Use those over ripe bananas in this easy, moist quick bread that can be whipped up using just one bowl and baking in 10 minutes or less!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- Quick and easy like my other Quick Breads
- Uses up over ripe bananas
- Freezes well.
Ingredient Notes
- Bananas - over ripe but not mostly brown and mushy.
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Melt the butter in a mixing bowl.
- Mix melted butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add bananas to the bowl and mash them.
- Add the egg and vanilla.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
- When the flour is nearly mixed in add chopped pecans or walnuts if desired.
- Spread the batter into the loaf pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes tenting with foil at the 20 minute mark to avoid over browning.
- Cool for at least 15 minutes before turning out of the pan.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Sure, fill muffin tin cups ½ full and bake for around 15 minutes.
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One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 1 Loaf 1x
- Category: Quick Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Use those over ripe bananas in this easy, moist quick bread that can be whipped up using just one bowl and baking in 10 minutes or less!
Ingredients
- ⅓ Cup Butter, melted
- ¾ Cup Sugar
- 3 Ripe Average Size Bananas *see note at end
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 ½ Cups Flour
- ¾ Cups Walnuts or Pecans if you want
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, melt the butter.
- Stir in the sugar.
- Peel and place the bananas in the mixing bowl with the butter/sugar mixture.
- Mash them with a potato masher or fork and mix in.
- Stir in the egg and vanilla
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix in the flour until the mixture comes together.
- If you are adding nuts stir them in with the flour.
- Dump the batter in the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the center of your preheated oven for 20 minutes, tent with foil and bake for another 25 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean.
- Cool in the loaf pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes at least before loosen the edges and turning out.
- Cool and eat!
Notes
- An average size banana to me is roughly 6-7 inches long. 3 ripe bananas give you about 1 cup to 1 ¼ cups mashed bananas.
Keywords: one bowl banana bread, banana bread, banana nut bread
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Greg
My son loves this!!!
★★★★★
Linda
Your one bowl banana bread is delicious-so moist!