This brown sugar banana bread is moist, sweet, and deeply flavored with cinnamon. It’s the perfect present for friends and loved ones.
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas, cut into chunks
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 jumbo egg
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
Step 2
Place bananas into a large resealable plastic bag; seal the bag and smoosh bananas with your fingers until well mashed. Set aside.
Step 3
Mix together brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Cut a corner from the plastic bag; squeeze mashed bananas into brown sugar mixture in the bowl. Add egg, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well combined. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt on low speed just until smooth, about 1 minute. Spread into the prepared loaf pan.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 415 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat13g | 17% |
Saturated Fat8g | 39% |
Cholesterol55mg | 18% |
Sodium364mg | 16% |
Total Carbohydrate72g | 26% |
Dietary Fiber3g | 9% |
Total Sugars41g | |
Protein5g | |
Vitamin C5mg | 26% |
Calcium88mg | 7% |
Iron2mg | 12% |
Potassium315mg | 7% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: Wendy Kelley
- 14 years ago
Excellent! Baked for 60 minutes in an air-bake pan; 40 minutes wasn’t enough. Very moist-one of the best banana breads I’ve made. I tried this recipe because I was out of white sugar and had bananas to use up. Added a handful of chocolate chips to the mix for fun and sprinkled oats mixed with brown sugar on top before I baked it. I will make this again.
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- by: The King's Kid
- 14 years ago
Bread tastes great! Made recipe this afternoon. Like the idea of putting soft bananas in a zip-type bag and smashing. Recipe took a bit longer to make then stated, but turned out so much better this time. The first time loaf ended up in the trash; I mixed milk & egg while cold – bread sank in middle after removing from oven. This afternoon mixing brown sugar and butter took 14 minutes rather than 1-2 minutes. Using an Oster stand mixer; I mixed on the #10 setting (grind) for 10 minutes, holding bowl with one hand to keep it from spinning too fast. Added 4 minutes on #5 (whip setting). Mix didn’t get fluffy, but was light. Brought milk and egg to room temperature (abt 1 hr). Items blended much better than using cooler ingredients like the 1st time. Lowered speed to #3 (puree) and combined last 4 items; batter looked more like rippled waves on a beachfront rather than being smooth. Before pouring mix into loaf pan, I hand mixed batter with spatula to get bits of mashed bananas to smooth out. Baking time was about 43 min. Finished loaf tasted great after cooling a bit, but much better after being in frig 4-5 days. Tastes great by self, or putting a light coat of butter or dopple of whipped cream on slice. (Hard to stop at one piece.) Not overly sweet; just right for folks who don’t tolerate a sweet sugary taste. I’m glad I gave this recipe a second chance.
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- by: Glenny M.
- 14 years ago
This bread was very moist, had just the right amount of sugar, and tasted scrumptuous. The banana flavor really shined through; I added some chocolate chips and chopped walnuts, which gave it an interesting texture. This is my go-to banana bread recipe from now on. It reminds me of the dominican recipe “Pan de Batata” except you would call this “Pan de Guineo”. Tastes exceptional!
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- by: Dianne
- 14 years ago
This is a very good banana bread! The first time I made it, it didn’t turn out so well. The second time was much better. I beat the butter (real, usalted) and sugar a lot longer and used 3 large bananas. I use skim milk and dark brown sugar, since that’s what I had on hand, and 1/4 tsp. regular salt instead of kosher. I found that it took about 60 minutes to bake, instead of 40. The bread still didn’t rise that much, but at least it didn’t sink in the middle like the last time! I made a topping of 3 Tbsp. brown sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon. The thing I like most about this bread is the “soft” texture, which must be attributed to the brown sugar.
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- by: Aosuki
- 14 years ago
A very delicious bread! I made sure to follow the advice of some of the other reviewers so my bread wouldn’t sink in the middle. I beat my butter and sugar for a good bit, probably about 7-8 minutes. I also let my egg come up to room temperature before using it and warmed the milk up a bit in the microwave. I only ended up using 3 medium bananas since that was all I had on hand. My bread took 50 minutes to bake instead of 40, but came out perfect on the first try! It had just the amount of banana flavor that I like and was incredibly soft from the brown sugar! The cinnamon was a great compliment to the bananas as well. This is a keeper, thanks!
