Description
A comforting and easy recipe for banana bread made with ripe bananas, creating a moist and tender loaf perfect for breakfast or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter (melted)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional, but recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mash the ripe bananas in a bowl until creamy.
- Mix in sugar and melted butter until combined.
- Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add to the banana mixture; stir well.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a new bowl.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture until just combined.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool before slicing.
Notes
For best results, let the banana bread sit for a day or two; it gets better with time. Use a serrated bread knife for neat slices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg