Moist Banana Loaf (Printable)

Tender loaf bursting with sweet banana, nuts, and chocolate chips for a delightful treat.

# Ingredient List:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
04 - ½ cup granulated sugar
05 - ¼ cup brown sugar
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Dry Ingredients

07 - 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
09 - ½ teaspoon salt
10 - ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

→ Add-ins (optional)

11 - ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
12 - ½ cup chocolate chips

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, granulated and brown sugars, and vanilla extract until smooth.
03 - Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon in a separate bowl.
04 - Fold dry mixture gently into the wet ingredients until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Fold in nuts and/or chocolate chips if desired.
06 - Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the surface evenly.
07 - Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean or with a few moist crumbs.
08 - Allow loaf to cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It actually stays moist for days, not dry and crumbly like banana bread can get.
  • The balance of brown and granulated sugar creates this subtle caramel note that feels more special than expected.
  • You can have the whole thing mixed and in the oven in less than twenty minutes.
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter is the biggest reason banana bread comes out dense—fold just until the flour disappears, even if it looks slightly lumpy.
  • Bananas that look almost too brown are perfect; they're sweeter and mash into the batter more easily.
03 -
  • Room-temperature ingredients mix more smoothly—pull your butter and eggs out of the fridge an hour before baking.
  • If your toothpick test shows wet batter instead of just a few moist crumbs, give it another five minutes in the oven and test again.
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