Simple, easy, moist homemade banana bread recipe from scratch with 3 over ripe bananas and eggs is one of the most simple banana bread recipes even beginners can try. This super moist and easy homemade banana bread can be enjoyed for breakfast or you can also enjoy this as a light dessert or a snack with a cup of coffee, tea or milk.
Bananas are tropical fruits that are delicious and great when used in breads, cakes etc. You can read in detail about the bananas here!
can you make moist banana bread from 3 bananas?
The answer is yes! It is simply possible to make amazingly delicious, easy and moist banana bread using just three ripe or over ripe leftover bananas!
I used 3 over ripe bananas in this recipe which ensures the texture of the bread is super moist, soft and delicious. If you don't have over ripe banans, you may wait for a couple of days to let the bananas ripen a little bit more or if you are in a hurry it is fine to use ripe bananas which will work just fine.
This is also an easy banana loaf recipe since we use the loaf pan to make the quick banana bread. There are 105 calories in a banana which is medium sized, so since we are using 3 medium sized bananas, the calories from bananas alone will be 315. But the natural sweetness is a good source of and perfect for breads!
See my post on egg free banana bread recipe using flax seeds here
You may also use a cake pan to bake the banana bread if you wish, the results will be still good. The fruit based breads that we make using baking soda or baking powder is sometimes referred to as quick breads as we do not use yeast in such bread recipes (yeast recipes usually takes much longer).
Eventhough this is an easy recipe for banana bread from scratch, it still takes the baking time of 45 minutes plus the time taken to make the bread batter and also the final cooling time. Banana breads are the most popular and easy quick breads you can make at home from scratch. Most of us usually end up with some overripe browned bananas at times and the perfect solution for the overripe bananas is to make easy quick banana breads.
However, there are many delicious banana recipes for making use of ripe or overripe bananas like banana muffins, banana cakes, banana pancakes, banana crepes, banana cookies etc.
easy recipes using ripe bananas:
- eggless banana bread
- banana cake
- eggless banana cakes with yogurt
- eggless blueberry banana cake
- banana muffins
- banana chocolate chip muffins
- pumpkin banana muffins
- banana pancakes
- 3 ingredient banana pancakes without baking powder
- banana crepes
- banana butter with apples & cinnamon
easy homemade banana bread from scratch using overripe bananas for breakfast, snack
This easy to make homemade breads are delicious and simple to make. You can easily make it if yo have ripe bananas and eggs and few other ingredients needed to make quick breads and cakes. This is actually very similar to a cake and you can even bake this in a cake pan, the only difference I see is that the bread is not as sweet as a cake as we use less sugar for bread recipes.
You can easily make this at your home from scratch and slice them up to enjoy with your evening tea or coffee or with a cup of milk for kids.
There are many kinds of banana bread recipes out there, with traditional old fashioned bread recipes and many new recipes with so many variations. This is a very easy recipe for banana bread which is kind of a basic recipe which beginners can also try.
Soft and moist, delicious, quick and easy - here is the best recipe for sweet banana bread that goes great as delicious snacks and also breakfast. It is wonderful and totally awesome to have few pieces of this banana bread with the hot morning coffee.
Tips to make moist banana bread with 3 bananas
This recipe comes with a few ingredients, which is required to make a basic banana bread and so it is very easy to follow even if you are a beginner who learns baking.
This quick banana bread is sweet, but most of it sweetness comes from the natural sweetness of ripe bananas. So it is important that you use very ripe bananas, you just have to make sure the fruits have got the brown spots on their yellow skins.
The bread got baked in 45 minutes which is quite fast, but it actually depends on the oven you use. If your bread is not cooked in 45 minutes, check after 50 minutes. In some ovens it may take even up to one hour. Make sure not to over bake the bread to retain the moist texture of the banana bread.
So here is how you can make this easy and delicious banana bread following this recipe for homemade bread from scratch.
how to make banana bread using 3 bananas?
We use the following ingredients to make easy, delicious and simple banana bread from scratch at home.
ingredients used for this banana bread
- 3 ripe bananas
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups flour
- salt a pinch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
step by step instructions
- Whisk the egg is a bowl.
- Add the sugar to the whisked egg and mix well and keep aside.
- Add the melted butter and vanilla extract to the egg sugar mixture and mix everything well.
- Mash the bananas in another bowl, little chunks of bananas are fine as they taste nice in the loaf.
- Add the butter, sugar egg mixture to the mashed bananas and mix well.
- In another bowl, mix together the remaining dry ingredients – flour, baking soda and salt. Make sure you have mixed the dry ingredients evenly.
- Pour the banana egg mixture ( that also contains melted butter and sugar) to the bowl of dry ingredients, and mix gently so that no lumps are formed.
- You don’t have to mix too much, but mix everything together in the bowl very gently so that the perfect batter for banana bread is formed.
- Grease your baking pan, I used a 9 inch loaf pan, and pour the banana bread batter into it.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes.
- Check if the center of the loaf is cooked by inserting a toothpick to the center, if it comes out clean the bread is done!
- If not, cook for few more minutes and check in between to see if it is cooked.
- Slice and serve the warm banana bread with evening coffee, or you can make it in the night and save for the morning breakfast.
how to store banana bread in fridge?
You can store banana bread properly wrapped in bread bags or place them in air tight containers in refrigerator, where it stays fresh for another 4 to 5 days at least. When you need to serve the bread, you can reheat the bread slices in microwave oven easily using a microwave safe plate (just a few seconds like about 30 seconds should be enough).
You may also freeze the bread in the freezer for even longer storage using freezer safe bags or containers.
Below you can get the recipe for easy homemade banana bread using 3 bananas in detail.
Simple Banana Bread With 3 Bananas - Easy Homemade Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
- Whisk the egg is a bowl.
- Add the sugar to the whisked egg and mix well and keep aside.
- Add the melted butter and vanilla extract to the egg sugar mixture and mix everything well.
- Mash the bananas in another bowl, little chunks of bananas are fine as they taste nice in the loaf.
- Add the butter, sugar egg mixture to the mashed bananas and mix well.
- In another bowl, mix together the remaining dry ingredients - flour, baking soda and salt. Make sure you have mixed the dry ingredients evenly.
- Pour the banana egg mixture ( that also contains melted butter and sugar) to the bowl of dry ingredients, and mix gently so that no lumps are formed.You don't have to mix too much, but mix everything together in the bowl very gently so that the perfect batter for banana bread is formed.
- Grease your baking pan, I used a 9 inch loaf pan, and pour the banana bread batter into it.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes.
- Check if the center of the loaf is cooked by inserting a toothpick to the center, if it comes out clean the bread is done! If not, cook for few more minutes and check in between to see if it is cooked.
- Slice and serve the warm banana bread with evening coffee, or you can make it in the night and save for the morning breakfast.
Connie Cox says
Is the flour in this recipe self-rising or plain?
Recipe Garden says
Hi, what I have used here is plain all purpose flour. If you use self rising flour instead, you can skip the baking soda. Hope this helps. Thank you.