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Brown Sugar Banana Bread
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Brown Sugar Banana Bread

Brown Sugar Banana Bread made with ripe bananas and rich brown sugar. This easy recipe creates a soft, moist loaf with a deep, sweet flavor — perfect for breakfast, snacks, or sharing fresh from the oven.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Bread, Dessert
Calories: 415
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ripe bananas, cut into chunks
  • 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 jumbo egg
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Hand or stand mixer
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Rubber spatula or wooden spoon
  • 9×5-inch loaf pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Place bananas into a large resealable plastic bag; seal the bag and smoosh bananas with your fingers until well mashed. Set aside.
  3. Mix together brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Cut a corner from the plastic bag; squeeze mashed bananas into brown sugar mixture in the bowl. Add egg, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well combined. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt on low speed just until smooth, about 1 minute. Spread into the prepared loaf pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.