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Banana Bread recipe - Banana bread slices on a wooden board with a stick of butter to the left. A slice lays on the board with yellow butter.
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Best Banana Bread

The Best Banana Bread recipe that is supremely moist with exceptional banana flavor. A simple and classic banana bread that's made with ripe bananas, sugar, butter, flour, and eggs. For more sweet bread recipes, try this Cranberry Orange Bread.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword banana bread, sweet bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 slices
Calories 246kcal
Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Mash bananas with fork or mixer.
  • Stir in sugar, and butter.
  • Whisk in eggs and vanilla extract.
  • Whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda then fold in and mix until combined.
  • Pour into loaf pan.
  • Bake in oven 50 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg