Description
A simple and delicious banana bread recipe that is perfect for using up ripe bananas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar (or ¾ cup if you prefer sweeter)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Optional: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Optional: 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×5 loaf pan or line with parchment.
- In a bowl, combine mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Add baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix gently until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Fold in walnuts or chocolate chips if desired.
- Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool before slicing and enjoy warm with butter or toasted!
Notes
- For a sweeter bread, increase sugar to ¾ cup.
- Feel free to customize with your favorite add-ins like nuts or chocolate chips.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg