Best Sweet Banana Bread Recipes

SWEET BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla pudding mix. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and shortening until light, scraping sides of the bowl often. Add the eggs one at a time, beating smooth after each addition. Mix in the milk.
• Add flour mixture and mashed bananas alternately to creamed mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Fold in nuts if desired. Pour batter into a lightly greased 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a cold, (non-preheated) oven set to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 50 minutes, then cover with foil to prevent burning and bake for additional 10 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Leave in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool.

SWEET POTATO BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Beat sugar, banana, and yogurt together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat 1 egg into the banana mixture until smooth before adding the second egg and beating again until smooth.
• Mix all-purpose flour, chickpea flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to the banana mixture with the water and beat until smooth and batter-like. Stir mashed sweet potatoes into the batter until smooth. Fold chocolate and chia seeds through the batter; pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.

NOT-TOO-SWEET BANANA BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Break banana bread, including heels, into 1-inch pieces. Place in the prepared dish.
• Pour condensed and evaporated milks into a 4-cup measure. Add enough regular milk to make 4 cups. Pour this into a large bowl.
• Add eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and stir briskly until well blended.
• Pour custard mixture over the bread. Push bread down with the back of a spoon until it is soaked through. Scatter butter pieces across the top and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Pudding may look dark around the edges.)

SWEET POTATO BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray loaf pan with non-stick spray.
• 2. In a bowl, combine bananas, sweet potatoes, brown sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
• 4. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture only until just combined.
• 5. Fold in nuts.
• 6. Pour into prepared pan.
• 7. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 8. Cool for 10-15 minutes and remove from pan.
• 9. Mix glaze.
• 10. Pour glaze on cooled bread.
• 11. VARIATION*** I have used canned organic butternut squash in place of the sweet potatoes. Pumpkin spice liquid coffee creamer can be substituted for milk in the glaze.

SWEET AND TANGY SOUR CREAM BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3-inch loaf pans.
• Mix 1/4 cup sucralose sugar substitute and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Dust the prepared loaf pans with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• Beat margarine and 1 1/2 cups sucralose blend for baking together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix bananas, egg substitute, sour cream, vanilla extract, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon into creamed margarine mixture until smooth. Stir flour, protein powder, baking soda, and salt substitute into banana mixture until batter is just mixed; fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.

PINEAPPLE BANANA SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• heat oven to 325 and grease and flour two glass or foil loaf pans. (Use oven recommended temp on the cake mix box that you are using).
• According to cake mix instructions, mix the eggs, cake mix and water together. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. In a seperate bowl and BY HAND mash bananas with a fork. You want some small lumps to remain. Don't mash too much. Add applesauce to bananas and lightly stir together.
• Mix bananas and applesauce into the beaten cake batter and stir by hand until completely combined. Divide batter between the two loaf pans and back for approximately 35-40 minutes -- use the toothpick test for doneness. You should see moist crumbs stick to the toothpick, but not wet batter. Also, center of bread will be flat and soft, but not jiggly.
• Enjoy this easy one.

BANANA APPLE BREAD (FROM THE SWEET MELISSA BAKERY)

Steps:

• Before you start: Position a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly butter and flour a 1 1/2-quart loaf pan.
• To make the apples: Preheat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter and brown sugar and heat until bubbling. Add the apples and cinnamon and sauté until golden and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• To make the banana bread: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• In a small bowl, combine the orange juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three batches, alternating with the orange juice mixture, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl after each flour addition. Stir in the mashed bananas until combined. Then stir in the reserved apples.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes before unmolding onto the rack to cool further. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

BANANA BREAD SWEET & FLUFFY RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. With a large spoon and bowl, mix butter into the mashed bananas. then mix the sugar egg and vanilla into the bananas. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last and mix. Pour batter into a buttered 4 X 8-inch loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack, slice and serve!

SWEET BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine mashed bananas and eggs in a large bowl.
• Mix in applesauce, honey, and vanilla. Add half of walnuts.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir into banana mixture.
• Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Top with remaining walnuts.
• Bake at 350° for 60 minutes.
• Cool bread for 10 minutes before serving.