Best Ever Banana Bread (video)

The easiest and most delicious banana bread recipe. This banana bread is moist, full of fragrant banana flavor, and uses no fancy ingredients; it’s just your good old-fashioned, classic banana bread.

I know everyone has their own go-to banana bread recipe and I have made my fair share of banana bread over the years. There are so many variations out there. You can make it with nuts, chocolate chips, cream cheese, fruit, etc. All good on their own  way, but sometimes you just want a simple classic banana bread – a feel-good comfort food.

The original recipe is from Taste of Home and it is actually called “Best Ever Banana Bread Recipe.” I trust the folks from the Taste of Home: when they say something is the best ever they mean it. I made a few modifications to the original recipe. I added and extra banana for more flavor, I reduced the amount of sugar because 1&1/2 cups was too sweet for my taste. This recipe is quite versatile, so you can adapt it to suit your own taste. For example, you can use melted butter instead of oil, you could substitute brown sugar for white, or you can add a teaspoon of cinnamon if you want to add a little spice. It all turns out delicious.

What I love about this recipe is that you can just whip it up in minutes. There is no mixer required: just mix the wet and dry ingredients separately, then combine and bake – easy peasy.

I was in the mood for some comfort food this week as I was feeling a little under the weather due to a cold. Even while the bread was still baking, the house filled with the lovely aroma of sweet bananas, and I started to feel better already.

My kids are a huge fan of this recipe, too. It makes for a tasty and simple snack and is also great for school lunches.

So next time you are in the mood for some banana bread, give this recipe a try and you will be delighted to find how easy it is to make and how delicious it taste. Enjoy and happy baking 🙂

Best Ever Banana Bread

★★★★★

5 from 20 reviews

The easiest and most delicious banana bread recipe. This banana bread is moist, full of fragrant banana flavor, and uses no fancy ingredients; it’s just your good old-fashioned, classic banana bread.

• Author: Lily Ernst
• Prep Time: 10 min
• Cook Time: 1 hour 10 min
• Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
• Yield: 1 - 9x5" loaf
• Category: breakfast, snack
• Method: bake
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• 1 & 3/4 (220g) cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (200g) sugar
• 1 tsp (5ml) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2.5ml) salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 & 1/2 cups (355g) overripe mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
• 1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil
• 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325F and grease a 9×5″ pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
3. In another bowl, mix together the eggs, mashed bananas, oil, and vanilla. Slowly add to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
4. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Notes

June 1/18 – I’ve recently been making this recipe without the milk and find that it works better. The bread is just as moist and tasty, and it reduces the bake time. The original recipe included 1/4 cup milk and bake time was 70-80 minutes.

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