This 1 Banana Banana Bread recipe is made with just one banana and is moist and delicious, with loads of banana and cinnamon flavor.
This super easy quick bread recipe has perfect texture and makes one standard size loaf.
It’s great slathered with butter, or toasted, or use the slices to make banana bread French toast.

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How to make Single Banana Bread:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a loaf pan with shortening or butter.
Cream the ½ cup butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.

Next add the mashed bananas, applesauce, sour cream, and nuts (if using). Mix until well combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Bake for 1 hour.

Remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack. Serve and enjoy.


1 Banana Banana Bread
This 1 Banana Banana Bread recipe is made with just one banana and is moist and delicious, with loads of banana and cinnamon flavor. This super easy quick bread recipe has perfect texture and makes one standard size loaf.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup cinnamon applesauce
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- Optional - 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts, chocolate chips, or chocolate chunks
- For greasing the pan – shortening or butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a loaf pan with shortening or butter.
- Cream the ½ cup butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Next add the mashed bananas, applesauce, sour cream, and nuts (if using). Mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
It's great slathered with butter, or toasted, or use the slices to make banana bread French toast.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 309Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 293mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 4g
Connie
Thursday 16th of February 2023
I do not have cinnamon applesauce....just plain. Can I add some cinnamon spice to the batter, if so how much?
Zona
Thursday 16th of February 2023
Hi Connie, for a 1/2 cup of applesauce try adding 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. You can always increase the amount if you don't think it is enough. Thanks for your question :)
Teresa
Tuesday 30th of August 2022
Please keep those of us who live in smaller quarters & don't have (& don't have room for) things like Stand Mixers or Food Processors etc. It's just the 2 of us & we have to keep things very simple. In general, I do enjoy your recipes
Sheryl Munoz
Tuesday 14th of June 2022
I have cooked several of your recipes and think they are very good. Nice to have good recipes for just 2 so there isn't piles of leftovers and can cook something different all the time.
Zona
Tuesday 14th of June 2022
Hi Sheryl, perfect I'm so glad you are enjoying my recipes and came to check out my new site also. Thank you :)