Prep Time: 10minutes minutes
Cook Time: 55minutes minutes
Total Time: 1hour hour 5minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ½ cup 115 g unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup 150 g granulated sugar (or brown sugar for deeper flavor)
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups 190 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon optional
Optional Add-Ins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven
- Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease or line a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Mix the Wet Ingredients
- In a bowl, mash the bananas until mostly smooth.
- Stir in melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until combined.
- Combine the Dry Ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Make the Batter
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
- Do not overmix — stop as soon as combined.
- Fold in nuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Bake
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool & Serve
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
- Slice and enjoy warm or at room temperature.
