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The BEST Banana Bread
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The BEST Banana Bread

Moist, tender banana bread loaded with chocolate or nuts. A simple one-bowl bake that's hard to mess up.

★★★★★ 5.0(198 reviews on Sugar Spun Run)
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Prep time15 min
Bake time60 min
Total time75 min
Makes10

Ingredients

1 1 ½ cups well-mashed overripe bananas (this is usually 3 large ripe bananas for me (355ml))
2 ¼ cup avocado, canola or vegetable oil
3 ¼ cup unsalted butter (melted)
4 ⅔ cup light or dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
5 ½ cup granulated sugar
6 2 large eggs (lightly beaten, room temperature preferred)
7 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
8 ¼ cup buttermilk¹
9 2 cups all-purpose (plain flour)
10 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
11 ½ teaspoon baking soda
12 ½ teaspoon salt
13 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips or chopped nuts² (optional)
14 ¼ cup coarse or granulated sugar for sprinkling (optional)
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