Easy Banana Bread

4.78 from 22 votes

Norma Jean’s Easy Banana Bread includes just seven ingredients plus optional mix-ins. Six whole pureed bananas make this banana bread super moist and delicious EVERY time!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword banana bread, easy quick bread, moist banana bread

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings slices

Calories 283kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

6 over-ripe bananas - pureed
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs - at room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
chocolate chips or nuts (optional)

Instructions

Prep. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two large loaf pans (see links below) with baking spray.
Puree bananas. In a medium bowl, add the over-ripe bananas and use a hand mixer to puree until fairly smooth. A few lumps are ok.
6 over-ripe bananas
Mix wet ingredients. To the bowl, add the remaining wet ingredients – the oil, eggs, and sugar. Mix again until smooth.
1 cup canola oil, 4 large eggs, 1 ¾ cups sugar
Add dry ingredients. Then add the kosher salt, baking soda, and all-purpose flour. Use a spoon to mix everything until just combined. (Again, a few lumps are ok.)
1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
Pour batter into loaf pans. Pour the batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.
Add add-ins (optional). If you want to add nuts or chocolate chips, you can stir those in now. I normally add a teaspoon or so of flour to the mix-ins so they don’t sink to the bottom.
chocolate chips or nuts
Bake. Bake banana bread in preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes, or until done in the center. Use a toothpick to check to see if the bread is fully baked.
Cool. Let pans sit for about 10-15 minutes. Then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Storing and Freezing:

STORE the banana bread in an airtight container on your countertop for up to four days.
FREEZE the bread wrapped tightly in cling wrap and then place in a freezer bag. Bread will freeze nicely for up to three months.

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