you for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      March 27, 2014 at 7:31 pm

      I hope it came out the way you like it!! I’ve been making this bread for the longest time so I hope it doesn’t disappoint!

      Reply
  5. Terri says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:24 am

    Found a link to your bread at a pumpkin and a princess (via tater tots and jello). Have some overly ripe bananas on my counter, can’t wait to try it!

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  6. Mrs. Owens says

    March 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Thanks for making me crave banana bread now :)I’m going to make this tomorrow and I’ll send you a pic, hope it comes out looking at good as yours!

    Reply

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