We try to eat up all the bananas we buy in this house, but sometimes those babies can get REAL ripe, REAL fast! So, I have two choices if I don’t want them to go to waste. For some I choose to peel, cut in half, & then freeze for my Shakeology drinks (yum!). For others, I choose to make some delicious banana bread!

This banana bread recipe is simply easy & produces a just-sweet-enough, moist loaf of bread. I was never a fan of banana bread (or sweets in general), but this has just enough sweetness to it that I can eat it alongside my cup of coffee. The hubs loves this stuff and I hope you will too!

Ingredients:

• 4 ripe bananas
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 c sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 c butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 c flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 c sour cream

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

You can use an electric mixer or mix by hand like I did.

First you want to mix together the butter, sugar, & egg. Whip it up good in a medium size bowl!

Then add in the flour, baking soda, salt, & cinnamon.

Once those are mixed well, add the sour cream, vanilla extract, & bananas.

For the bananas you can mash them in a separate bowl before mixing into the banana bread batter or throw them in as little chunks. Either way is up to you! I just tore mine into small chunks as I added them to the bowl.

Once everything is mixed together well, pour the batter into a lightly greased bread loaf pan.

Bake for 60 – 70 minutes or until the inside is cooked. To check if the banana bread is cooked through, you can poke a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, it’s done and if it comes out with some batter attached, you need to cook a little longer.

Let me know how you enjoy your banana bread in the comments below!