Description
Indulge in the Best Moist Banana Bread Recipe, your go-to comfort food for any time of day. This delightful loaf is packed with banana flavor and enhanced by the addition of sour cream, ensuring an incredibly moist texture that stays fresh longer. Perfect for breakfast, as a coffee break snack, or a sweet treat for guests, this banana bread is both easy to make and customizable. Whether you prefer it plain or with added nuts and spices, each slice offers a fluffy delight that will impress everyone. Enjoy it warm with butter or as part of a creative brunch spread!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2.5 medium)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats (blended to powder)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Optional: nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Cream softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until fluffy.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Combine mashed bananas into the mixture.
- In another bowl, blend together all-purpose flour, oat powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and optional spices.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
- Gently incorporate sour cream and optional nuts.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean with moist crumbs.
- Cool on a rack before slicing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast/Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (about 60g)
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 169mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 41mg