A loaf of banana bread with a slice cut off the end, placed on an old rustic cutting board

Easy Banana Bread

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The most often cooked recipe in my kitchen is probably Banana Bread. It’s probably because we often have bananas left going spotty in the fruit bowl and I hate throwing food out. Recipes must be quick and easy for me to use them over and over so this is an absolute winner – just mix, pour and bake. This Banana Bread is easy enough for even toddlers to make.

an uncut loaf of banana bread on a rustic wooden cutting board which is sitting on an old wooden table

The best bananas to use are those which are over-ripe and spotty as these have the most flavour and will be easiest to mash. They will add moisture to the bread and make the Banana Bread beautifully tasty.

The best bananas are ones which are over-ripe and spotty.

This recipe is the perfect one for the kids to make. Two of my grand-kids made this in about 10 minutes (plus cooking time) with little help from me. They wanted me to video them and post it on YouTube so check it out.

Archie, 7 and Ollie, 4 whipping up this quick and easy Banana Bread
A loaf of banana bread with a slice cut off the end, placed on an old rustic cutting board
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Nana’s Easy Banana Bread

This is the easiest and tastiest Banana Bread recipe you will ever try. It's one of the most used recipes in my kitchen and perfect for using up those over-ripe bananas.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baking, banana, banana bread, banana bread recipe, bananas, dessert, nanainyourpocket, recipe
Servings: 12 slices
Cost: $

Equipment

  • medium bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • loaf baking tin

Ingredients

  • 2 over-ripe bananas mashed
  • 1 60g egg
  • ⅓ cup butter melted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tspn cinnamon optional
  • 2 tspn nutmeg optional
  • ½ tspn salt
  • 1 squeeze honey optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 175°C and grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper
  • Mix all ingredients together in the bowl
  • Pour into the prepared loaf tin
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean

Let me know in the comments below how you go and if your kids made it. I’d love to hear from you.

Comments

  1. Kay Spaul says:

    Two future contestants for Junior Masterchef!!!

    1. Nana says:

      They sure are. They love cooking and of course, eating the end product.

    2. Nana says:

      They sure are. They love cooking with Nana

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