Banana Bread | One Bowl, Easy to Make, and Delicious
Easy to make, moist, and delicious - this is my favorite one-bowl banana bread recipe! It's a great way to use up ripe bananas and a perfect snack to whip up for tea break.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 4 medium (480g) ripe bananas mashed
- 1/3 cup (70g) unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (187g) all-purpose/plain flour sifted
- 1/4 cup (45g) chocolate chips optional; for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease and line a loaf pan with baking paper or lightly flour the surface.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas and melted butter. Then, add in the sugar, egg, vanilla, and sour cream. Stir until combined.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to the mixture. Stir until combined.
- Add in the flour and fold in gently, just until no streaks of flour remain. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips (if using) over the top of the batter.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and let it cool completely. Cut into 8 to 10 slices and serve.
Notes
- Tools (affiliate links): Loaf Pan | Mixing Bowl | Silicone Spatula | Whisk
- Frozen Bananas: You can use frozen bananas in this recipe. Thaw the frozen bananas and remove any excess liquid before using. Then, simply use the bananas as instructed in the recipe.
- Butter: You can use salted butter in this recipe and omit the salt.
- Chocolate Chips: I love using dark chocolate chips for this recipe. You can also incorporate about 1/2 cup (90g) of chocolate chips into the batter itself! Feel free to add more or less chocolate chips as desired.