This super easy 3 ingredient banana bread is the perfect way to use up overripe bananas. Add some cinnamon, chocolate chips, or nuts to make it uniquely yours!
I’m not a big banana fan. There isn’t really any medium where I enjoy eating bananas. But my brother LOVES them. In bread and smoothies and just by themselves. He’s a banana-holic. And he so rarely requests that I bake him something. So when he asked me for banana bread I knew I wasn’t going to let him down. I had picked up some bananas from my favorite grocery store last week that were marked way down after a new shipment came in. 6 bananas for 70 cents! And since you need overripe bananas anyway it was a perfect deal.
I would have preferred to make it from scratch but my brother likes it with cake mix so why mess with a good thing? Especially when he’s so picky. Of course I can’t leave it alone so I added some cinnamon and chocolate chips. Sometimes he’ll request nuts, too. The base of this baby is only 3 ingredients but feel free to beef it up however you like to sweeten the deal.
I like how the yellow cake mix makes it look extra banana-y and I think the flavor is better than a white cake mix. Because butter. Since my brother is generally happy to not share this banana bread with anybody I made it in these fun individual paper loaf pans so that everyone can have their own and they don’t have to share. When I asked him if I could send him some more he said “Yes!!” Really, if an exclamation point from a 17 year old boy isn’t a resounding endorsement I don’t know what is.
I’m so excited to pack these in the care package I’m sending to my family this week and hopefully they’ll text me some pictures of them enjoying the food, too! Although I’m half expecting just a picture of some empty containers 😛
What is your favorite way to eat bananas?
3 Ingredient Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 overripe bananas
- 1 Tbs cinnamon, optional
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Mash bananas in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
- Mix eggs with mashed bananas until just combined.
- Add banana and egg mixture and cinnamon to the dry cake mix and mix until completely combined.
- Separate into two small, buttered loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
blahnikbaker says
July 27, 2014 at 11:34 pmYou know, I never thought of using box cake mix for banana bread. Freaking genius!
Meaghan says
July 28, 2014 at 5:54 amMe either! But this stuff was gone way faster than my scratch made banana bread that’s for sure!
Jessa @ Sparkle says
August 22, 2014 at 5:53 pmI looks great! I love banana bread!
Meaghan says
August 22, 2014 at 5:57 pmThanks, Jess! So does my family. I think my brother is purposely not eating the last of the bananas hoping I’ll make more bread!
~Meaghan
Sarah @ SarahTitus.com says
August 23, 2014 at 4:33 amWhat a super simple recipe to make. Thank you for linking up on Frugal Friday. 🙂
Meaghan says
August 23, 2014 at 8:19 amThank you for having me!
~Meaghan
Shanice says
August 29, 2014 at 12:39 pmGreat idea! Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream’s City of Links last Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week 🙂
Meaghan says
August 29, 2014 at 9:10 pmI linked up with you this morning! Thanks so much for stopping by and for having me at your parties every week!
~Meaghan
cathy says
June 18, 2015 at 6:00 amI love that this is only 3 ingredients! I always have these things in my pantry, I am going to give his a try! 🙂
Cathy
Meaghan says
June 18, 2015 at 2:56 pmMy brother actually prefers this over a banana bread from scratch! It’s delicious and perfectly sweet he says 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
~Meaghan
Maria@SewTravelInspired says
June 18, 2015 at 9:31 amI love banana bread and I love this idea of using a cake mix. I can’t wait to see if I like my banana bread made this way. Thanks for sharing.
Meaghan says
June 18, 2015 at 2:57 pmThis is my brother’s favorite and he loves that I can just toss in whatever he’s craving. I’m all for an easy recipe 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
~Meaghan
Jennifer A says
June 22, 2015 at 3:13 pmThanks for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop! My kids would love this recipe!
Meaghan says
June 22, 2015 at 3:30 pmMy brother cannot get enough! Thanks for hosting!
~Meaghan
Lou Lou Girls says
June 26, 2015 at 5:43 pmThis looks so amazing! I can’t wait to try it. Pinned and tweeted! Thanks for being a part of our party. I hope to see you, Monday at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
Meaghan says
June 26, 2015 at 6:25 pmThanks for sharing! I look forward to partying with you 🙂
~Meaghan