Easy & Delicious Homemade Banana Bread (2024)

This simple banana bread recipe uses just 6 ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! In just over an hour, you can have this homemade banana bread recipe ready for dessert or a delectable breakfast treat to have with your morning coffee.

If you have flour, sugar, and ripe bananas you want to use up, grab your mixer and get ready to fill your house with the delicious scent of baking banana bread in the oven! Add walnuts or pecans for the best banana nut bread your family will beg you to make!

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Can you justsmell that warm banana bread being pulled out of the oven?

This is a scrumptious treat that I must admit it is far outside of my usual healthy recipes. Sometimes we just need a treat! This recipe came from a friend and I thought it was just so shareable and unique that I wanted to pass it along so you can enjoy it too!

This is an easy, sharable sweet bread recipe that is perfect for holiday gatherings, Christmas morning breakfast, birthday party cake alternative, or just an after-dinner family treat!

Have some ripe bananas lying around? Put them to good use and have hot banana bread cooling on the stove in just over an hour!

Should bananas be ripe for banana bread?

Bananas get sweeter as they ripen. If you prefer a sweeter dessert banana bread, you should use very ripe bananas!

Did you know you can ripen bananas quickly in the oven?! Just place parchment paper on a baking tray and lay bananas (peels ON) in a row. Bake at 300 degrees until they are soft and the peels are black (usually about 20 minutes or so). Flip about halfway through baking. Allow to cool then scoop out the insides for a soft, sweet banana!

Can I make banana bread with 2 bananas?

Yes! If you only have 2 bananas, 1/2 cup applesauce can be used as a substitute for the third banana. You can grab a free copy of the “Healthy Swap Outs” for baking printable list here. It’s convenient for finding alternatives when you are out of an ingredient (and shows healthier options to swap out as well!). Hang it on the fridge or on the inside of your spice cabinet door for easy reference.

What are the ingredients for homemade banana bread?

1/2 cup Shortening

1 1/2 cups Sugar

2 cups Flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

2 Eggs

3 – 4 Ripe Bananas

How to make homemade banana bread:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Cream shortening and sugar.
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda.
4. Beat the eggs, add to sugar mixture and blend.
5. Mash the bananas with a fork, add to sugar mixture and blend.
6. Add the flour and baking soda to the mixture and blend.
7. Spray loaf pans with nonstick spray and pour in batter. (Find smaller bundt pans here)
8. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool and remove from pan
10. Add icing if desired (I usually just heat up a can of icing for about 15 seconds and pour over the bread- easy!)

More recipes to try:

• This healthy twist on breakfast brownies will knock your socks off!
• Fluffy Hot Chocolate Pancake Recipe to warm your heart and fill your tummy!
• Heavenly and Healthy Chocolate Covered Banana Brownies! Dairy-free, flourless, and irresistible!
• Amazing Apple Pie Breakfast Biscuits!

Recipe notes:

1. If nuts are desired in the bread, 1 to 1/2 cups of pecans or walnuts can be mixed with 1 tablespoon of flour (to prevent clumping) and added to the flour mixture in step 2 if nuts are desired in the bread.
2. 1 to 1/2 cups of chocolate chips can be added to the flour mixture in step 2 if desired.
3. If you only have 2 bananas, 1/2 cup applesauce can be used as a substitute for the third banana.

FAQS

1. What will I need to complete this recipe?

a.) You will need the following ingredients:

1/2 cup Shortening

1 1/2 cups Sugar

2 cups Flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

2 Eggs

3 Ripe Bananas

b.) You will need the following supplies:

nonstick spray

1 large or 2 small Loaf Pans

2. How do I store the bread?

Loaves can be stored out on the counter for up to a week. They can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

Yield: about 12 slices

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute 40 seconds

Total Time: 16 minutes 40 seconds

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Shortening
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 2 cups Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 Eggs
• 3 - 4 Ripe Bananas

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Cream shortening and sugar.
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda.
4. Beat the eggs, add to sugar mixture and blend.
5. Mash the bananas with a fork, add to sugar mixture and blend.
6. Add the flour and baking soda to the mixture and blend.
7. Spray loaf pans with nonstick spray and pour in batter.
8. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool and remove from pan.
10. Add icing if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

1. If nuts are desired in the bread, 1/2 cup (up tp 1 cup if desired) of pecans or walnuts can be mixed with 1 tablespoon of flour (to prevent clumping) and added to the flour mixture during step 2

2. For chocolate chip banana bread- Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the flour mixture (in step 2)

3. If you only have 2 bananas, 1/2 cup applesauce can be used
as a substitute for the third banana.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 slicesServing Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 296Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 65mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 2gSugar: 30gProtein: 4g

Nutrition calculations are a general reference only and will not be exact.

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