Recently we had an abundance of bananas ripening on the counter, solution; make the best ever banana bread! This bread is best made with the ripest bananas possible. When I have bananas that we will not be able to eat I just peel them, pop them into a zip-close plastic bag and freeze them for making bread of muffins another day.
Although this banana bread is delicious as is, I often add ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips. If you are trying to cut back on the amount of snacking you are doing just slice this bread into single servings, wrap in double layers of plastic wrap and freeze. When ready to use, simply unwrap and toast or defrost the frozen slices at room temperature.
Best Ever Banana Bread
Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
½ cup fat free buttermilk
¾ tsp homemade vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
¾ cup toasted wheat germ
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 4 x 8.5 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
With a wooden spoon, beat the sugar and butter in a large bowl until creamy, Add the eggs, banana, buttermilk, and vanilla; beat until combined. Combine the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in another bowl. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture; stir until just blended. Fold in the chocolate chips if using.
Scrape the batter into the loaf pan. Bake until done, 45-55 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for ten minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on the rack.
This bread is delicious warm.
It is also good with cream cheese!
The bread freezes well and the recipe is easily doubled.
Nancy on the Home Front 
Mmmm, looks yummy! Just so happens I have some very ripe bananas, so I’ll be trying this recipe.
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This looks wonderful, especially fresh from the oven. I’ve never tried cream cheese on banana bread, but I’ll give it a try! Looks amazing.
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Cranberry Morning,
Cream cheese on banana bread is amazing especially if the banana bread is still a little warm!
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That looks so yummy! Love me some banana bread! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Funtastic Friday Blog Hop!
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Yum! Love the addition of little chocolate chips! I can hardly wait for my bananas to ripen. Thanks for sharing.
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Look how moist that is!! Looks great – Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
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Oh, you’ve made me so hungry! Pinned and shared.
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yum, I love banana bread! I haven’t made it in a while and I lost my moist recipe, so I will have to try to yours! Thanks for sharing at the link party! xoxo
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This sounds so tasty! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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This does look like the best ever banana bread, I would love a slice! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
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Mix Helen,
I love your Full Plate Thursday! See you again this week!
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Hard to say no to banana bread, I love it, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. Pinning and tweeting.
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Swathi,
I love banana bread!
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Your Banana Bread looks wonderful, Nancy. Love the addition of the wheat germ! Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Scheduled to share on our Hearth and Soul Facebook page. Hope to ‘see’ you again this week!
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I have ripe bananas but no wheat germ..
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BJ,
so sad, I hope the store is close by!
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This looks so Yummy that I am going to have to try it some day.
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Sharmelle,
You’ll be glad you did! 🙂
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Thank you, Nancy! I have never had it chocolate chip in so it will be interesting. I love Chocolate so I will have to try it in the Banana Bread.
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