Grammy's Kitchen · Banana Bread · Best Easy Banana Bread
One of 35 banana bread recipes we measured
from houseofnasheats.com
It ranks #33 of 35 for rise among the banana bread recipes we compared. 605 cooks on houseofnasheats.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 36% | 47% |
| total sugar | 71% | 77% |
| egg | 24% | 45% |
| leavener | 4% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| fruit | 195% | 169% |
| mix-ins | 55% | 25% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 413 g | 3-4 ripe bananas ((about 2 cups mashed)) |
| 76 g | 1/3 cup salted butter (melted) |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (beaten) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/8 teaspoon salt |
| 212 g | 1 1/2 cups (212g) all-purpose flour |
| 117 g | 1 cup chopped walnuts (or chocolate chips, plus extra for topping if desired) |
Method: 5 steps, published by houseofnasheats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This has turned into my tried and true banana bread recipe! I actually have it memorized I make it so much! It’s my go to for my family and anyone I’m taking a dinner to because it is SO easy! I cannot tell you how many postpartum moms have eaten this and just” — a cook, 5.0★
“This banana bread recipe is the first recipe I've used and let me just say it's going to be my only. I've followed the instructions and ingredients down to the T and it turned out amazing. My 4 year old loved it and so did my husband. Now I think I'm going to ” — a cook, 5.0★