Banana bread recipes

Mom's banana loaf bakes ripe bananas, butter, and eggs into a tender, simple quick bread. Eight-ingredient family recipe, makes one large loaf or three small.

Mashed banana and chopped apples baked into a tender, cinnamon-spiced quick bread with sour cream for richness and walnuts for crunch. One loaf that won't last long on the counter.

Master recipe for crispy fritters and deep-fried foods using two versatile batters: thick fritter batter for chopped ingredients and thin batter for coating whole pieces.

Vegan banana bread pudding baked in a water bath with citrus zest, pineapple juice, and soy milk. Egg-free and dairy-free, it chills into a firm, fruity tropical dessert.

A no-bake cheesecake with a whole wheat crust, creamy cottage cheese and banana filling, and fresh grapefruit on top. Light, tangy, and set with gelatin for a refreshing lower-calorie dessert.

All-Season Quick Bread or Muffins: a flexible whole-wheat base recipe with six fruit and vegetable options (banana, zucchini, carrot, apple, orange, tomato). Loaves or muffins.

Move over banana bread. This banana frosted and glazed German chocolate banana cake recipe steals the show.

Banana walnut snack cake starts with a cake mix and adds mashed banana, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts. A quick semi-homemade cake that tastes like banana bread.

A buttery banana sour cream cake swirled with cinnamon-brown sugar, chopped walnuts, and chocolate chips. Part coffee cake, part banana bread, all comfort. Feeds 16 happy people.

Cocoa branana muffins blend bran flakes, ripe bananas, and unsweetened cocoa for high-fiber chocolate muffins. Egg whites and skim milk keep them lighter than typical bakery banana bread.

Banana monkey bars: a one-bowl banana bread baked thin into chewy bars, studded with walnuts and finished with a chocolate sugar drizzle. Lunchbox sweet, ready in under an hour.

A moist, tropical banana bread with a hint of lemon and crunchy nuts, perfect for breakfast or a snack. This recipe yields a single loaf, ideal for sharing.