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Moist Banana Bread Recipe

Banana Bread…. I have tried several different banana bread recipes, some fabulous, some OK, and some BLAH! I have found this to be the perfect moist banana bread recipe – for my family anyway. If you love our Cinnamon Swirl bread recipe, I think you are going to love this easy recipe.

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!Learn how to make banana bread.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

It is easy and pretty much fail proof. I am not much of a baker (by any means), so for me to say this is fail proof says something. :) I hope you enjoy it! By the way – if you want a healthier version try our healthy banana bread recipe for new twist on the traditional banana bread. And if you like pumpkin, our recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread is so delicious. Now if you are a chocolate lover like me, you have to try this Simple Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. It is amazing with all the chocolate chips.

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Watch my video on this quick banana bread recipe:

Let’s get started making this Simple Banana Bread!

It’s great for snacks, breakfast and more! Everyone will love this moist banana bread recipe!

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!Learn how to make banana bread.

Moist Banana Bread Recipe Ingredients:

  • 3 to 4 ripe bananas (ripe – if you have them in the freezer, just allow to thaw)
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of flour

You can add brown sugar if you prefer. Sometimes I will substitute a little for the sugar.

How to make banana bread:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 5×9 loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Peel the bananas. (these can be from the freezer, just thaw first) Mash bananas.
  3. Stir in melted butter, eggs and vanilla, sugar,  and salt. Stir sugar egg mixture well.
  4. Add flour baking soda and stir dry ingredients well in large bowl. Pour into pan and bake.
  5. Cook for 1 hour. Use a toothpick inserted after 50 minutes into the center to make sure it comes out clean. Let cool on a rack before removing from pan. Set aside to cool completely.

Try these other banana bread ingredients:

Optional ideas for homemade banana bread:

Add a handful of chocolate chips when you add in the flour. Those are some YUMMY additions to this Banana Bread Recipe.

You can also make Easy Banana Nut Bread recipe!

Add a handful of chopped nuts to this Easy Banana Bread Recipe if you like those. Walnuts are really delicious in this bread. You can use about a 1/2 cup.

Banana nut bread recipe is just as yummy!

I spread a little cream cheese on top and oh my! It’s out of this world.

What do you need to make this Easy Banana Bread Recipe?

Now if you are making banana bread, make sure you have a good loaf pan.

If you need a loaf pan, I highly recommend you purchase this one – I would purchase 2. I have 2, but sometimes I wish I had 4. 😉 This is a regular sized pan which is what I used. However, you can turn this recipe and make them into smaller loaves which are super fun for gift ideas.

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!Learn how to make banana bread.

Wilton Recipe Right 4 Cavity Mini Loaf Pan is a great pan and you can use this entire recipe to fill up those 4 mini loaf pans.
The Baker’s Secret 8 Petite Loaf Pan is also fun for gift ideas. You can use this recipe to make these 8 petite pans as well

How long do you leave bread in the pan after baking?

Cool in pan about 10 minutes before taking out of the pan. Note this can vary based on different types of pans. The bread will need to be room temperature. Let it cool completely.

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!Learn how to make banana bread.

I hope you enjoy this Easy Moist Banana Bread recipe!

It’s our absolute favorite recipe!  It’s so moist and delicious. Plus, it’s very simple to make.

How do I get bananas to ripen?

If you have bananas that are too green, there are a few things you can do to help them ripen faster. Place them in a brown paper bag and this will help the banana to get ripe. If you want to speed it up even more, place an apple in the bag with them. This will further speed up the process.

Can you freeze bananas to use for this Easy Moist Banana Bread recipe?

Remember, next time you have bananas that are about to go bad, freeze them so they are ready for some delicious banana bread! I actually will put three to four over ripe bananas in a freezer bag and label it “ready for banana bread” so it is easy even easier to thaw and have it ready for bread.

By the way, this moist banana bread recipe freezes great too!

You can wrap it and place it in a freezer bag. Simply thaw on the counter when you are ready to eat.

You will be so glad to just take this banana bread recipe with oil out of the freezer for a snack.

Yum!

Print this Simple Banana Bread Recipe below:

 

4.95 from 18 votes
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Easy Banana Bread
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!

Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Moist Banana Bread Recipe
Servings: 10
Calories: 219 kcal
Author: Carrie
Ingredients
  • 3 to 4 bananas ripe - if you have them in the freezer, just allow to thaw
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 5x9 loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Peel the bananas. (these can be from the freezer, just thaw first) Mash the bananas.
  3. Stir in melted butter, egg, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Stir well.
  4. Add flour and stir well. Pour into baking pan.
  5. Cook for 1 hour. Let cool on a rack before removing from pan.
Optional:
  1. Add a handful of chopped nuts or chocolate chips when you add in the flour. Those are some YUMMY additions!
Nutrition Facts
Easy Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving (6 ounces)
Calories 219 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 32mg 11%
Sodium 228mg 10%
Potassium 152mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 19g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 4.7%
Vitamin C 3.7%
Calcium 0.9%
Iron 5.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

You are going to love this Award Winning Banana Bread Recipe!

