This easy Banana Bread recipe is a no-fail favorite that comes out perfect every time!
With a handful of ingredients that you likely have on hand and only a few minutes of prep, you’re going to start buying extra bananas just for this recipe!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Quick This is so quick to prepare, you’ll probably have it ready to go before your oven even finishes preheating!
- Easy Ingredients The ingredients needed are things I always have on hand so I can make this at a moments notice.
- No-Fail This recipe turns out perfectly every time.
- Extra Moist The banana bread in this recipe is deliciously moist with a tender crumb, just as it should be.
Ingredients
Bananas You want your bananas to be ripe with many black spots, this means they’re soft and full of sugars. You can peel them and freeze them to bake with at a later date too.
To Ripen Bananas Quickly: Uhoh, you have beautiful yellow bananas, perfect for a smoothie or banana pudding but not so much for baking!
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- To ripen in 1-2 days: place them in a paper bag (with other ripe fruit if you have any) and seal.
- To ripen immediately, bake at 300°F for 15-20 minutes. Cool before using in this recipe.
Eggs & Oil Eggs and oil add moisture to quick breads like zucchini bread and of course this recipe too.
In this recipe, we replace some of the oil with mayonnaise (which is made of… eggs and oil)! While this may seem like a weird ingredient, as you can see from the reviews, it is the perfect addition!
How to Make Banana Bread
Banana Bread with Mayonnaise? I know it may sound a little bit strange, but mayo is made with oil and eggs which are basically staple ingredients in any quick bread.
Be sure not to overmix or it’ll be dense and chewy instead of soft and moist.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (per recipe below).
- Combine bananas (of course), mayonnaise and egg in a second bowl.
- Mix the two together just until moist (image below, your batter should be lumpy).
- Pour into a greased pan and bake.
I make a Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake which is to die for. If you have never had a bread or cake made with mayonnaise before, you MUST try it.
Tips for Success
Bananas add flavor and moisture to this loaf as does the mayonnaise. A few more favorite tips:
- The batter is thick, do not add extra liquid.
- Avoid adding extra bananas, this can make the bread too dense.
- As with all quick breads, do not overmix. Stir just until incorporated.
- Do not overcook. Ovens can vary so check your bread at least 10 minutes before the time is up.
- Seal well once cooled (a freezer bag works well too).
You can add in pecan or walnuts or chocolate chips to this banana bread recipe.
For easy removal, line the loaf pan with parchment paper leaving about 3 inches of paper folded over the top of the pan.
How to Store Banana Bread
Banana bread should last about 3 days tightly sealed on the counter.
To FREEZE: You can either freeze the loaf as a whole or slice it and freeze the slices. To defrost a slice just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds or even just add it to the lunch box frozen, it’ll defrost in plenty of time for lunch!
Options and Add-Ins
- Banana Nut Crunch Muffins – reader favorite
- Blueberries – Toss with a bit of flour before adding to the batter to keep evenly distributed
- Peacans, coconut, dried fruits
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 medium bananas mashed
- ½ cup mayonnaise or dressing
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- In a bowl mix together mashed bananas, mayo and egg. In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and pecans
- Add flour mixture to wet mixture and stir just until combined. Note: The mixture will be very thick, do not over mix
- Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.
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Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast, Snack
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The best banana bread ……It is so moist and yummy!
My son (14 year old) has been more interested in baking. I pulled up this recipe since it’s much easier of a recipe to learn with than mine. We did add a dash and splash of cinnamon and vanilla though. It was moist and delicious. He was very proud of his baking accomplishment. Love every recipe I have tried on your site, and this is another big hit.
Nice easy recipe and I had everything on hand. It only took about 42 minutes for mine to be done so others may want to check before the 50 to 60
minutes. I like to add a dash of cinnamon to banana bread .
Love this recipe! Came out so good. Thank you! I have used mayo in my cakes for a long time. It makes it so moist
Easiest, best, banana bread I have ever tried. Works fine with light mayo, too!
I’ll admit I was highly dubious about any recipe using something other than butter for the fat source, let alone mayo! But this is the only recipe I’ll use for banana bread from now on!
Thank you for your banana bread recipe. My daughter always asked me to make it for her snacks at school. Very easy to make, moist and delicious.
this recipe is so easy and delicious! I have made many loaves and always a hit. thank you for the easy delish recipe!!!!
Best banana bread recipe. Thank you for sharing!! My kids, grandkids, and family love it and ask for it all time.
Delicious! Not too sweet. Will be making this again!
Excellent
When u say Mayo is that miracle whip or the real mayonnaise?
Either will work in this recipe, I most often use real mayonnaise.
Love the recipe. They come out delicious every time. Would the Avocado Oil Mayo work?
I haven’t tried this recipe with that specific mayo but I believe it should turn out fine. We would love to hear how it turns out for you!
I want to make this bread. Is it ok not to add the nuts? Would you have to have something else to substitute the nuts?
You can leave the nuts out and make this bread as written.
I’ve made this recipe many times using either nuts or chocolate chips. It works great with the chocolate chips (and no nuts) and my kids love it!
Best banana bread recipe ever! So easy to make, moist, favorable…so delicious! I used light mayo and chopped walnuts. I didn’t use the parchment paper but came out of bread pan easily. This will be my go-to recipe for banana bread!!! (I too was skeptical about the mayo, but boy was i wrong!!).
I have mini pans but they’re dark. Should I lower the temp?
If it is a dark pan, you may want to reduce the temperature to accommodate. Enjoy the bread Janice!
Can I use brown sugar as a substitute for regular sugar in your recipe?
I haven’t tried substituting the brown sugar for white. If you try it, let us know how it goes.
Hi Thank you for your receipe It was very delicious and very moist. My kids love it
Absolutely delicious and the best recipe ever!!! Thank you
This sounds great but can I use light mayo instead of regular?
Yes, light mayonnaise works in this recipe.
Best banana bread I’ve ever made!! Ty ty ty
I always mess it up. It was light and moist. So delicious!! This was easy and delicious! My family and I thank you!!
Can I make this if I have only 2 bananas?
We have only made this as written so I couldn’t say but if you added in blueberries or dried fruit to make up the difference it should be okay.
I tried it tonight with only two bananas and didn’t add any other fruit and it still came out perfect!