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Stacked slices of banana bread on a parchment lined cooling rack.

Banana Bread

Catherine
One of my favourite things to do when I have overripe bananas is to bake up a loaf of this delicious, easy banana bread! It is so easy to whip up with ingredients I already have on hand in my pantry and fridge.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices (1 standard loaf)
Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 bananas overripe, mashed
  • 1/2 cup butter melted (can substitute coconut oil for a vegan recipe)
  • 1 large egg (can substitute a flax egg for a vegan recipe. See notes below.)*
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (all purpose, whole wheat pastry flour or a combination of both)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Optional Toppings

  • 1 banana sliced lengthwise

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it generously.
  • In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
  • Then add the butter, egg, vanilla extract and sugars, mixing them together until well combined.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the bowl and mix until combined.
  • Transfer to the loaf pan and top with a sliced banana, if desired. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a cooling rack.

Notes

*Note: To make this loaf vegan, replace the egg with a flax egg. In order to make a flax egg, mix 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal with 2 1/2 tablespoons of water. Let it rest and thicken for 5 minutes before adding to the batter.

Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 317mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 333IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

Keyword banana, banana bread, quick bread, ripe bananas
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