Grab yourself four overripe bananas and a few other items to make this super Easy Banana Bread. It’s great for breakfast or even dessert. You will find it moist and delicious!
Easy Banana Bread
Do you ever buy too many bananas? I know I do way too often. Some weeks, my family will have them gobbled down in no time at all. Then I have some weeks that I am needing a recipe that incorporates the left overs.
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I quite often have to remind myself mid week to check the banana situation. If I buy too many, the hubby will often beg (yes…. he will beg, ha ha) for me to make his favorite Easy Homemade Banana Cream Pie. I LOVE banana bread. I love my house smelling wonderful when I have a loaf baking in the oven. As a child, I would visit my aunt and she would always have some sort of bread baking. I knew that when I grew up, I wanted to be like her, lol.
I am a coffee lover. How about you? If you are an evening coffee drinker like I am, maybe you can appreciate the evening coffee and dessert thing. Having a tasty homemade bread or muffin with my coffee is the best. It’s like comfort for me.
To make this Easy Banana Bread, you will need just a few pantry ingredients and your over ripe bananas. You can have your loaf baking in just a few minutes time.
INGREDIENTS
4 ripe Bananas
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
2 cup Flour (1 cup can be whole wheat)
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease inside of a loaf pan with shortening.
In a large bowl, mash bananas.
Beat eggs and add to bowl.
Add sugar and oil and mix well.
Whisk together dry ingredients and add to banana mixture.
Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Do you have a favorite homemade bread recipe?
Easy Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 4 ripe Bananas
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs beaten
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 cup Flour 1 cup can be whole wheat
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease inside of a loaf pan with shortening.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas.
- Beat eggs and add to bowl.
- Add sugar and oil and mix well.
- Whisk together dry ingredients and add to banana mixture.
- Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Elizabeth
I’ve used other recipes for banana bread but I keep coming back to this one. It’s definitely my go-to now! Thank you!
Michelle
This is my go to banana bread recipe. It’s not only easy but it’s so simple to modify. I use applesauce in place of oil, heck I’ve even used avocados instead of the applesauce. I always add a pouch of banana baby food ( consecrated flavors). I add toasted walnuts and sometimes either some granola or toasted flaked coconut. My children would never eat banana bread until I made this recipe. Good job on the recipe!
Karen
This is my go to recipe for banana bread! I love that it uses whole wheat along with plain flour. I add walnuts just because I like nuts in my banana bread.
Fran Evans
I am not a cook and do not bake … mainly because I get to eat everything … and I do not need the excess weight … BUT … I had a few really ripe bananas in the bowl and don’t like to just bin things … so … I saw this recipe and thought it looked way too easy … and you know that they say ‘if it looks to good to be true’ … but it was and still warm from the oven – IT IS DELICIOUS . . . thank you … I like easy and the taste and texture are worth the excess kilo … xxx
Casey
So yummy! Simple ingredients, easy directions, and minimal cleanup! A total win. Thank you!
Michelle
I have never made banana bread until now. Omygracious it was not only easy but so delicious. I added a cup of walnuts and soaked raisins. I folded in the flour and the bread was light and fluffy.
So delicious!!!
Kaye
I have made this SO many times! It’s the best banana bread recipe and it’s so easy to customise! My latest one was pecans sprinkled on the top before baking. I’ve also made it with added cocoa and chocolate chips! Or toasted walnuts and white choc chips. Or my partners fave is regular and chocolate marbled together! So many options, and the original recipe is just as tasty.
I’ve tried swapping out the oil for melted butter and found it added to the flavour but didn’t need quite as much as it made the finished product a bit stodgy.
It might be my rubbish oven but I find I never need to cook it for more than 35-40mins but that’s just me!
I’ve been meaning to leave a message and thank the author for well over a year. You’re the best!
Chantal
You are saying all purpose flour do you mean plain flour?
Christina
This is a family favorite! I make it at least once a week with old bananas. I leave out the vanilla (because It’s too expensive to buy so I don’t use it at all anymore), and I add 1 cup of chocolate chips! Thanks for a quick and easy recipe!
Sandy Snyder
You forgot to add the vanilla in the recipe.
