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These delicious Mini Banana Bread Loaves are a great way to use up overripe bananas. Once you’ve tried this recipe, these little beauties will become a household favorite!
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Who doesn’t love Banana Bread? It’s cherished comfort food that’s loved the world over.
Mini Banana Bread with Big Flavor
These mini Banana Bread Loaves may be small, but they definitely don’t lack in flavor! They are soft and moist on the inside and golden on the outside. Just like Banana Bread should be!
Why This Recipe Works
- Using melted butter keeps things simple saving the trouble of creaming the butter and sugar.
- Adding the bananas to the warm melted butter allows for easy mashing even with bananas that aren’t overripe.
- Topping with them with banana chips make it easy to identify the flavor of the loaves when serving to guests.
An overripe banana turning the wrong shade of brown is a common sight in many kitchens and the quick turnaround time between the perfect banana and over-ripeness means they often end up getting thrown away when they shouldn’t.
When a banana loses its firmness it may not be appetizing as a snack, but it’s the perfect time to bake with them. Try this recipe and you may never waste another banana!
How to Make these easy Mini Banana Bread Loaves
Start with Mashing the bananas with the warm melted butter.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well with a whisk or wooden spoon.
Add evenly to the mini loaf pan.
If you don’t have a mini loaf pan, if you’re in the US, you can get one like mine here from Amazon (#paidlink).
Bake until golden and a cake tester comes out clean and cool on a wire rack.
Serve and enjoy every last bite!
Tips For Perfect Banana Bread
- Be sure to use very ripe bananas. Black bananas are the best.
- The riper the banana the more flavor and the easier it mashes. If you only have yellow bananas add them to the butter to be melted. The heat will help them mash easier.
- Don’t over mix. Over mixing, once the flour is added can result in tough, dense tough Banana bread.
- Mashing Yellow Bananas If all you have are yellow bananas (that aren’t overripe), slice them and microwave them in a bowl for 45 seconds before mashing. This will make it much easier to mash firmer bananas.
- To make one large loaf, just bake for 30 minutes in a 2 lb loaf pan.
FAQs
Can Banana Bread be frozen? Banana can be frozen in an airtight container for up to four months.
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- Banoffee Pie
- Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
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Recipe
Mini Banana Bread Loaves
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup butter (melted)
- 2 very ripe bananas (mashed)
- ¾ cup superfine or granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- handful dried banana chips (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F/170C
- Grease a Mini Loaf pan or 2lb loaf pan.
- Melt the butter. Add the bananas to the warm butter in a large mixing bowl and mash well.
- With a wooden spoon, mix in the remaining ingredients (except the banana chips).
- Using an ice cream scoop add the batter into the pan, top with the banana chips and bake for about 20 minutes (30 minutes for the large loaf pan) or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
Tips
- Be sure to use very ripe bananas. Black bananas are the best.
- The riper the banana the more flavor and the easier it mashes. If you only have yellow bananas add them to the butter to be melted. The heat will help them mash easier.
- Don’t over mix. Over mixing, once the flour is added can result in tough, dense tough Banana bread.
- Mashing Yellow Bananas If all you have are yellow bananas (that aren’t overripe), slice them and microwave them in a bowl for 45 seconds before mashing. This will make it much easier to mash firmer bananas.
- To make one large loaf, just bake for 30 minutes in a 2 lb loaf pan.
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