Brown Sugar Banana Bread
This Brown Sugar Banana Bread will be wonderfully moist throughout, with a nice carmel flavor from the sugar and that dense banana flavor we all love.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar packed
- 2 large egg
- 1½ cups banana about 3-4 medium bananas, very ripe, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F Grease a standard loaf pan and set aside.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar together until smooth and combined.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth.
- Mix in the mashed bananas, then stir in the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Stir flour mix in gently, until just combined. If using chocolate chips, mix them in now.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove and cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then release from the pan and cool on a baking rack.
- Keep wrapped or in an airtight container.
Notes
- You can add walnuts or pecans instead of chocolate chips
- Add a 1/4 tsp of cinnamon for a great taste addition
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 269
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 269kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 268mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 185mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 299IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.