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3-Ingredient Banana Bread

3-ingredient banana bread with a golden crust and tender, cakey crumb made from mashed ripe bananas plus self-rising flour and honey or sugar. Minimal ingredient banana bread that bakes up with a perfectly set center for easy slicing and serving.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Bananas
  • 3 ripe bananas Mash completely smooth.
Flour
  • 1.5 cup self-rising flour Or use all-purpose flour + baking powder + salt (see below).
Sweetener
  • 3 tbsp honey or sugar Use honey for a slightly floral sweetness, or sugar for classic sweetness.

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Prep
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan or an 8x8 square pan.
  2. Mash 3 ripe bananas as completely smooth as possible, since the riper the bananas, the sweeter the bread.
Mix
  1. Stir in honey and self-rising flour until just combined and no dry flour remains.
  2. Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake and Finish
  1. Bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean: 30–35 minutes for a square pan or 50–60 minutes for a loaf pan.
  2. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing, then serve with butter if you like.

Notes

Pro tip: keep mixing just until no dry flour remains so the crumb stays light and tender. Store covered in the fridge up to 4 days; rewarm slices in the toaster/oven for best texture. Freeze baked bread up to 2 months. For a lighter, egg-free swap, use self-rising flour exactly as written—there’s no need for eggs in this recipe.