Easy Banana Bread:
Super Simple Banana Bread that is moist, has a rich banana flavor, and the perfect texture. No mixer needed, this really is the easiest banana bread you will ever make.
Honestly, this is one of my most popular posts, along with Beef Stroganoff, Shrimp Alfredo, and Baked Chicken Wings. But this one is the easiest, lowest-mess, most delicious recipe. Simple, moist, fantastic banana bread with hundreds of positive reviews.
Super Simple Banana Bread
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You guys! Banana bread is one of my favorites, and I have a lot of recipes for it. The most popular one on my site is this one, and the second most popular is the Cream Cheese Banana Bread. I love the cream cheese filling, but sometimes I just want plain, simple, easy to make, no machine needed banana bread. I mean seriously, this is SUPER SIMPLE BANANA BREAD!
I usually double the batch and do one big loaf (pictured) and a few mini loaves of Super Simple Banana Bread which we devour, or give as gifts. The last time I made this banana bread I used a muffin tin and made it into muffins (which bake up a lot quicker than the loaf), and my sweet kiddos had them for quick grab and go breakfast options, and for after school snacks.
I can think of a million ways to enjoy an Easy Banana Bread! How about making this Super Simple Banana Bread recipe into easy banana bread muffins? I mean the possibilities are endless.
Super Simple Banana Bread Made Healthier:
If you want to make this recipe healthier there are a few things you can do.
- Grind oats: You can use your blender to grind up some old fashioned oats, and sub out half the flour for oat flour in this banana bread recipe.
- Applesauce: One healthy alternative for this easy banana bread is to use some applesauce instead of the butter, although this will change the flavor.
- Less sugar: You can definitely cut down on the sugar in this recipe, but you will want to keep some in. I have made banana bread with about half the mentioned sugar and it is great. But base this on the sweetness of your bananas.
Simple Banana Bread Mixins:
I find that I am pretty plain Jane when it comes to my banana bread. I try to use a really good vanilla. This is my favorite vanilla of all time. I do not love adding nuts, or chocolate chips. But my kids do. They love when I add chocolate chips. What is your favorite way to eat banana bread? Here are a few fun options:
- Chocolate Chips
- Walnuts
- Berries
- Streusel topped
- Cream cheese filling
- Flavored chips: butterscotch, peanut butter, vanilla
I love a nice pat of butter on mine, and prefer eating it fresh out of the oven. It is hard for me to wait for it to cool sometimes. But I have found that the flavors tend to intensify if you wait to eat it until it is cooled, or a day or so later. No matter how you like your banana bread, might I suggest trying this Super Simple Banana Bread recipe as it is really quite delicious!
Super Simple Banana Bread Tools:
- Mixing Bowl: All you need to make this recipe is a mixing bowl and wire whisk. It really is that easy.
- Loaf Pan: My favorite loaf pan for good release of banana bread is Wilton brand. You can check out some full size options here or try the mini sized loaf pans for fun gifts! Or check out the gorgeous Rachael Ray loaf pans. I want the blue one!
- Cooling Rack: Letting the banana bread cool will help to intensify the flavors.
Enjoy!
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Super Simple Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 bananas brown, mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/2- 1 cup sugar depends on how sweet you want it
- 1 egg whisked with a fork
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a bowl, mix all ingredients by hand until well incorporated
- Pour into a greased bread pan (approx 9x4x4)
- Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until browned and toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean (check at about 50 minutes)
- Cool on a cooling rack
Notes
Nutrition
Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.
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Tisha says
I tried it and it did not turn out. I followed the recipe to a T. 🙁
Rachael says
Oh my goodness, that makes me so sad. I wish I knew what to tell you, unfortunately I have double checked the recipe, and this is one I have made hundreds, if not thousands of times. Unfortunately with baking there are so many factors that could play a part. Altitude, oven variations, age of ingredients, etc. I hope you can find something else on my site that turns out better for you.
Andrea says
Your recipe calls for baking SODA? not Baking powder- is that correct, getting ready to make this and don’t want to ruin it.