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- by: Trish
- 13 years ago
This is the best banana bread I have ever had or made. Very moist. I doubled the recipe and used a large loaf pan, a regular loaf pan and a large muffin pan. The regular loaf pan turned out perfect at 40 minutes, the muffins were perfect at 20 minutes and the large pan had to cook to long for the bottom of the bread to survive.
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- by: Bacardigirl
- 13 years ago
Phenomenal banana bread recipe! Very flavorful, moist and full of great banana flavor. I only made a couple minor mods to the original recipe: I cut the butter down to 2 tbl., only used 1/2 c. brown sugar and substituted whole wheat four for the AP. With the flour switch, I was nervous that the texture would be ‘off,’ but I was wrong! It turned out super moist and perfect…and the sweetness from the 4 bananas more than made up for the brown sugar I cut out. Excellent recipe…will definitely make it again and again!
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- by: Kelly
- 13 years ago
I couldn’t wait to review!! I wanted to review before it was done but I held on. I followed the recipe to the letter. After 40 minutes it looked beautiful and smelled even better, but the toothpick came out WET! I thought I did something wrong. I put it back in another 10 minutes and still wet. I came back to read the reviews and was so relieved to see so many other people say it took 60 minutes or more. WHEW! I put some foil over top so my beautiful brown crust on top wouldn’t burn and turned the oven off, then put it back in and just let it set. Sorry but I didn’t pay attention to how long it took, I was doing dishes. The pick came out clean when it took it out. It’s moist and so yummy (I ate it warm, it was too tempting!). Oh, I did make one teeny addition… after I put it in the pan I sprinkled some cinnamon sugar on top for the sparkly crusty top. That’s it! YUMM!
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- by: Kkeele16
- 12 years ago
Love this recipe! I love using brown sugar however I was out so i used regular sugar and used a 1/2 cup of wheat flour along with the 1 1/2 cup of flour. So I made some adjustments. But still was moist and delicious I think it has to do with the cinnamon and vanilla. Next time I will do the recipe exact and I bet I only like it more.
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- by: Bonnie Stanchiu
- 11 years ago
I made this banana bread today. It turned out very well. I followed the recipe very closely. The only thing I added was 1 cup of chopped walnuts. I also baked mine in a muffin tin. The muffins were done in about 30 minutes.
Since bananas vary in size, I used 4 ripe bananas. I mashed mine with a fork just as I usually do. I measured them. I had just a little over one cup.
The flavor is excellent. The muffins are very tender.
This is now my favorite banana bread recipe.
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- by: Moonsinger38
- 11 years ago
The first time I made this, I only had three small bananas and it cooked perfectly in the amount of time in the original recipe, but didn’t have that intense banana taste. When I made it again with the full amount of bananas, it came out VERY moist and I had to cook it much longer, as other people have mentioned, and it didn’t hold together as well. So, this most recent time I used whole wheat flour instead of the AP flour (cup for cup) and it cooked closer to the 40 minutes and held together better. I do like it denser. I also sprinkled some turbinado (raw) sugar across the top. Despite the multiple tries, it was an easy recipe to follow and adjust, and tasted delicious each time.
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- by: Amy
- 11 years ago
I love this recipe. It’s moist & flavorful. I don’t bake it as 1 loaf b/c I get either a doughy center or burnt edges. I would recommend splitting the batch into 2 loaves. You could also do what I do & make 8 mini loaves. This makes portions so I don’t overeat like a PIG! This bread is so good & the loaves freeze so I can make multiple batches at once.
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- by: Jennib
- 11 years ago
This is one of my favourite banana bread recipes, every time I have made it its turned out moist and flavourful. However, both times I have made this recipe the cook time of 40 minutes has not been sufficient. Rather I have found that the cook time of 1 hour works better to unsure the bread is cooked all the way through.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 11 years ago
The basic recipe has an error. Every banana bread recipe on earth for this batch size calls for 2 eggs. That may have something to do with the “gloppy middle” others have reported. I halved this recipe and baked it in a casserole dish in a toaster oven (using 1 egg & 375F) and it came out perfectly at 40 min bake time. My wet ingredients were cold, contrary to cake-baking 101. I added a little more flour until the batter had the right consistency. Also, 1 cup brown sugar is enough (1/2 in my case), not 1 1/4c. It got a little brown on top, but that’s due to the toaster oven element being so close. Flavor was perfect; texture was perfect, and was cooked perfectly all the way through. I added walnuts.
