Easy & Simple 4-Ingredient Banana Bread - Now Delish (2024)

This easy 4-ingredient banana bread is a super easy recipe and is one of the tastiest and easiest banana breads you'll ever make. This tender and simplebanana bread recipeis made from-scratch, using one bowl and following some easy steps. The great thing is that the crumb of this easy banana bread recipe is light and fluffy, and made with a few simple ingredients. Never look for a delicious banana bread again! Love quick breads? Try myPeanut Butter BreadandApple Praline Breadrecipes and if you like Banana cake, try this Blueberry Banana Cake as well.

why this recipe works?

• Make this quick bread with only 4 basic ingredients.
• It takes you less than an hour from start to finish to get this bread.
• The texture of this bread is light, fluffy, moist and crumbly.
• Love incorporating bananas in your bakes? Here you go.
• Use this delicious banana bread recipe as an afternoon snack or with a cup of coffee.
• This banana bread tastes just amazing, delicious and decadent.

overripe bananas

Who doesn't like bananas? But they come with a relatively shorter shelf life and can develop brown spots rather quickly. The starch in bananas convert to sugar during the ripening process that make them sweet and flavorful. Let's see the reasons why bananas turn brown.

• Why bananas turn brown? It happens because of oxidation and a chemical reaction of ethylene gas (a plant hormone) and polyphenol oxidase (an enzyme responsible for oxidation).
• Is it safe to eat dark brown or black bananas? The overripe bananas are perfect to eat and have more flavor and aroma than the yellow bananas. Interestingly brown bananas are more nutritious as well. They have high antioxidant and Vitamin C levels. In short, until and unless you see a mold developed on a banana, feel free to consume it.
• Can we freeze extra banana or bananas? Yes, for sure. The brown bananas can keep for 2 – 3 days at room temperature or up to 10 days in the fridge. You can freeze them for up to 2 months.
• Note: I used frozen bananas for this recipe.

mayonnaise in baking

• secret ingredient: Mayonnaise is the secret ingredient for this banana bread.
• oil, eggs & vinegar: Mayonnaise is essentially oil, eggs and vinegar. In baking oil gives moisture and tenderness, and eggs help with emulsification and thickening of the bakes. Vinegar acts as a kicker to intensify the flavor and to cut on the sweetness.
• mayonnaise's role in baking: technically, mayonnaise acts as all these ingredients and provides volume to the bakes and acts as a leavening agent.
• more mayonnaise bakes: want to see how amazing mayonnaise works in other bakes? Try myChocolate Mayonnaise Cake, an amazingly simple and super delicious cake.

ingredients & substitutions for 4-ingredient banana bread

• Overripe Bananas - Always use overripe bananas. Use a potato masher or a fork to mash the bananas. In case you are using frozen bananas, thaw them first until they reach at room temperature.
• Castor/White Sugar - Use the regular castor sugar to sweeten the cake. Use light brown sugar in place of castor sugar in 1:1 ratio. The molasses and the caramel flavor work well in the banana mixture. For best results add light or dark brown sugar in the mashed bananas.
• Mayonnaise - I use the regular store-bought mayonnaise. Use full-fat mayonnaise for this bread.
• Self Raising Flour - It is important to use self-raising flour for this bread to give it volume and height. To make self-raising flour add one cup of all-purpose flour and 1.5 teaspoon of baking powder in a bowl and whisk.

variations

• Nuts: If you like nuts, add ½ cup of chopped walnuts or pecans in the batter.
  
• Dark Chocolate Chips: If you are a chocolate lover, feel free to add ½ cup of dark chocolate chips/morsels into the batter and enjoy the Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
  
• Cinnamon Powder: Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder for more flavor.
  
• Cream Cheese Frosting:Garnish the banana bread slices or the loaf of banana bread with cream cheese frosting.

how to make 4-ingredient banana bread

Detailed Instructions Below! See the key steps here,then head to the recipe card below for full instructions.

1. Take a bowl and whisk together mashed bananas and mayonnaise. You may use a food process but I used a hand whisk.

2. Add sugar and whisk until incorporated.

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3. Add the self-rising flour into the wet ingredients.

4. Mix until just combined. Do not over-mix.

5. Pour the mixture in the 9 x 5 inch tin.

6. Bake at 350 F for 50 - 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

pro tips

Overripe Bananas: Make sure to use overripe bananas for this recipe as it will result in moist and tender crumb.

Self-rising Flour:Use self-rising flour for this bread. Do not substitute it with all-purpose flour. (Use the method explained above to make self-rising flour yourself in case you do not have self-rising flour in your pantry.)

common questions

how to store

• The simple 4-IngredientBanana Bread will do well in an air-tight container for up to 2 days.
• The bread will keep fresh for in an airtight container for 3 -4 days in the refrigerato.e.
• Wrap each bread piece in plastic wrap and further add a layer of foil. Stash it in a Zip-loc bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

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