One Bowl Banana Bread with Melted Butter
One bowl banana bread mixes mashed ripe bananas with melted butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and flour for a simple baked loaf. Expect a moist crumb and a browned top that slices more neatly after cooling.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas mashed, about 1 1/4–1 1/2 cups
- 1/3 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
As Needed
- butter or cooking spray as needed to grease the pan
Instructions
Mix and Bake
- Heat oven to 350°F and lightly grease an 8×4-inch loaf pan. Mash bananas in a large bowl to about 1 1/4–1 1/2 cups.
- Stir slightly cooled melted butter into the bananas. Mix in sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla until evenly blended.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt evenly and fold just until no dry flour remains. Scrape into the pan and level the top.
- Bake at 350°F for 55–65 minutes until a skewer in the center comes out with moist crumbs and no wet batter. Loosely tent with foil if the top browns early.
- Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack for about 50 more minutes. Cut into 10 slices once cooled.
Notes
- Wrap only after the loaf has cooled completely; keep at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Freeze wrapped slices for up to 2 months and thaw while covered.