Oven Vegetarian

American Banana Bread

Name: American Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Estados Unidos
Ingredients: 3 very ripe bananas (with black spots); 200 g flour; 80 g sugar; 50 g melted butter; 2 eggs; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 pinch of salt; 100 g chopped walnuts; 50 g optional chocolate chips

📍 Estados Unidos

⏱️Prep: 10 min

🔥Cook: 55 min

⏰Total: 65 min

🍽️8 servings

● Difficulty: Easy

American banana bread is a moist, dense cake born from the need to use overripe bananas that no one wants to eat fresh: the darker and softer they are, the sweeter and more fragrant the result. It is mixed with flour, eggs, butter, sugar and baking soda, with chopped walnuts and optional chocolate chips. Baked at a moderate temperature for about an hour, it fills the kitchen with an priceless aroma.

🛒 Ingredients

8 servings

3 very ripe bananas (with black spots)
200 g flour
80 g sugar
50 g melted butter
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinch of salt
100 g chopped walnuts
50 g optional chocolate chips

👨‍🍳 Step-by-step instructions

Mash the bananas with a fork until smooth.
Mix in the melted butter and sugar.
Add the eggs and beat.
Fold in the flour with the baking soda and salt, mixing just until combined.
Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour into a greased pan.
Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 55 minutes. Insert a skewer to check.

💡 Chef's tip

Very ripe (almost black) bananas are the key: they contain more sugar and flavor than yellow ones. Do not use green or merely yellow bananas.

📝 Our take

Banana bread is the Monday cake: when you have overripe bananas and want something easy and comforting. It’s impossible to go wrong.

🍷 Wine & food pairing

American black coffee or a latte: banana bread was created as a companion to morning coffee in the United States. For chocolate‑dark versions, a spiced chai tea also works.

Suggested wine: Black American coffee