Thanks,
Andrea
Rachael says
yes, baking soda for sure! Thanks for asking.
Sarah says
I rarely leave comments or reviews, but when I find something amazing I have to. I absolutely love this recipe , it’s super simple and yet it is delicious. I use to make a different recipe that took a lot of time and concentration which is hard to come by with 3 kids, and it’s not half as good as this one! I too love t just as is, but I add in chocolate chips for my husband and kids
Rachael says
Thank you for sharing! I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know! You don’t know how much that means to me. Have a wonderful day.
charity chege says
kindly send me bread receipes
Michelle says
Tastes great & uses ingredients that I always have around the house.
M says
Delicious and easy! Added chopped pecans. Topped with coarse sugar before baking. Making my second loaf this week!
Rachael says
Thank you! I always love to hear when people like a recipe I share.
Nicole says
I added chocolate chips and this was a huge hit with the kids and hubby. Simple, tasty. My new go-to banana bread recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Rachael says
Thank you Nicole! This is one of our favorite banana breads for sure!
Kristen says
Just made a loaf yesterday and I love this recipe! 1 bowl and simple ingredients- I used 1/2 cup sugar, that’s all it needed and it baked for a full hour. The bread is really yummy and moist. This will be my recipe from now on.
Rachael says
I am so glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing your success.
Tina says
This recipe looks wonderful! I want to try it to give as gifts for Christmas. Has anyone made it in the mini loaf pans? the ones that are about 3×5 inches? I’m curious how long I should bake them and how many one batch will make. I’m thinking to start at about 20 mins ?? Also, do they freeze well? I’m going to do a practice run and I’ll let you know how it goes if no one else has tried the mini loaves…I’m not sure if any will make it to the freezer though!
Rachael says
I have made them into mini loaves several times. I think I usually check them at 25 minutes and just insert a butter knife or toothpick in the center. They freeze great. It makes 4 in my mini loaf pan.
Maureen says
I love plain banana bread with cream cheese spread on it instead of butter
Rachael says
Oh yum, that sounds like such a good idea!
Niecey says
These were really good.. I love the simplicity and quickness of this recipe! I love to add a lil spice to mine so I added a dash or 3 of cinnamon or sometimes I add some nutmeg… All in all it was a nice and quick recipe
Wilma says
I made the banana bread yesterday because of all the recipes on Pinterest yours looked easy. It was on point, this is perfect. The taste of bananas is perfect as well as the texture. My loaf was perfect. 3 bananas is correct amount and I had everything to make this recipe.
Again PERFECT!!
Thanks Wilma-(65 yrs old) finally find this recipe.
Rachael says
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the comment. This is one of our favorite banana bread recipes.
Jenifer says
I only have the smaller loaf pans to use, I need to know how long to put them in the oven for and if I need to double the batch to be able to use two small loaf pans or if I should reduce the amount of ingredients so that it all fits in one small loaf pan? Also, how long and at what temp should I bake it at? I was going to do this now, but I don’t have the right loaf pan size, so I might have to wait.
Rachael says
What size is your pan? When I cook in a 4 small loaf pan, pan, it takes 25 minutes. But I am not sure if we have the same size. The best thing to do is just jiggle the pan, and when the center is not jiggling, then insert a knife, if it comes out clean, it is done.
Sylvia says
I made the banana bread last night and it was delicious! I added pecans because at our house it ain’t great banana bread unless it has pecans. We Texans love pecans! I’ve never made a banana bread that is this simple to make and so delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Vicky @ Avocdo Pesto says
Looked through a bunch of banana bread recipes on pinterest and while all of them said they were easy this was the simplest to make! Just popped this in the oven so can’t wait to try it! Adds a bit of a nutella swirl to it too!
Rachael says
Vicky! So glad. Oh that Nutella sounds yummy. I hope it turns out as good for you as it does for us. Mmmm
Jackie Carroll says
Love this recipe! I changed the sugar to 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, then added the zest of 1 halo orange, juice of 1 halo orange, and the rest of the recipe ingredients. Turned out delicious!
Rachael says
That sounds amazing, I will have to try that.