Easy, moist and delicious! This banana bread never fails and is a family favourite. Put this classic recipe in your back pocket to use up over ripe bananas.
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Everyone needs a great Banana Bread recipe that's fast, easy and foolproof. This is the one! The best bananas are the ones just too ugly to eat (no offence bananas). The darker the skin the better. This ensures the biggest banana flavour bang and optimum sweetness.
If you have over ripe bananas that you don't have time to use up right away just toss them in the freezer right in their skins. You don't even have to wrap them. The skin acts as the packaging. When you want to use them, take out of the freezer the night before and let them defrost in a bowl on the counter. Then just cut of an end and squeeze out the banana. You will notice more liquid when you use previously frozen bananas. Use it all. It will just add extra moisture which is better right?
This recipe is a classic "wet and dry" method. All the wet ingredients, including the sugar, go in one bowl, all the dry in another, then mix them together and done!
The most important thing here is not to over mix. I use a whisk and add the dry into the wet in 2 additions. This helps prevent or reduce lumps of flour. Stop mixing when the dry ingredients are barely visible.
Add your favourite things to this classic banana bread recipe such as, toasted nuts, chocolate chips, or dried fruit.
Best Banana Bread
Equipment
- 9"x5" Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed, over ripe banana 3-4 depending on size
- ¾ cup brown sugar light or dark
- ½ cup plain yogurt minimum 2% MF
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs, large
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter or spray a 9"x 5" loaf pan, set aside
- In a large bowl whisk together banana, brown sugar, yogurt, melted butter, eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet in 2 additions, mixing only until the dry is just incorporated. It's better to under-mix slightly then over-mix.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes. to 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for about 10 minutes and then turn out onto a cooling rack.
Kim says
Oh my word! Absolutely delicious! Omitted the salt. It's a family favourite! thanks again Andrea!
Andrea says
Hi Kim! So happy you enjoyed the banana bread! I would suggest trying it with the salt, even half the amount. The salt really enhances the flavour. However the recipe is yours to tweak how you like! 😀
Lorna says
Not sure what I did wrong but the pan overflowed and when I took it out it sunk like a soufflé? Any thoughts?
Andrea says
Hi Lorna!
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I'm thinking it might be something to do with the baking soda and/or baking powder. Maybe they were mid-measured? Usually it's human error with measuring with things like this. Hope you have success next time!
Lorna says
That’s what I thought too but I double checked. I’ll just have to try it again. Thanks Andrea. 😊
Loretta says
Am I supposed to wisk dry into wet... OR wet into dry? The instructions contradict ???
Andrea says
Hi Loretta!
In step #4 the instructions are to add dry to wet in 2 additions. Hope that helps! 👌😀
Mary Schultz says
made this for my customers, it was a big hit!!
Andrea says
That’s awesome! So glad it was a hit!
Tracey says
I cannot wait to try this!
Andrea says
Let me know how it goes!