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A loaf of the best banana bread recipe with ripe bananas, drizzled with icing on a white plate.

Best Banana Bread Recipe with Ripe Bananas

This recipe produces a moist and flavorful banana bread using very ripe bananas. It is a simple quick bread that requires basic mixing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients
  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed About 1 1/2 cups mashed
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon Optional

Equipment

  • 9x5 inch loaf pan
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix until just combined.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, if using.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix with a spatula until the flour streaks mostly disappear. Do not overmix.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  6. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Notes

For a richer flavor, you can substitute half of the granulated sugar with brown sugar. If you prefer a less dense bread, you can add 1/4 cup of milk to the wet ingredients.