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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. 1

    Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F. Grease a 23cm/9×5-inch loaf pan.

  2. 2

    Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.

  3. 3

    Whisk melted butter, sugar, eggs, bananas, vanilla, and sour cream.

  4. 4

    Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.

  5. 5

    Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50-55 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

  6. 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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