A good banana bread recipe is priceless, but sadly can be hard to find. You want that deep dark color and a dense texture as you bite into the slice. My older Banana Bread Recipe is wonderful and I see it on Pinterest and people refer to it as a Starbucks CopyCat recipe, which I agree with because it’s THAT good. But this improved recipe is a little better because it uses buttermilk, which you may not have on hand if you decide on the spur of the moment to make it. But seriously, go get that buttermilk from the store and let your bananas get nice and dark, because this banana bread will make any day better.
Ingredients
Directions
Pour you batter over the parchment paper (you may need a little help from a friend to hold it down).
But don’t leave too much parchment paper hanging off the edge because it can start to burn in the oven.
Hi, is it necessary to add apple sauce?
I like to add it because it makes it a little healthier, if you don’t have it on hand, add an extra 1/4 cup oil instead.
Thanks Lizzy
Btw i tried the choc chip walnut cookies and it was yum yum yum mmmmm
Just about to make bread. Looks wonderful! Could you please share the size of bread pan you used. Thank you.
I used a regular loaf pan which is about 9X5 inches
Hmmmm…I am now wondering if I can use apple sauce on all your cupcake recipes to cut some calories down…I am now changing my life style but I really miss your cupcakes Lizzy!! I just bake a batch of those Weight Watchers cupcakes with a diet soda, their are just “blah” and NOTHING compares with your WONDERFUL recipes..so moist, heavy and DELICIOUS cupcakes. I wonder if I substitute the oil with apple sauce will affect the texture on the recipe or if I need to bake them a little bit longer??
Yes you can use oil instead! It will change the texture a bit, but it should still be fine
I made your older Banana Bread, and it was so delicious. Banana Bread can be considered a comfort food. I did not put any walnuts in, so I will try with walnuts using this recipe. How did you cut your banana bread without nuts falling out? Did you use store bought Apple Sauce or Home made? Thanks
I used a good knife to cut the bread, but the nuts are also easier to cut through once they are baked. I use store bought applesauce, it’s a lot easier
a truly amazing banana bread recipe is worth its weight in gold, Lizzie! Yours looks fabulous. I’ve never baked banana bread with lemon juice or buttermilk before, I’m intrigued
I finally get my ingredients together and now waiting for my bread to come out the oven…I will try this tomorrow morning with a cup of nice coffee! THAKS LIZZY FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE
I make 2 loafs…really good, moist and heavy bread!!! LOVE IT!! the only thing…I made it with chocolate chips and I am sure for my next time I will add more sugar and cinammon to the recipe! Thanks and keep them comming…but no to fast so I can catch on please… hahaha
I made this banana bread and it tasted great! Only thing was it cracked down the middle. Is there a way to stop this?
It may just be your oven…play around with the oven temperature next time you bake it
Made this bread for the 3rd time today. It’s a new favorite for sure. I used whole wheat flour, coconut oil and added cinnamon and it is fantastic! My oven bakes low so it takes mine about an hour and 20 minutes.
Thank you so much for this recipe! It turned out perfect! My whole family loved it!
I looooove this recipe! I can’t quit making them. I also add a teaspoon of cinnamon and half teaspoon of nutmeg to make it more of a fall treat. I bake them in jumbo muffin tins (makes 12) for 30 minutes and can hardly wait for breakfast each morning to enjoy these.
Best banana bread ever!
Bread is in the oven and my apartment smells amazing. I noticed from your picture that my cake puffed up much larger, above the pan and little over the sides, where as yours is sitting deep into the pan. Did you pour in all of the batter? Perhaps I have an abnormally smaller loaf pan? I am an hour in and the middle is till not done, however I tear off a piece of the side – accidentally of course – and it was delish!
My pan is a really large loaf pan, an also elevation can play a HUGE part on how things rise in the oven. And depending on if you use a glade, dark, or light loaf pan. SO many things play into consideration when baking!
hi lizzy i have a question.what is the lemon juice needed for?
Keeps the bananas from turning brown while they are sitting in a bowl waiting to be used.
This is our go to banana bread recipe! So delicious!! Thank you for sharing
Use the parchment paper! I didn’t & the bread really stuck to the bottom of the pan.
Is it ok if I don’t add the eggs? Or can you recommend a good substitute for it as I don’t eat eggs. Thanks!
Use a food processor or blender and mix 1 1/2 teaspoons powder and 2 tablespoons water for each egg being replaced.
I’m sorry but I didn’t understand. Powder what? Baking powder? I just want to be clear. Also in the recipe itself,, it may be my connection or something, but it looks like you’re about to say how many bananas you used when you added them into the batter on step number 2 but it gets cut off. The recipe reads “(I used” and then it cuts off. So I was hoping you could fill in for me. Pleeeaaassee… Lol thank you so much for this great recipe! I just want to be able to follow it.
I did see the measurement of bananas but to be honest a lot of times I let my machines do it for me cuz of issues with my hands. So I did see that part.
lol thank you again!!!
At the moment I am baking my second loaf from this recipe. I made the first a couple of weeks ago and my 11month old and myself ate the whole thing in three days (Daddy only got one small slice). It is soooooo good!
I add about 2-3tbs of roasted milled flax seed, just to sneak in a lil more healthy stuff. Thank you for sharing!
…oh, and also, I never have buttermilk on hand, so I substituted milk (made thicker/curdled) with lemon juice (a substitute i found in one of my cookbooks). Worked fine!
It really is THE best banana bread. I am obsessed every time I make it.
I made this today for my ladies’ Bible study group and it was delicious. Very moist and flavorful. I didn’t have any white granulated sugar, so I used all brown. Also didn’t have lemon juice so I decided to use a tsp of lemon extract. I will definitely make it again and try it with walnuts next time.
I’m getting ready to make this, but trying to keep the calorie count down. I’m wondering if you would recommend substituting Stevia for the granulated sugar and increasing the applesauce to 1/2 cup in place of the 1/4 cup oil.
Yes, you can do both!
Im making this banana bread for the second time its amazing! And my family loves it too!
I wish I had ripe bananas to make this right NOW! It’s my fav recipe as well. And it’s a great one to make at night because it’s even better in the morning