You're going to love this Easy banana bread recipe.It's such a Moist banana bread recipe. Homemade banana bread is delicious!Learn how to make banana bread.

The entire family enjoys the best banana bread! 

It’s such a quick bread recipe and SO yummy! I like to freeze individual slices to be able to quickly take out for breakfast or snacks. My kids love this! It’s such a frugal recipe as well. Bananas never go to waste in my house. 🙂 It’s a great way to use up bananas that might otherwise be thrown out. We use them for this amazing recipe. Everyone enjoys this Easy Banana Bread Recipe plain but they also love when I add chocolate chips. It’s a nice treat for the kids so I throw a handful in every now and then. I love how you can modify the recipe to suit everyone’s tastes. My favorite it chocolate chips and nuts. Yum! That is just amazing. I could eat that all day long. It’s truly that good!

Let us know what you think when you try this Easy Banana Bread Recipe. I’m certain you will absolutely love it!

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  3. Hi, it was very easy to make and I replaced sugar with chopped up dates for my lo. The bread tastes great but is a little gooey inside. I baked it for an hour. Should I have baked it more or is it suppose to be gooey. The bananas were really ripe and I used 3 large bananas. Is there something I can do to not have it so gooey?

  5. This was delicious! I made it for a long road trip I took with my two young kids as a special treat, and it was a hit! Thanks 🙂

  7. Mine isn’t goey at all. I say cook it a bit longer – maybe add 10 minutes to your baking time.

  12. Out of all the banana bread recipes I have found, this is BY FAR the best. I always have the ingredients needed around the house and it makes for a delicious, moist bread. I usually take it out after 40 minutes because it is fully cooked and lately I started adding unsweetened cocoa powder to the mix before sticking it in the oven. DELICIOUS!!

  15. I made mine into muffins and added some cinnamon, chocolate chips and shredded zucchini. It was DELICIOUS!! 🙂

  16. I use this recipe for muffins. It’s the perfect amount for a dozen! Making two dozen today. Thanks for sharing this recipe… we love it!

  21. I made this banana bread and everybody LOVED it! Making it again today. 🙂 Thanks for the great recipe!

  22. I made this banana and it was the best I’ve ever had. It was moist! I used 5 bananas b/c they needed to be used lol and I didn’t have vanilla extract so I used coconut extract. It came out great. I will definitely share this recipe w/friends. Thanks doe sharing!

  24. Made this for my picky eater she loves them and asks for them all the time.
    We made them in to muffins

  25. Made this today with my 11 year old daughter. We used 7 baby bananas that were very ripe and had to add some milk, oil and an extra egg to make it moist. Cooked it for one hour and wow it was worth the wait. The banana bread was delicious!

    Will definitely make this again!

  26. LOVE this recipe. I’ve made it several times and each time it turns out great! I like to soak raisins in warm water and then add them to the batter! Super yummy. Also the last time I made this recipe, I added a cinnamon sugar topping prior to baking and all of my family loved it ^_^

  29. I’m definitely no expert in baking, but this recipe is so easy that i decided to give it a try. It worked amazingly well. The bread was delicious and everybody was pelased.

  30. Best banana bread ever. Seriously. I added white chocolate chips and normal chocolate chips (Ghiradelli) and some cinnamon!!! Please try this recipe , you won’t regret it!

  31. I love this recipe I use it everytime I make banana bread! I just bought the mini loaf pan that makes 8 my question is does the cook time vary or is it still about an hour?
    Thanks love ??

  32. I have not made Banana bread from scratch but I am going to, I have been wanting some, nothing in store is good, All the recipes on here sound so good, so watch out, I am headed to the kitchen.

  34. One of (if not) the best banana bread I’ve made! Since my loaf pan was a little small, I used some of the batter to make a few muffins and they were amazing!

  35. It’s delicious! I’ve made it a few times now and am feeling more adventuresome. This time used really ripe bananas and just a bit of molasses. It’s wonderful everyone loved it. Thank you

  37. I added the 4 bananas and about a handful of chocolate chips and I think it was my favorite batch I’ve made of this recipe. It was super moist and the chocolate chips added just enough contrast. Delicious recipe!

  39. Made this today! SOOO GOOD!!! My family had already finished the entire loaf.
    Thank you for sharing! Definitely going to save this recipe.

  42. Moist and delicious. My kid can’t wait to cool it first to take her first bite. So easy to make. Will try to make a muffin next time.

  45. Just made this recipe. Best yet banana bread, very moist. I added a few dark chocolate chips to the batter and once baked and cooled, I drenched the top with some icing. Great way to use up over ripe bananas. A keeper. Thank you

  46. Because I have diabetics in my family, I substituted the sugar with stevia and it turned out great. I just made another batch.

  47. Thank you for sharing this delicious and super easy recipe!
    My adult children said it was the best banana bread I have made so far!!
    I am now making it for the second time in 2 weeks! : )

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