Easy Three Ingredient Banana Bread

Banana bread hot out of the oven still in the pan.

Easy Three Ingredient Banana Bread

This easy banana bread is so delicious that people are always surprised it's made with a cake mix! It only takes three ingredients and about 5 minutes to mix and it's ready for the oven. It smells so good when it's baking.

5 from 1 vote

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Course: baked goods, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 55

Servings: slices

Calories: 197Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

▢ 1 Package yellow cake mix I like Betty Crocker
▢ 2 large eggs
▢ 3 medium bananas ripe or over-ripe

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray. My loaf pan is 9 x 5 inches.
Peel 3 medium bananas and mash. Mash bananas until there are small chunks. You do not want a smooth texture because you want to see bits of banana in the banana bread.
Add two large eggs and mix into bananas.
Add cake mix into egg and banana mixture. Stir in until just mixed.
You do NOT add any of the other ingredients listed on the back of the box.
Bake until toothpick comes out clean from the middle. This normally takes 50 minutes in my oven.
Let cool for 10 minutes after removing from the oven. Use the parchment paper to lift out of loaf pan and place on a wire rack to cool.
Can be sliced when warm. I find cutting this in 12 gives nice sized slices.

Notes

Storage

This yellow cake banana bread will be fine on the counter (wrapped) for three days. It will last up to a week in the fridge. This quick bread can be frozen for up to 3 months if well wrapped.

FAQs

Can I make muffins out of this recipe?

Here is a very similar three ingredient recipe where I make easy but delicious banana muffins. It's similar to this recipe and takes less time to bake because muffins are smaller.

My loaf pans are smaller? Can I still make this banana bread recipe?

The other common sized loaf pans are 8 ½ x 4 ½ inches. I would recommend making 2 loaves. Reduce the baking time to approximately 40 minutes and test with a toothpick to see when it's done.

My banana bread was finished baking faster - why? Actually, most things I bake are often overbaked.

Some ovens are hotter than others. I would recommend putting an oven safe thermometer in yours to see what the actual temperature is vs. the temperature you are setting it to. My last oven was 10º hotter than it was supposed to be so I always just set the temperature 10º lower.

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

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