Mom’s Best Banana Bread

Name: Mom’s Best Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • ½ cup butter (softened); • 1 cup brown sugar; • 2 large eggs; • ½ teaspoon vanilla; • 2 cups flour; • ½ teaspoon salt; • 1 teaspoon baking soda; • 2 cups mashed (very) ripe bananas, previously frozen preferred; • 1 tablespoon course sugar (to finish, optional)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:40min

Literally my Mom's Best Banana Bread Recipe. Transcribed from her Mother's favorite cookbook and handed down, generation to generation, this Banana Bread is a straight up 1950's never-fail classic!

Updated at: Sat, 16 May 2026 00:01:32 GMT