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One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe

The best banana bread best recipe made with butter and a secret ingredient, Greek yogurt! Sweet, moist, and perfect every time.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 1 loaf
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

  • 3 very large ripe bananas mashed well
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch baking pan and set aside.
  • In a large bowl mash the bananas with a fork or pastry blender. 
  • Stir in the the butter, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla.
  • Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl and stir to combine.
  •  Don't over mix. The batter should be thick and a little chunky
  • Scrape the batter into the greased pan and bake until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then remove it from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack for at least 1/2 before serving.

Notes

  • This recipe is actually really flexible! You can use whole wheat flour instead of the white (or half and half), you can use sour cream instead of the yogurt, and I have even had great luck making "flax eggs" instead of using real eggs for this recipe (mix 1 tablespoon ground flax meal with 2.5 tablespoons water PER egg you need, stir and let it rest for 5 minutes before using). You can also sub oil for the butter. Use what you have on hand and what's easiest for you.
  • You can also add 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the batter or 1 cup of chocolate chips if you'd like. 
  • You can reduce the sugar in this recipe to 1/2 cup if you like a less sweet banana bread. 
  • Really brown bananas are the best for banana bread. You can easily freeze them if you don't have time to bake. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 10 slices | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.2g | Protein: 4.3g | Fat: 8.2g | Cholesterol: 55.5mg | Sodium: 226.8mg | Sugar: 19.4g

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