Julie
Hi my cake is taking longer, than 1 hr. Still wet when I pull out my baking stick 🙄🙄
Amber
I leave the bread in for an hour and then take it out, put aluminum foil over it, turn off the oven and let it sit. I don’t know what it is, but the bread turns out perfect every time!
Deborah
I added some chopped pecans. Very good. Will make again soon.
Jen
Hi Deborah! Pecans are delish in this simple banana bread recipe. I am glad you enjoyed.
Carol
Very easy recipe. I added nuts to mine and it was wonderful!
Karen
I cannot cook to save my life, but this came out amazing… so .thank you for such an easy to follow recipe, I also noticed that salt was mentioned early on, but not in the ingredient list, so didn’t add any and it didn’t specify when to add the vanilla, so just added it to wet ingredients before flour etc. Will definitely make again soon
Julie
Yes, I was looking every where , as to where do I add the vanilla
Assumed it went in the wet ingredients.😉
Mystica
I changed it up a bit. Since I only had two bananas, I halved everything. Also, I used CC oil a little cinnamon and no vanilla (I was out) and I make muffins. They turned out really well and were done in about 30 min.
Jen
Thanks much for sharing Mystica. Your banana muffins sound delish!
Line
I tried out this recipe and it was great! The bread was rich and moist. I added additional chai like spices to make it more rich.
Mary Farrell
Excellent and Easy, second time I’ve made it.
Jen
Thanks for dropping back by Mary! I am glad you enjoyed the banana bread as much as we do. It’s so easy to make.
Linda Acuna
Very easy. Made for Thanksgiving. My family just love it. I had to make 2 more .Linda
Susan
Pretty good recipe. So you can always make this recipe at any time without waiting for bananas to ripen, peel 4 bananas, place in a ziplock bag and put them in the freezer. When wanting to make the bread, take them out of the freezer and in about an hour, you’ll be ready to go.
frysmith
Thanks to your recipe I didn’t throw away the ripe bananas, because bananas ripen so quickly I can’t eat. I have made cakes and shared with everyone.
Constance
Your recipe doesn’t specify self-rising or all purpose flour.
Danielle
One of the best loaves of banana bread I’ve ever made! I did substitute the oil with coconut oil. I like to bake with coconut oil because it makes things nice and fluffy. I just creamed my oil and sugar at the beginning then followed the recipe after that. I also added cinnamon because I just love it in all my bakes. Great great recipe and easy to modify! Thanks so much!
Erin
I have this in the oven to cook… but just a couple notes. It says vanilla in the ingredients but does not say when to add it in the directions. The first part that says ingredients shows salt but that is missing from the bottom where the recipe is printable.
Judy
I made this Banana Bread today and it was delicious! Thank you very much!
Rachael Mercer
It says in the ingredients to use vanilla, but in the directions, there is no mention of when to add the vanilla. Can you provide an explanation and answer as to when to add the vanilla? Thank you.
Danielle
I noticed this too. When you are mixing all the wet ingredients you would normally add vanilla. That’s what I did, then added my dry ingredients after that. It turned out great! I also added cinnamon because I use it in everything.
Shar
I add it to the banana mixture. I also add about an 1/8 cup of milk… Makes it more moist. Mine is baking right now. I also added 1/2 tbs of cinnamon to mix it up. I’ll let you know how it turns out! :)
Marina Garcia
I made this for the first time and it came out wonderful!!! I added chopped walnuts.
Caren Ross
I made this today for my family. It was really good! I don’t like bananas and I ate 2 pieces! I was wondering a couple of things…What size loaf pan did you use and did you put nuts in it? The pictures look like it has nuts in it.
Dennis
What size loaf pan and did you put nuts in?
TJ
The pictures look like you added nuts to it. Is this the same recipe?
Ivette
Doesnt need baking powder to rise???
Sandie
I made it today for my husband’s birthday, his favorite bread. I made it with a half cup of sugar because he is diabetic, it was great, I also added walnuts.
Will definitely make it again, thanks.
Pele
I found this recipe and made it for my good friend for her birthday….She said it was gone in a day! I will be making this again soon. Thank you for such a easy recipe.