Banana Bread with Oil

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5 from 3 votes

This easy one-bowl banana bread with oil recipe is my go-to. Sour cream and oil make the bread soft and moist, and two full cups of banana give it the best banana flavor. It's the perfect banana bread.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Course: Breakfast, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Cara Lanz

Ingredients

2 cups mashed banana about 4 medium bananas
½ cup canola oil
½ cup sour cream room temperature
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup brown sugar light or dark
½ cup sugar
2 large eggs, beaten room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
⅔ - 1 cup chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, optional for mix-ins or topping

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x5 inch bread pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
Lightly mash bananas in a large bowl. Keep the banana a little chunky.
Stir in the oil and sour cream, then the baking soda and salt. Add the brown sugar, white sugar, beaten eggs, and vanilla extract, and stir until combined.
Add the flour. Stir until just combined, do not overmix. If desired, gently stir in up to one cup of mix-ins (mini chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit).
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Optional, sprinkle ⅔ cup mini chocolate chips and nuts on top.
Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean or the internal temperature reads 200-205 on an instant read thermometer. Tent with foil toward the end if it's getting too brown.
Cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan on a wire baking rack. Remove the loaf from the pan and cool completely on the rack.

Notes

Room temperature eggs and sour cream make for smoother mixing and a well-blended batter.
Use up to 1 cup total mix-ins in the batter, or ⅔ cup as a topping.
If topping with chocolate chips. line the pan with parchment for easy removal without disturbing the topping.
Bake until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs, or the internal temperature reaches 200-205°F.

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