Professional Baker Teaches You How To Make BANANA BREAD!

Chef Anna Olson has a classic banana bread recipe that will make you say Oh Yum, and she wants to share it with you! Follow along as Anna Olson teaches you every step of her amazing Banana Bread recipe!

Makes one 9-x-5-inch (2L) loaf

Ingredients

1 ½ -¾ cups (375-400 g) mashed ripe bananas (3-4 bananas)
6 Tbsp (90 g) unsalted butter, melted
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
½ cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (225 g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 g) baking soda
¼ tsp (.75 g) salt
1 cup (250 mL) chocolate chips or toasted walnut pieces (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F (160 C) and grease a 9-x-5-inch (2L) loaf pan.

2. Whisk the banana, melted butter, granulated and brown sugar together until well-blended. Whisk in the egg and vanilla.

3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt. Add this to the banana mixture and stir just until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips or walnut pieces (if using). Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf tin and sprinkle the top with a little sugar. Bake for about 75 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake for 20 minutes in the tin, then turn it out to cool completely on a cooling rack.

The banana bread will keep, well-wrapped for up to 3 days.

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I made this recipe yesterday but I omitted the chocolate chips, used 4 medium bananas and only 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar as 1 cup of sugar would’ve made it too sweet. It came out perfectly 👌🏼

Oh, I’m Jamaican so I added freshly grated nutmeg, cinnamon powder, rose water, almond flavouring and mixed spice powder.

[gausiakhan]

The best banana bread recipe I have ever made. Already made it almost 10 times.
I love following Anna Olson’s recipe.

[mercurymadness]

This is by far the best banana bread recipe I have ever had. I’ve already made it three times and it’s absolutely delicious and turns out exactly the same every time. Thank you so much for this recipe.

[lovemytabify]

I have made this for the past 6 days. My grandchildren and great granddaughter love love it. By far the best and only recipe I will now use😍

[rebekahwong]

I just made it! Reduced the sugar, added dark chocolate and walnut, kept the rest the same. So delicious! Thank you for the recipe!

[PAMELAAA]

I've made this recipe a handful of times but I use 75g of brown and white sugar instead. Such a delicious recipe! Thank you! 💖

[saramaria]

There is no way you can find a better recipe. I literally found my favorite dessert. Even my parents who arent banana fans DEVOURED IT

[michellecolligan-johnson]

This is hands down the best recipe for banana bread. Just wonderfully delicious and oh smells so good. Thank you for sharing this. My family loves it.

[salem]

I fell in love with Anna ever since her "Sugar" years. I’m glad she’s still around. She’s my biggest inspiration and who I aspire to be like

[dlloyd]

I have tried many recipes for Banana bread and this is the best one I've ever made. Any recipe that calls for both brown sugar and granulated wins every time. The amazing thing about this recipe is that it is not too sweet and it is perfect sweetness. Everyone needs to trust the process and the result is a nice moist bread without the need for sour cream or yoghurt. Delicious.

[johannamartinezpardo]

Best recipe I’ve tried, and it works perfectly with gluten-free flour. I just do it with 1/2 cup of sugar and it’s perfect for me. Thanks!!

[gincanada]

Hello Anna, my cousin tried this recipe last night and can't get over it. This far is the most delicious banana bread I have tasted. I even told her to bake it as my birthday cake lol just can't help but loving it so My cousin is one really good in baking also. ❤️

[Christine]

Hi miss anna I have a small business off banana bread and I used your recipe.. And they love it. My husband and daughter also.. Thank you so much for the recipe.. From philippines❤️❤️❤️

[lakshmik]

You've everything in the drawer. Sugar, flour 😍. I've seen so may recipes of banana bread but ur ones is simply done and amazingly easy.

[heathera]

Hi everyone.
I just wanted to say this is the best recipe. Ever. Fool proof. It’s so good people always ask me what recipe I use. This is the one.

I have shared this video a bunch of times and everyone loves the outcome.

[fealmendras]

Hello Anna, this is the best banana bread recipe I made, decreased the brown sugar to 1/4 c and use walnut instead of Chocolate chips.
Been watching you for 3 years now, keep on baking.

[ninakramer]

This is now the only banana bread that I'll bake! Absolutely, the best! Thanks, Anna!

[akadaafrica]

I just finished baking following this recipe and it tastes so good. My entire family loves it! This is my first time trying. Thank you 🥰

[nicoyadraws]

I use this recipe every time I make banana bread and my whole family loves it, it doesn’t even last a day since everyone’s eaten it 🥰

[blancanunez]

I love her baking! She’s the expert I’m not lol But I add 4 bananas and a full stick of butter and I have no regrets!! Amazing delicious soft moist.