The BEST Banana Bread

Name: The BEST Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups well-mashed overripe bananas (this is usually 3 large ripe bananas for me (355ml/385g)); ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil ((60ml)); ¼ cup unsalted butter (melted (60g)); ⅔ cup light or dark brown sugar (firmly packed (135g)); ½ cup granulated sugar ((100g)); 2 large eggs (lightly beaten, room temperature preferred); 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup buttermilk ((60ml¹)); 2 cups all-purpose (plain flour (250g)); ¾ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional²); ¼ cup coarse or granulated sugar for sprinkling (optional (50g))

5.0

(94)

sugarspunrun.com

Your recipes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 60 minutes

Total: 75 minutes

Servings: 10

Author : Sam Merritt

banana bread recipe best banana bread easy banana bread

Instructions

Helping creators monetize

Show ad-free recipes at the top of any site

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and grease the bottom and ½" up the sides of a 9x5" bread pan. Set aside.

Step 2

Combine mashed bananas, canola oil, and melted butter in a large bowl and stir until well-combined.

Step 3

Add sugars and stir well.

Step 4

Stir in eggs and vanilla extract.

Step 5

Add buttermilk and stir until thoroughly combined.

Step 6

In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 7

Add dry ingredients to wet and carefully, gently using a spatula (not an electric mixer) fold ingredients together until just combined. Don't overmix the batter or your banana cake could end up dense/dry. If adding nuts/chocolate chips, stir them in here.

Step 8

Pour batter into prepared pan and, if desired, sprinkle generously with coarse sugar.

Step 9

Transfer to 350F (175C) oven and bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted all the way into the center of the cake comes out clean or preferably with a few moist crumbs. Do not over-bake your banana bread or it will be dry.

Top similar recipes

Curated for you