255 ripe bread recipes

Moist banana bread swaps butter for applesauce and uses egg whites instead of whole eggs. Low-fat quick bread sweetened by 4 ripe bananas with cinnamon. Freezes up to 2 months.

Buttery banana bread loaded with very ripe bananas, melted butter, and a full cup of nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips. A rich, freezer-friendly quick bread that bakes up tender with a crackly top crust.

Banana apple bread combines three ripe bananas with chunky chopped apples for a moist, fruit-loaded quick bread. Topped with chopped almonds for crunch, perfect for breakfast or brown-bag snacks.

Quick banana apricot bread with ripe banana pulp, chopped dried apricots, and a hint of lemon zest. Tender loaf with chewy apricot bits and a brighter twist on classic banana bread.

Chocolate chip banana nut bread blends mashed ripe bananas with buttermilk into a tender quick bread loaded with mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Two loaves from one bowl, perfect for freezing.

Banana bran bread with walnuts: ripe mashed bananas, bran flakes cereal, and chopped walnuts baked into a moist, fiber-rich quickbread loaf. A favorite for breakfast and afternoon tea.

Whole wheat pecan banana bread sweetened only with maple syrup and ripe bananas, no refined sugar. A nutty, hearty breakfast loaf with a crumbly texture.

Chocolate chip orange banana bread bakes ripe bananas, orange zest and juice into four mini loaves studded with chocolate chips. A bright twist on the classic quickbread.

Moist British-style banana bread loaded with mixed dried fruit, soft ripe bananas, butter, and sunflower oil. A food-processor quickbread that uses a full pound of bananas.

Banana oatmeal pecan bread with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, ripe bananas, honey, and a generous cup of broken pecans. A hearty quickbread with no white sugar.

High-fiber banana oat bread made with oat bran, oat flakes, whole wheat pastry flour, ripe bananas, and honey. A wholesome quickbread sweetened naturally with no white sugar.

Buttery Hawaiian banana bread: a tall, tender loaf made with six very ripe bananas and cake flour for an extra-soft crumb. Tropical sweetness in every slice.

Pappa Al Pomodoro (Thick Tomato and Bread Soup) recipe

Moist homemade banana bread made with three ripe bananas and a full cup of sour milk. The buttermilk-style batter bakes up tender with a tight, even crumb and rich banana flavor.

Low-fat banana bran bread with sliced ripe bananas folded through the batter and a full cup of shredded bran for fiber. A wholesome quickbread with only 2 tablespoons of shortening.

Grandma's banana bread made with buttermilk for an extra-moist, tender crumb and a gentle tang. Creamed butter and ripe bananas, with optional walnuts, baked low and slow into a classic loaf.