4 Easy Banana Bread Recipes

Not sure what to do with those browning bananas on the counter? Turn your less-than-fresh fruit into a warm and delicious treat! We’ll teach you how to make banana bread with four of our best recipes. Try a traditional take, fruity upgrade or an on-the-go muffin – or bake them all! We think you’ll like these easy banana bread recipes a bunch.

Betty’s Banana Nut Bread

Serve a slice of nostalgia with this moist, nut-studded take – just like your grandmother’s Banana nut bread recipe. Tip: to make the sour milk, mix together 2½ tablespoons milk and ½ tablespoon cider vinegar.

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 1 hour, 10 minutes | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Generously grease loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside.
3. In large mixing bowl, use electric mixer with paddle attachment to cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and 3 tablespoons sour milk; continue mixing.
4. In another large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture; mix to combine. Stir in bananas and nuts by hand.
5. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan. Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool on wire rack. Use knife to loosen sides; invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 10 slices.

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

This tasty, peanut-butter-glazed banana bread requires no kneading or time to rise – just mix everything together and let your oven do the hard work.

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 1 hour, 15 minutes | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 5”x 9” loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In medium bowl, use electric hand mixer to cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, bananas, vanilla extract and ¼ cup peanut butter.
3. Slowly incorporate flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
5. Let cool completely. Remove from pan.
6. In microwave-safe bowl, melt ¼ cup peanut butter. Drizzle peanut butter over banana bread.

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Mango Banana Bread

Put a tropical spin on banana bread by including cubed mango. Great as a breakfast or snack, this filling bread is a sweet and satisfying treat.

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 1 hour, 15 minutes | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 5”x9” loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Using an electric hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until combined. Beat in mashed banana, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon until combined.
3. Slowly stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until just combined. Fold in mango
4. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool.
5. Remove from pan. Cut into slices.

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Banana Macadamia Nut Muffins

What better way to start the day than with a banana nut muffin? Skip the boxed mix and make your own with this simple recipe.

Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 25 minutes | Total: 30 minutes | Serves: 18 | Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease muffin tin or line wells with muffin papers.
2. In large bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
3. In medium bowl, combine bananas, both sugars, butter, milk and egg. Stir in dry ingredients; fold in half of macadamia nuts.
4. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining nuts.
5. Bake until muffins are golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to rack and cool.

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For more a-peeling baked goods, check out our full collection of banana bread recipes.