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Moist Banana Bread
The best banana bread — ultra-moist, perfectly sweet, with caramelized banana flavor. Overripe bananas are non-negotiable.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 55 min · Total: 65 min8 servingsEasy4.9 (91 reviews)260 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings8
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F. Grease a 23cm/9×5-inch loaf pan.
- 2
Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- 3
Whisk melted butter, sugar, eggs, bananas, vanilla, and sour cream.
- 4
Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
- 5
Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50-55 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- 6
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out to cool completely.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Sour cream
Swap: Greek yogurt
Same tang, slightly leaner
Original: Butter
Swap: Coconut oil, melted
Dairy-free, coconut flavor
Original: Brown sugar
Swap: Maple syrup (120ml)
Different flavor, reduce other liquids slightly
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