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    Create Bake Make / Cakes and Muffins / The Best Banana Bread Recipe

    The Best Banana Bread Recipe

    July 15, 2015 by Lauren Matheson 18 Comments

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    Looking for a great Banana Bread recipe? Without a doubt this is easily the BEST Banana Bread recipe you will ever try – I promise!  It’s a great recipe to make with the kids as there is no need to use any bulky equipment (unless you are making it in the Thermomix of course!) and they will have a ball stirring, mashing and stirring all of the ingredients together.

    Banana bread on a marble surface cut into slices.

    Why you will love this recipe:

    • One Bowl – you just need one bowl to make this recipe!
    • Quick to prepare – this Banana Bread can be ready for the oven in around 10 minutes.
    • Budget Friendly – there is no need for any fancy ingredients, you will most likely already have everything you need to make this Banana Bread in your fridge and pantry.
    • Versatile – making this for kids? You can use mini loaf tray or divide the mixture into smaller loaf tins if you wish.
    • Freezer Friendly – make this recipe in advance and then store for up to two months.

    Banana Bread Ingredients:

    Please note you will find the full ingredient list and method in the recipe card below.

    • Self-raising flour – you can use plain flour and add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder.
    • Caster Sugar
    • Brown Sugar
    • Bananas – you will need two medium size well ripened bananas for this recipe.
    • Eggs
    • Coconut Oil – in cooler climates you will need to melt the coconut oil. You can also substitute with melted butter or light cooking oil.
    • Cinnamon
    Easy Banana Bread

    How to Make this One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe:

    1. Combine the coconut oil, mashed bananas, eggs and vanilla extract in a large bowl and mix well to combine.
    Wet ingredients for banana bread combined in a bowl.

    2. Add the self-raising flour, caster sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon and stir well to combine.

    Banana Bread mixture in a bowl.

    3. Transfer to a prepared baking dish and cook until golden and cooked through when tested with a skewer.

    Banana bread in a cake tin.

    Tips for make the BEST Banana Bread:

    • You will need 2 x medium bananas for this recipe – approximately 150 grams. If you use larger bananas, the cake will have a soft consistency in the middle.
    • The riper the bananas, the better!
    • The coconut oil can be substituted with melted butter or a light cooking oil such as avocado oil.
    • Different sized tins/trays can be used for this recipe, please not the cooking time will vary.
    • This Banana Bread is best stored in an airtight container in a cool spot for up to five days.
    • This recipe can be frozen, store in a freezer safe container for up to two months.

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    The Best Banana Bread on a marble background.

    The Best Banana Bread Recipe

    Lauren
    I promise this is THE BEST Banana Bread recipe you will ever try! Made in one bowl and ready for the oven in around 10 minutes. This Banana Bread is perfect for school lunchboxes and freezer friendly too.
    4.88 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Cakes
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 10 Slices
    Calories 258 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 loaf pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 & ⅔ cup self raising flour 225 grams
    • ⅓ cup caster sugar 70 grams
    • ⅓ cup brown sugar 60 grams
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup coconut oil liquid form – 125 grams
    • 2 bananas medium sized, mashed

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan forced) and lightly grease a 20cm x 10cm loaf tin.
    • In a large mixing bowl, add the self raising flour, cinnamon, caster sugar and brown sugar and stir to combine. Make a well in the centre.
    • Add the eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract and mashed banana to the dry ingredients and mix together until just combined.
    • Pour the banana bread mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for one hour or until the banana bread is cooked through when tested with a wooden skewer.

    Notes

    You will need 2 x medium bananas for this recipe – approximately 150 grams. If you use larger bananas, the cake will have a soft consistency in the middle.
    The coconut oil can be substituted with melted butter or a light cooking oil such as avocado oil.
    Different sized tins/trays can be used for this recipe, please not the cooking time will vary.
    This Banana Bread is best stored in an airtight container in a cool spot for up to five days.
    This recipe can be frozen, store in a freezer safe container for up to two months.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0gCalories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 15mgPotassium: 129mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Banana Bread, Best Banana Bread Recipe, Easy Recipes, Freezer Friendly, Lunchbox Snacks
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Heidi@CustomTan

      July 19, 2015 at 9:06 pm

      4 stars
      Yum, and these photos just make the banana bread pop! I also add a tiny bit of chinese 5 spice, and its super delicious.

      Reply
    2. Louise from Delishogram

      July 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm

      5 stars
      Mmmmmm, warm banana bread with cold butter. That reminds me of my Nanna and Pops house.

      Warm bread is just the think at the moment, it is pretty cold and I like the idea of having this ready for my daughter when she gets home from school.

      I don’t have a thermy, so will be using the original method, but my sister does so I will pass it onto her too.

      I have recently started a food sharing site, photo site. Similar to the likes of foodgawker and tastespotting, only no where near at their scale!!!! We all have to start somewhere, I guess.

      I would love to have you contribute your photos. I love food and I love food blogs, my sister, and a couple of friends have blogs and I know how hard they works and how despondent my sister is when something doesn’t make it onto the big sites. So I started Delishogram for all the food bloggers with amazing photos and amazing food. I want it to be a site that just celebrates food and cooking.

      I would love to have you contribute, please think about popping over.

      Have a great weekend.

      Louise x

      Reply
    3. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid

      July 18, 2015 at 10:49 pm

      Yum! I love Banana Bread and this one looks totes delicious! Thanks for linking up to the Ultimate Rabbit Hole! x

      Reply
    4. Karin @ Calm to Conniption

      July 18, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      Maybe I could try this as part of my getting Ari to eat new things project. Cake is a hot and cold food. Right now it is stone cold so maybe I could try again with this treat. Thanks for linking up. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Ellen

      July 18, 2015 at 8:25 am

      We love a good banana bread at our house so we’ll give this a go. Thanks Lauren

      Reply
    6. Gretta

      July 17, 2015 at 7:24 pm

      Yum! I always love Banana Bread and I will try out your recipe for sure. My only problem is that we tend to go through so many darn bananas at the moment they never get a chance to get nice and ripe for cooking with!

      Reply
    7. Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat

      July 16, 2015 at 2:18 pm

      I love banana bread! Your recipe looks great and I love how it can be prepared so quickly!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        July 16, 2015 at 2:57 pm

        Thanks Shelby, a quick recipe is always the best!

        Reply
    8. Lucy @ Bake Play Smile

      July 16, 2015 at 1:26 pm

      If you say it’s the best, then I totally 100% believe you! Adding this to my list! We always have ripe bananas too!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        July 16, 2015 at 2:54 pm

        Eek, I hope it lives up to it’s reputation!

        Reply
    9. Tash @ Gift Grapevine

      July 15, 2015 at 4:53 pm

      Banana bread is a huge winner with my tornadoes (and me). It’s the one thing that will keep them still if we are at a café. Can’t wait to try this recipe out at home xx

      Reply
      • Lauren

        July 16, 2015 at 2:53 pm

        Anything that keeps the kids amused when out is always a winner with me too!

        Reply
    10. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      July 15, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      5 stars
      I love banana bread and this one must be very good because you said it was the best. That’s the one I want to make. 🙂

      Reply
      • Lauren

        July 16, 2015 at 2:53 pm

        Thanks Maureen, you certainly won’t regret making it!

        Reply
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