If you’re anything like me, you always seem to buy too many bananas and you are left with a few bananas that need to be eaten ASAP. My quick fix to this problem is to make a super easy batch of banana bread, and my mom passed down the best recipe for banana bread to me!
I guarantee that 90% of you already have the ingredients in your pantry, and it will only take you 10 minutes to whip everything together! This post will help you create something delicious instead of wasting old bananas, and you’ll have a new foolproof banana bread recipe.
Banana bread is a great treat to know how to make! It is one of my favorites and you can stick to the base recipe or dress it up with so many different mix-ins, and even frosting or a crumble topping! My favorite mix-ins are chopped walnuts or semi-sweet chocolate chips. As a bonus, banana bread totally counts as breakfast…right!?
This particular recipe was given to me by my mom, and she is an AMAZING baker. She is always baking something so yummy, and I can confirm that this recipe is incredibly easy!
I think one of the most important parts of baking is knowing that you can be creative and flexible. For example, I used frozen bananas instead of fresh, and once they thawed out, they worked wonderfully!
After reading this post, you will know the best recipe for banana bread that makes foolproof, delicious, and moist bread!
This post is all about the best recipe for banana bread!
Classic Banana Bread Recipe Ingredients:
Eggs: Eggs are a pretty obvious ingredient in a classic banana bread recipe, but a trick that I Iike to use when I’m baking is to take the eggs out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before I start making the batter to give them time to come up to room temperature. Baking is a science and the temperature of your batter does matter!
Sugar: Of course there is sugar in this banana bread recipe, but a special hack you will see in the recipe is that you need to cream the sugar and butter together for a couple of minutes. The mixture should be very fluffy and light!
Butter: Baking with butter instantly makes your batter more rich and moist. You will find moist banana bread recipe with oil, but I like using butter. I prefer grass-fed butter that is a beautiful bright yellow color.
Bananas: You can use over-ripe fresh bananas or bananas that have been frozen. Just note that frozen bananas should be taken out of the freezer early in order to warm up to room temperature. If you’re in a pinch you can also use the defrost setting of your microwave.
Vanilla: Vanilla is the hidden star of most baking recipes, and I would recommend using pure vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla. I always like to put in about an extra 1/2 tsp of vanilla to every baking recipe!
Other Ingredients:
-Flour
-Baking soda
-Salt
-Nuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Now that we’ve ran through the ingredients, you are now ready to make the worlds best banana bread, no kidding!!!
Easy Moist Banana Bread Recipe:
Best Recipe for Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 3-4 over-ripe bananas mashed
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4-1 cup chocolate chips or nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar for several minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix well.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Line four mini loaf pans with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.
- Fill each lined loaf pan about half way. Transfer to pre-heated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until they spring back to the touch and are golden.
- This batter also makes amazing muffins! Line 2 muffins tins with liners and fill to about 2/3 full. Bake 12-18 minutes.
Its as easy as that! This banana bread recipe only takes about 10 minutes to mix together and less than half an hour to bake! You’ll impress your friends and family and use the extra bananas you have on hand!
