Classic Banana Bread Recipe (2024)

Our classic banana bread recipe will always make a great afternoon snack or quick breakfast. Slather it in a little salted butter for the perfect treat. With this recipe, you can count on it to be moist and delicious!

I have made many many things over the years with bananas. The one banana recipe that always has and always will stand the test of time is my classic banana bread.

Everyone loves banana bread!

I give it out as a gift to new neighbors and co-workers. I eat it for breakfast, for a snack, or one of those midnight escapes to the kitchen. <— This isn’t just a thing they do in the movies right? We all actually wake up and sneak snacks in the dark?

Ingredient Notes:

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Bananas – You’ll need 3 medium sized bananas and they should be over-ripe. Extra brown and soft are the way to go!

Sugar – Brown sugar and white sugar are needed for this recipe.

Flavoring – This recipe includes plenty of vanilla extract and also some cinnamon for that delicious classic taste!

How to Make Banana Bread:

Mix: Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl and set aside.

Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until smooth and creamy. beat in the eggs and vanilla, Stir in the mashed banana.

Beat the eggs in one at a time until fully combined. Then mix in the vanilla and mashed bananas. Remember, the best bananas for this recipe are over-ripe. This is the best way to use up those brown bananas!

Combine: To finish making the banana bread batter you’ll stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. If you overmix the batter it’ll start to get tough and no one wants that!

Now would be a good time to add in any extra mix-in options you might like such as chopped walnuts. See below for some more suggestions!

Bake: When the batter is ready go ahead and pour it into a prepared 9×5 loaf pan. It’ll only take about an hour to finish baking, or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

Let it cool before slicing and serving! I enjoy mine slathered with a bunch of salted butter. Even better if the bread is still a little warm!

FAQs:

Mix-In Options:

When I feel like getting creative I toss in a handful of these extra goodies into the bread batter to change it up just a bit.

• Chocolate Chips
• Blueberries
• Chopped Walnuts
• Raisins
• Dried Apricots
• Shredded Coconut

This post was originally published in July 2012. It was updated with new photos in May 2020.