The Banana Bread Recipe
You’ll Make Again.

Name: The Best Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 1 9×5-inch loaf
Ingredients: 3 very ripe medium bananas (about 340 g peeled); 115 g unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled; 150 g packed light brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 190 g all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Deep banana flavor, a tender crumb, and a simple method that works. This is the reliable recipe your ripe bananas have been waiting for.

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Measured method15 min prep1 full loaf

Sliced moist banana bread loaf with a golden crown beside ripe bananas and butter

01Our signature
banana loaf

Simple ingredients.
Remarkable crumb.

This dependable banana bread is built around very ripe bananas, melted butter, and a simple mixing method. It has a bronzed top, a soft middle, and enough banana flavor to taste rich without becoming heavy.

Why this recipe works

Mashed banana supplies flavor, moisture, and natural sweetness. Melted butter brings richness, while a modest amount of baking soda lifts the batter without leaving a bitter aftertaste. Mixing only until the flour disappears keeps the crumb tender.

Before you begin

Use bananas with deeply speckled skins and a strong sweet aroma. Weigh the flour when possible, line the loaf pan, and let the oven fully preheat before mixing the wet and dry ingredients.

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Recipes

Purpose-built base recipes organized by banana quantity, pan, and baking method.

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Variations

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Ingredients

How flour, fat, sugar, eggs, bananas, and leaveners shape the finished loaf.

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Techniques

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Troubleshooting

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Substitutions

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Dietary Banana Bread

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Storing Banana Bread

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Classic Banana Bread

Soft-centered, golden-edged, and deeply banana-forward.

Prep15 min

Bake55 min

Yield1 9×5-inch loaf

Serves10

Measurements

Servings: 10

Ingredient quantities update automatically. For batches other than 10 servings, adjust the pan capacity and begin checking doneness early.

Ingredients

Method

01
Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment.
02
Mash the bananas until mostly smooth. Whisk in the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
03
In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
04
Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture just until no flour streaks remain.
05
Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a tester shows moist crumbs but no wet batter.
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Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then move the loaf to a rack and cool before slicing.