Description
You can still make a tasty loaf of banana bread if you only have 2 bananas! This recipe will walk you through the tweaks you’ll need to make to make a show-stopping loaf of banana bread!
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 large peeled bananas* note
- 1/3 cup melted butter or neutral flavored oil* note
- 1/3 cup liquid of choice (milk, thin yogurt, or more melted butter) note
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (white, cane, or coconut sugar also works)* note
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix the wet ingredients. Add peeled bananas to a medium-sized mixing bowl and mash very well. Add vanilla extract, melted butter, and milk (or other additional liquid), and mix to incorporate.
- Sprinkle dry ingredients across the top of the wet. Mix until just combined- a small dry spot of flour here or there is fine.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and pour the batter in. Bake in a pre-heated 350* oven for 45-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle removes clean and has no wet batter.
- Depending on many factors, a loaf of banana bread can take up to 70 minutes to fully bake! The post has many tips on why this is. Don’t fret if your loaf isn’t done at 60 minutes =]
- If using a 9×5 loaf pan, the loaf will take less time to cook. Begin to check at the 40-minute mark.
- If using a dark metal or glass pan, you may need to dial back the temp 25* as these pans tend to cook up the edges faster than the center.
- Leave the loaf to cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes before removing and slicing for best results. The loaf will firm up a bit as it cools.
Notes
There are two very common loaf pan sizes: 8×4 and 9×5. The 9×5 pans create shorter, wider loaves that cook up a bit quicker. An 8×4 pan takes longer as it’s a taller loaf!
For additional liquid: You can use any milk- dairy or non-dairy milk, thin yogurt (not thick Greek yogurt), oil, or more melted butter.
On Bananas: If using 2 small bananas you may need 1/4 cup + 1-2 tablespoons of liquid.
On Sugar: Very ripe bananas have high sugar content, so by only using 2 bananas you may want to use 3/4 cup sugar to help compensate. If you tend to like things on the sweeter side, use the full 3/4 cup! You can make this recipe with only 1/2 cup of sugar as well if you like to reduce sugar.
Oil vs Butter: Melted butter makes banana bread with a better flavor and texture. Using oil creates a very moist banana bread but it may have a gummier consistency.
Keywords: 2 banana-banana bread