Description
A modern, efficient, and incredibly moist banana bread recipe that uses melted butter and very ripe bananas for a bakery quality result at home.
Ingredients
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- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mash the peeled bananas in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
- Mix in the brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and stir to combine.
- Gently fold in the flour until just incorporated, being careful not to overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Ensure bananas are heavily spotted for the best flavor. For a quick ripen, bake yellow bananas at 300F for 15 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g