For more scrumptious banana bread recipes, try our chocolate chip walnut banana bread, carrot cake banana bread, and poppy seed lemon banana bread. This recipe is based on our delicious buttermilk banana bread recipe but we’ve tweaked it to include double the amount of bananas. The result? A moist, dense banana bread with double the banana flavor! It’s just the recipe you need for those times when you’ve got a bunch of ripe bananas on your counter getting spottier by the minute. If you’ve got frozen bananas piling up in your freezer, those work great, too. If you’re a fan of banana bread, we recommend you run (don’t walk) to your kitchen to make this doubly delicious six banana bread. You can thank us later! This is not an underwhelming banana bread by any stretch. It’s intense in the most delicious kind of way, and dense without being heavy. We also add an extra banana on top for decoration, so you could even call this a seven banana bread recipe! This banana bread recipe is based on our popular buttermilk banana bread recipe. In addition to doubling the bananas, we also swap the buttermilk for sour cream since most of us have sour cream in our fridge. To balance out the liquid, we reduced the amount of butter and only used ½ cup of sour cream.
Here’s everything you need to make it:
All-purpose flour + baking soda + salt – banana bread basics! Bananas – grab a whole bunch of spotty bananas! You’ll need 6 medium-sized ripe bananas which equals about 2 cups when mashed. Since bananas can vary in size, we recommend measuring the amount of mashed banana (see notes in the recipe card). Eggs – if you have time to let your eggs come to room temperature, they will incorporate better into the batter. It’s not necessary, but it can help with the overall baking process. Sour cream – we like the creaminess of regular sour cream but you can use light if that’s what you have on hand. Granulated sugar and brown sugar – we’ve experimented with different sugars and have found that the mix of granulated sugar and brown sugar gives banana bread a nice sweetness and texture. Melted butter – real, unsalted melted butter gives this loaf richness and moisture. Vanilla – pure vanilla extract works as a flavor enhancer helping to bring out the banana flavor. Chocolate chips – these are optional, but we sure love them! Banana – we used an extra banana for topping the bread, but this is totally optional.
Enjoy a slice (or two) of this six banana bread as an afternoon snack, quick breakfast on the go, or late-night dessert. It’s delicious with coffee or tea or topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
It’s always a hit at potlucks and brunches, it tucks easily into lunch boxes, and it makes a delicious food gift, too!
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