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- by: Tracey
- 10 years ago
This was one of the best banana breads that I ever made!!!!So moist and will be making this alot!!!The only thing I did was cut down on the salt to 1/4t of it.I am not a salt lover and the less I use the better…I made a loaf for my 4yr granddaughter but my son and I loved the smell of it so I guess I will be making another one for her today…Thanks for the recipe!!!A keeper always!!!
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- by: Jason
- 10 years ago
If you plan on making only one loaf, be sure to use about 2 1/2 – 3 bananas. If you cut down the serving size, it will tell you to use 4. It was good, but it turned out really gooey inside. Also maybe cut down on the butter on this.
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- by: Inmelda Rangel
- 10 years ago
I have never made banana bread before, and for a first time, this was great! I maybe kinda sorta didn’t follow all the instructions (aka mixing all the ingredients at once) but it still came out fantastic! I was a little short of banana, so I only used one. I think That might have been the reason why it was a little dry, but my mistake! Great quick recipe. 😀
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- by: Julesk517
- 9 years ago
This was delicious! I used one cup brown sugar and substituted almond milk (that’s what I had on hand) with a little whole fat plain yogurt. I also used 1 cup of oatmeal flour mixed with all purpose flour (I didn’t have enough regular flour on hand either 🙂 I made into 12 muffins, cooked about 20 minutes. It was super moist!
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- by: Hnmiller28
- 9 years ago
This is the best banana bread recipe I’ve made. Super moist and flavorful – it has a dense cake-like texture. I made a few modifications due to not having a few exact ingredients. I used regular brown sugar instead of light, and I didn’t have whole milk, so I used about 2/3 cup vanilla Siggi’s yogurt. I also had to bake for about 60 minutes. Amazing! I may make this again this week.
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- by: Amanda C
- 9 years ago
I used 3 overripe bananas and 1 perfectly ripe. I only had 2 tab of butter and used 1/2 cup brown sugar like a previous reviewer suggested. I felt adventurous and threw in 1/4 c old-fashioned oats. I was also out of vanilla and by the time the pan made it to the oven I was nervous. As expected, the bread was short and dense and took longer to bake (18 mins longer?!) but FLAVORFUL! Moist! Nicely textured! Next time, no oats and hopefully I’ll have vanilla.
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- by: Tiana Parker
- 8 years ago
I loved it and so did my family! What I did differently was mix all the wet ingredients together. Then pour that into the dry ingredients. I didn’t find it necessary to mix the brown sugar with the butter nor smash the bananas in a bag. I just mixed them up with a fork. ?? It turned out great and there was no sinking in the middle like some others experienced. Also baked it for 60 minutes like everyone else. I think I will try it with walnuts next time. Yum! ??
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- by: Jean Martin
- 8 years ago
Instead of milk I added some sweetened condensed milk that I had instead and my kids LOVED It, I added a brown sugar/organic sugar mixture to the top after it came out of the oven and it had a little sugary crunch! I also put them in mini loaf pans and they took about the same time to cook!
Today I am making the same recipe with a can of pumpkin puree that we found in the pantry from Thanksgiving!
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- by: Jazy
- 8 years ago
Very pleased!! I was worried because I couldn’t find the attachments to my mixer (recently moved) so had to do it using a little old fashion elbow grease. I also ended up using dark brown sugar instead of light since that is all I had. I also added crumbled pecans and a cinnamon sugar sprinkle to the bottom, before pouring it in, and to the top. Since I didn’t have a mixer, I just mixed all the wet ingredients and dry ingredients separately and then slowly added the dry to the wet and it turned out fine. So glad because again, I was worried. Only thing I noticed is, it took more like 70 min to cook. Either way, I’m happy!
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- by: Shannon
- 8 years ago
What a wonderful banana bread this recipe is! I was pressed for time so I just added my peeled bananas to the mixing bowl and mixed all the wet ingredients together. I only had 2 Tbsp of butter handy, so I compensated some extra moisture by adding 1 container of honey-flavored Noosa yogurt, 1 squeeze pouch of cinnamon applesauce, and 1/4 c of coconut oil. To the flour mixture, I added a tad more cinnamon than called for, and a couple shakes of both nutmeg and cloves. I also added about 3/4 c of pecans to the batter. Since I added extra ingredients, I had to split the batter into two 9×5″ pans, which worked beautifully. I baked for 1 hour at 350 degrees and got the perfect rise and consistency that I’ve been searching for in a banana bread, including the slight crunch in the crust. The brown sugar element is really good, and going forward, this will replace my old recipe! Give this one a try – – you won’t be disappointed!
