Basic Banana Bread
This basic banana bread recipe is the perfect building block for any variation of banana bread recipe you could possibly want to make! Just add your favorite ingredients; nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, the choice is yours!
Servings: 10
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup banana very ripe mashed banana equals about 3-4 medium bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a standard loaf pan and set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and combined.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth.
- Mix in the mashed bananas, then stir in the vanilla.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients - including chocolate chips.
- Stir in gently, until just combined.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove and cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then release from the pan and cool on a baking rack.
- Keep wrapped or in a container.
Notes
The best part of banana bread is that you can add whatever you like to it to spice things up; raisins, chocolate chips, nuts, you name it!
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2.5mg