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My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

My favorite banana bread recipe makes some of the best banana bread you'll ever eat. It's incredibly easy to make and bakes up soft and moist with an irresistible cinnamon sugar crust.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 457 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt*
  • 4 (about 400g) medium overripe bananas
  • 3 large eggs
  • 14 tablespoons (196g) salted butter* melted
Optional Cinnamon Sugar Crust
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F, grease a 10 x 5-inch loaf pan, and line it with a parchment paper sling (optional).
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and whisk in eggs until well-mixed. Pour banana mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  4. Add melted butter, and mix until butter is incorporated into the batter. Don’t over mix, but batter should be mostly uniform, and there should not be pools of butter remaining around the edges of the batter.
  5. Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan, leaving 3/4 inch of space from the top of the pan (discard extra batter if there is too much).
Optional Cinnamon Sugar Crust
  1. In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.
Bake
  1. Bake bread in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  2. Allow the loaf to cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes before removing and slicing.
  3. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

  • *If using unsalted butter, use 1 teaspoon of salt. 
  • Store bread tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days. For longer storage, freeze.
  • To freeze, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in a freezer bag or airtight container for up to 2 months. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 457kcal (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 457

% Daily Value*

Calories 457kcal 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.