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- by: Mary Davis
- 7 years ago
I made this brown sugar banana bread today. Only change was a little less cinnamon. It is very, very good. I used Pam in my glass baking dish. No sticking. Moist and yummy. I baked about 60 minutes. Put a tent of foil to keep from getting too brown the last 15 minutes. Thanks for a great recipe.
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- by: Genie R.
- 7 years ago
I was so excited about this recipe since I could not find one that had both cinnamon and vanilla in the ingredients. I added four ripe bananas, but since I had no ‘measurement’ for it, such as 2 cups, the bread never baked through. I baked for over an hour and no luck. I will try again with measuring the smashed bananas before hand to ensure it is not too much. However, the batter tasted wonderful, just the end result was disappointing.
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- by: Jill
- 7 years ago
I searched for a recipe with brown sugar instead of white sugar as I have a recipe that uses the same but I couldn?t find it. This was an excellent recipe! The bread took about an hour to cook, contrary to the directions. I looked the tip to smash the bananas in a baggie and squeeze them into the mixing bowl. Definitely a keeper!
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- by: Amandakw226
- 6 years ago
I just made this banana bread after searching for a recipe that calls for brown sugar. ( All I had in the cupboard)
1st, I don’t understand the point of the bananas in the ziplock bag? What a hassle for nothing, just mash them with a fork before adding.
2nd, bake time is WAYYY off, ive never heard of a load baking in 40 minutes so I was very surprised. Of course, it took just a little over an hour.
3rd, ill add in some pros, unlike other comments I found the flavours to be good, the inside was moist, but the outside was tough, not even crusty like a crusty bread, just hard to chew. Followed the recipe exactly except for adding a tin foil tent so it didn’t burn with the longer cooking time, so I am slightly disappointed. but in all, the bread looks nice and inside is moist, flavors good. -
- by: Mksampson
- 6 years ago
My favorite banana bread. I have made it several times, but use only a cup of brown sugar. I do sprinkle some on top about halfway through cooking.
Also, I keep over-ripe bananas in the freezer until I have five, then use those. They’re mushy after they thaw, so I just squish them into the mix rather than cut them up.
Also, I use ?special? butter to make ?edibles?. I call it cannabanana bread.
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- by: Stephanie Mc
- 6 years ago
Was easy and delicious. I only had 3 very ripe bananas, so I cut back on the butter (2 Tbsp), the flour (1 3/4 C), and the sugar (1 C). Baked it in a 9×11 pan because I don’t own a loaf tin. Prepared this way, it should be baked for 30 minutes, then check it, so you don’t overbake it.
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- by: Pfeife
- 6 years ago
Sorry, but this was the worst banana bread I have ever eaten. We make banana bread all the time. After 75 minutes, I pulled it out thinking it was done thru, the center collapsed and was still doughy in the center. We tried to eat the ends but found it to be dry and didn?t taste very good. The more you eat, the worst it tastes. Must be try brown sugar? There are many other banana bread recipes on here that are much better.
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- by: Kayh
- 6 years ago
Bread was in the oven for an hour and 20 minutes before I gave up and pulled it out. I think this has too much banana in it to cook to the right consistency. I like bread to have at least some kind of crumble to it. This was more like a gelatin in texture. The flavor was fine, it just didn?t cook well. Kids and husband won?t eat it. 🙁
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- by: Amber Peterson
- 5 years ago
I have made this bread many many times and I’ve added different things one of the things I have added was peanut butter just heat up some creamy or crunchy peanut butter in the microwave and then swirl that into your banana bread batter and you have banana peanut butter bread also nutella is a good flavor combination and today I’ve decided I’m going to try adding chunks of pears also if you make them smaller they will cook faster i purchased a mini loaf pan that makes 18 mini loafs at once ( found at joanne fabrics ) and they are cooked in about 20 min and alot easier to serve and share.
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- by: Jean Zbinden
- 5 years ago
I followed the ingredients exactly as written, but I left it in 45 minutes, five minutes longer than called for. And still it was way underdone. Ugh. I would say it needs an hour, just like all my other banana bread recipes. As far as flavor, it sounds better than it is. Not a stand-out.
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