This Easy Banana Bread Recipe is moist, scrumptious and quick to prep and get in the oven. It is our favorite Banana Bread and is loved by friends, family, and co-workers. You, too, will be adding this to your sweet bread recipe rotation. After all, who doesn’t need a fabulous recipe to use up all those over-ripe bananas?
We are a banana-loving family here! We love banana everything such as bread, muffins, cakes, smoothies, pies, cupcakes and pancakes! This is one recipe you are really going to go bananas over.
This bread is so simple that you can have it in the oven in less than 15 minutes. It is even better the second day and freezes exceptionally well. If you like this bread, try cinnamon apple bread, carrot bread, or coconut bread.
How do you make this Easy Banana Bread Recipe?
First things first! You are going to need 3-4 old bananas! The ones that nobody wants to eat because they don’t look pretty anymore. You know the ones with large black spots on the skin. Sometimes I even take these old bananas and cook them right in their skins a little bit just to make sure they are super soft and all the sappy sugar is released. Now mash those bananas well until they are pretty smooth. If you cooked them in the oven, make sure they are fully cooled before adding the rest of the ingredients. Add the eggs, vanilla, safflower oil and Greek yogurt to the bowl with the mashed bananas.
In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Now pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Pour into a well-greased 9×5 inch loaf pan and bake for about one hour. Let cool for about 15 minutes before inverting the pan and cooling on a wire rack.
See, there is nothing too. A couple of easy steps and you have yourself a fresh loaf of amazing Banana Bread. This recipe is so easy that even the novice cook can handle it.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- For best flavor, use very over-ripe bananas.
- If over-ripe bananas are not available, you can ripen bananas by placing them in the oven unpeeled. Place the bananas on an old cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Cool before preparing the recipe.
- Bring eggs to room temperature for better incorporation and fluffier lighter bread.
- Stick to the amount of bananas in the recipe. Adding more bananas can make your bread too dense.
- Sweet bread dough should be mixed just until incorporated. Over mixing can result in a dense, rubbery loaf.
Other banana recipes you will love!
- Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Easy Peanut Butter Banana Bundt Cake
- Banana Pancakes
- Homemade Banana Pudding
- Banana Cream Pie
- Banana Daiquiri
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3-4 over-ripe bananas mashed
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup safflower oil
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease well 9×5 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, sugar and salt.
- In a medium bowl mix together mashed bananas, eggs, vanilla, oil and Greek yogurt. Now add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir just until combined.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes before inverting. Place on a wire rack to cool. Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- For best flavor, use very over-ripe bananas.
- If over-ripe bananas are not available, you can ripen bananas by placing them in the oven unpeeled. Place the bananas on an old cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Cool before preparing the recipe.
- Bring eggs to room temperature for better incorporation and fluffier lighter bread.
- Stick to the amount of bananas in the recipe. Adding more bananas can make your bread too dense.
- Sweet bread dough should be mixed just until incorporated. Over mixing can result in a dense, rubbery loaf.
Nutrition
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Andrea
Can any yogurt be used?
Beth Pierce
Yes it sure can