I’ve loved banana bread since I was a little girl. It was my favourite snack at Starbucks in college. This is the first thing I learned how to bake so I became obsessed with finding the perfect recipe.
I can do banana bread in many ways.
CAN YOU GUESS WHICH COMBINATION YIELDS THE BEST BANANA BREAD EVER?
Before you get to the recipe below, that has been tried and tested by many – Rhian Ramos (my bestpren), Solenn Heussaff (who appears in the recipe video with me), Solenn’s mom Tita Cynthia (who loves to bake) – here’s a shout out to Solenn.
It was so much fun collaborating on these videos with her. Solenn is always such good energy to have around. I like going through her blog and watching her videos on her YouTube channel. We’ll definitely do more because working with Sos makes content creation a little easier. It is real work and a commitment but I like to find ways to make it fun for myself. Like I’m just hanging out with friends while shooting.
The BEST Banana Bread Ever
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients
WET
½ stick salted butter, browned (113 g.) plus 1 TBSP more
2 organic eggs, beaten
1 ¼ cup banana, mashed
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
DRY
1 ½ cup flour (195 g.).
1 cup coco sugar
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
silicon spatula
2 bowls
shallow square baking pan = bake for 25-35 mins
regular bread pan = bake for 40-50 mins
Instructions
Notes
If you want to lessen sugar, use this:
¾ cup coco sugar (110 g.) or brown sugar (150 g.)
Let me know how your experience was trying out this recipe! Comment below. =)
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Hi Solen,
I am not a baker more a cook. I will for sure ask my beautiful wife to try your recipe since she is our baker at home. Truly appreciate you sharing your recip. Have a blessed day.
Thank you,
Wendell B.
Hi Wendell,
My name is Bianca. =)
Brown butter in medium heat for 20-30 minutes? Isn’t that too long that it will evaporate the butter?
Yup. Just watch it around 15-20 minutes and stir every few minutes. Make sure it doesn’t burn.
I tried this. It’s super good indeed! I should’ve reduced the sugar to 3/4 cup, though. The only problem is, the top got burnt out because the core was undercooked and I had to extend the cooking time. I don’t understand why it failed a bit even if i religiously followed your recipe. I’ll try this again next time but probably using 2 pans or cupcake molds.
Check your temperature. Maybe your oven setting had the fan on. Or try it 3 degrees lower. Or try moving your oven rack one level lower. All these adjustments make a difference but try one adjustment at a time.
Hi Ms.Bianca, thank you very much for sharing this recipe. I tried this today and it’s really really good, my whole family loves it. I tried a lot of banana cake recipes before but none worked for me. I added chocolate chunks, replaced coco sugar with dark brown sugar and also replaced sour cream with greek yogurt because these are what I have for now and it still worked. This is for keeps and will bake this always. I’m gonna try all your recipes starting today. Can I hug you?
Yay! Glad it worked for you!
I tried it! It’s really yummy! It’s moist and just right amount of sweetness for me when I make it 3/4 cup coco sugar. My only question is, is it really salted butter or unsalted? I used unsalted (the usual for baking) coz I wasn’t sure if it was just a typo and I was scared it would become salty. :p
Anyway, thanks for this recipe! 🙂
Salted butter =)
just lessen the added salt if you’re scared it will be too salty.
PS
My husband and sister who’s visiting us from the Philippines, loved it! 🙂
Awesome!
Hello Ms. Bianca!
I truly loved your recipe! Like you I also love to bake different varieties of delicacies and desserts. One thing that I love to bake for the most part is the banana bread! My husband loves to eat that sometimes for breakfast with his coffee. My only question is what else can I put or include in this recipe to make it crunchier and tastier? Thank you so much for sharing your recipe and I am gonna look forward with your reply.
You just bake it 3-5mins longer until the edges are crispy. Nothing to add, the recipe is perfect the way it is =)
i’ve done a lot of different recipe and this the best banana bread recipe that i baked. thanks ms. bianca
Makes me so happy to read!
I don’t bake (or cook), but got curious based on the title of the recipe.. I mean, that is such a bold claim! But I must say, it did not disappoint. For a non-baker, this is such a godsend. Thanks for generously sharing your recipe. It filled many tummies of loved ones and friends.. most of them can’t believe I was capable of making such goodness. Haha! Thanks, Bianca. Dahil sa recipe mo, feeling baker na ako.
This is so cool! Makes me really happy. Baking isn’t hard. You just have to keep trying a few times and find a recipe that works for you.=). Keep baking!
Hi bianca,
puede ba buttermilk instead of sourcream? Ganun din ba effect nun sa loaf?
I’m not sure. Maybe you can try =)
same recipe for my banana bread. f i dont have sour cream i use buttermilk and the result is just the same.
Hi,
Where can I buy sour cream or is there any alternative ingredients or there is a way to make a sour cream? Thank you
supermarket =)
Hi,
One of the best banana bread recipes out there! Moist, flavorful and most of all on instructions are concise and easy to follow.
Awesome thanks for trying!
Thanks for sharing the recipe Ms. Bianca ?It’s really delicious! Love the crunchy crust with the inside really moist ☺️
Tried a lot of Banana Bread Recipe and this by far is the best. Thanks for sharing this Ms Bianca. My husband loved it especially the crisps at the sides?.
I paired it with fresh milk and the best combo for me. It has that crisps and moist and the hint of the cinnamon. Perfect!!! Thank you.
Wonderful!!
Best Banana Bread recipe indeed. May i ask if you also have recipe for the best carrot cake?☺️
I do actually. But carrot cake is a little more complex because you have to grate the carrots then need a mixer for the cream cheese frosting. So it’s a lot of work.
Since we are currently under ECQ, I had the chance to bake this Best Banana Bread ❤️. Although I just used DIY sour cream + brown sugar (whatever I can find in our pantry). Still, it turned out to be soooooo yummmy, soft and moist – even the day after still so yummy! Paired it with tea. Thank you, Ms. Bianca for this recipe! Hope you upload more simple but yummy recipes. God Bless!
I will! Thanks for trying this one out.
Hi. I am a “quarantine induced” baker because pre covid i simply had no time, just like what most everybody else felt. ?. Now that i had more time than what i wished for, the rusty and inexperienced baker in me surfaced and bravely tried out a skill which was dormant for a long time. And im so happy and felt accomplished after trying out your recipe. It allayed the fears of what would come out of the oven. It was foolproof!! I experimented with different varieties of bananas and i found out that if you use lacatan and saba the cake is ‘drier’ but if cavendish its sobrang moist. Either way, it was a hit!! ☺thanks.
Makes me really happy to hear you’ve converted to a baker! It is very therapeutic and rewarding to create something so delicious for your loved ones. Keep baking!
Hi I really want to try your recipe. But I dont have any Sour Cream. Can I substitute sour cream to Greek Yoghurt instead? If yes what is the ratio? Thank you! ☺️
Same! Don’t be afraid to try it out, experiment and makes mistakes. =)