Banana Bread

A moist and flavorful banana bread recipe without butter.

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword banana bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 353kcal

First, peel and mash the ripe bananas in a small bowl. Set aside until you need them.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda and salt. Then stir in the walnuts.
In a medium size mixing bowl, stir together the wet ingredients: oil, brown sugar, eggs, sour cream and vanilla extract.
Now stir the wet ingredients into the dry.
Last, stir in the mashed bananas.
Spray a bread loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, or you can grease with softened butter or line with parchment paper.
Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and top with turbinado sugar if using.
Bake in the oven at 350°F for 45-50 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out mostly clean (no completely raw batter clinging to it).
Allow the bread to cool in the pan before removing. Once room temperature, you can slice and serve.

For the oil in this recipe, I usually use canola oil or vegetable oil. But you could use other oils, like olive oil or melted coconut oil. If you use a more flavorful oil, keep in mind this will add to the flavor of your bread.
You can substitute plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream.
You can use white sugar instead of brown sugar, but I prefer the flavor brown sugar adds.
If you want your banana bread to be Pinterest worthy, add a sliced banana to the top before baking. 🙂 This is not necessary but really pretty if you have an extra banana.
Other additions you might like include: chocolate chips, other nuts like pecans or almonds, other spices like cinnamon or nutmeg.
If you want to make banana muffins instead of bread, you can bake this batter in standard size muffin tins and reduce the bake time to 20-25 minutes.
Save any leftover bread by wrapping in plastic wrap or storing in an airtight container for at least 3 days and likely longer. You don’t have to refrigerate unless you prefer cold banana bread.