As I was looking through old posts, I realized I didn’t have a recipe for just a simple banana bread. I’ve made muffins and coffee cakes and bundt cakes with bananas. But not banana bread. So here you go! A simple, and kind of healthy, banana bread.

What you will need:

8 x 4 inch loaf pan, greased

3 ripe bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, mash bananas with baking soda. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together both flours, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Whisk the banana mixture into the wet ingredients. Then add in the dry ingredients and stir until everything is just incorporated. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 40-45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before inverting and cooling completely. Enjoy!