Easy Banana Bread Recipe

This scrumptiously moist banana loaf is super easy and quick to prep, making it one of our favorite sweet bread recipes. This is the best banana bread recipe for a quick breakfast or light, sweet snack!

Course sweet bread

Cuisine American

Keyword banana bread from scratch, banana loaf, best banana bread, easy banana bread, homemade banana bread, how to make banana bread, moist banana bread, over-ripe bananas, sweet bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings loaf

Calories 2767kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3-4 over-ripe bananas mashed
2 eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup safflower oil
3/4 cup Greek yogurt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease well 9x5 inch baking dish.
In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, sugar and salt.
In a medium bowl mix together mashed bananas, eggs, vanilla, oil and Greek yogurt. Now add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir just until combined.
Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in the center of the oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes before inverting. Place on a wire rack to cool. Cool completely before slicing.

Notes

For best flavor, use very over-ripe bananas.
If over-ripe bananas are not available, you can ripen bananas by placing them in the oven unpeeled. Place the bananas on an old cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Cool before preparing the recipe.
Bring eggs to room temperature for better incorporation and fluffier lighter bread.
Stick to the amount of bananas in the recipe. Adding more bananas can make your bread too dense.
Sweet bread dough should be mixed just until incorporated. Over mixing can result in a dense, rubbery loaf.

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