Perfect Banana Bread
This is the only banana bread recipe you need in your life! It's super soft, packed with banana flavor, studded with toasty pecans, and truly the perfect banana bread. Enjoy slices warm slathered with lots of butter!
Servings 9 servings
Calories 297kcal
Ingredients
- 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 cups mashed)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. In a separate medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add flour mixture and pecans if using to liquid mixture, gently folding until batter is just combined.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake banana bread at 350F 55-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool banana bread completely on a wire cooling rack. Remove bread from pan and cut into slices for serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Banana bread may be frozen up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice banana bread | Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 13.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 16.6g | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg