This banana bread is the most moist, tender and delicious banana bread out there. It uses brown butter and chunks of banana to make the magic happen, and it comes together with just a bowl and a whisk!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT55M
Total time: PT70M
Rating
5 stars (33 reviews)
Keywords
banana, banana bread
Ingredients
1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter
3/4 cup (165g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 large (350g) very ripe bananas (the more brown the better)
1 1/2 cups (210g) all-purpose flour
2 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt (use half if using Morton's)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Fusion
Steps
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a small saucepan, brown 113 grams of butter. Do this by melting the butter, then letting it foam and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until flecks of brown form at the bottom of the pan. Transfer it to a bowl and whisk to let it cool slightly.
Whisk 165 grams of granulated sugar and butter together for a minute or so. Crack in 2 eggs and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Whisk vigorously into a smooth mixture.
Add 3 bananas directly into the bowl. Use a fork to mash them into small pieces, but you don't need the bananas completely smooth. Switch to your whisk and whisk together.
Add in 210 grams of all-purpose flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and stir to combine into a nice, thick batter.
Transfer the batter to a parchment-lined loaf tin and bake at 375°F for 50-55 minutes.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 258 kcal
Carbohydrates: 26 g
Protein: 7 g
Fat: 14 g
Reviews
Gabby on 2026-06-24 (5 stars): THE BEST BANANA BREAD IVE EVER MADE!! Justine I’m obsessed, thank you! I’ve been baking banana bread forever but this might be my all time fav!!
Deb on 2026-06-21 (5 stars): Just made this recipe, added walnuts and mini chocolate chips to it. It was so damn good!!
Sonali on 2026-06-10 (5 stars): Its absolutely scrumptious!- I've baked this banana bread recipe MANY times over the past few years now. I've baked it for friends to fix broken hearts ( goes really well with vanilla ice cream), baked it for my boyfriend's mom the first time I met her ( shes a big baker and it was a HIT!); I've even exchange a loaf this banana bread as payment once to get my flat tire on my bike fixed!
I can't believe it took me this long to leave a review, for that I apologize!
Savannah on 2026-06-09 (5 stars): I never leave comments but this recipe deserves one. Been on the hunt for a good banana bread recipe after making the same one for years and this one is PERFECT. I add chocolate chips :)
Allison on 2026-06-04 (5 stars): I've made this recipe probably 20+ times. It is my go to for a brunch potluck, bringing a meal to someone and just for eating myself. I've made it in muffin tins, mini muffin tins, bread loaf and it's never come out poorly. Often times I'll chop up chocolate to add in to this, dark or a mixture with milk chocolate. People RAVE about this and think I'm an accomplished baker so thank you so much for this recipe!
Martha on 2026-05-28 (5 stars): My son and I made this yesterday and it’s almost gone! The only way I will make beloved banana bread from now on.
Sarah on 2026-05-27 (5 stars): The amount of times I have made this recipe is in the double digits. I even combined it with her brown butter miso zucchini bread recipe. So good. It lasted 10 minutes at work haha. This base recipe never misses. I do have to cook it longer and put foil on it so it doesn’t burn.
