🍌 Classic Banana Bread
A moist, flavorful loaf that’s perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert — a great way to use overripe bananas.
📝 Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup sugar (can use brown sugar for deeper flavor)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
- ½ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix wet ingredients: In another bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in mashed bananas.
- Combine: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Stir in nuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let bread cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
✨ Tips
- Overripe bananas with lots of brown spots give the best sweetness and flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter — it keeps the bread tender.
- For extra richness, substitute ¼ cup of butter with ¼ cup sour cream or yogurt.
You can also make a banana bread muffin version for quick, single-serving treats.
Do you want me to give that muffin variation too?
