Super Moist and Delicious Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter at cool room temp
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 small to medium sized bananas mashed, about 1 1/2 cups*
- 1/3 cup applesauce no sugar added
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 fresh banana sliced in half lengthwise; optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking loaf pan with parchment paper and spray.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater or paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, beating until smooth. Add in the mashed bananas*, applesauce, honey, and both eggs, again beating until smooth. Add in the flour and beat again just until all combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a butter knife or spoon. Arrange the sliced banana on top (if using), gently pressing into the batter just slightly. Let it rest at room temperature for 3 to 5 minutes and then bake. If not adding a banana on top, simply place into the oven and bake the banana bread for 65 to 70 minutes, OR until a tester inserted comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove it from the pan, and cool it completely on a rack. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
*If you end up with more than 1 1/2 cups of mashed banana, that's fine. Just add more apple sauce. When I end up with almost 2 cups of mashed banana, I add a total of 2/3 cups applesauce.