This homemade Banana Bread with Greek Yogurt is soft, tender, moist, and packed with ripe bananas. It’s the perfect way to use up all of those ripe bananas and couldn’t be easier to make.
Looking for even more quick bread recipes? Try our Double Chocolate Banana Bread, Lemon Poppy Seed Bread, Lemon Blueberry Bread, or this Homemade Zucchini Bread.
Moist Banana Bread With Greek Yogurt
This simple homemade banana bread recipe is one of my favorites to make year-round. It’s so scrumptious hot out of the oven, with just a little slab of butter. I also love to eat it lightly toasted with a little Honey Butter or jam for a simple breakfast, or as-is for a delicious afternoon snack.
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You’ll also find that this banana bread makes the perfect treat to toss into school lunches. It’s made with whole ingredients you can feel good about feeding to your family.
How to Pick the Best Bananas For Banana Bread
The very best bananas for banana bread are the ones that you wouldn’t necessarily want to eat. You want to choose the ones that have brown spots on the peel, or perhaps even black spots. These will release the most moisture and have the highest sugar content.
An easy trick is throwing a few bananas into your freezer once they get a little riper than you might like. That way, you’ll always have some on hand when you need them. You can keep bananas in your freezer for up to 3 months!
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Key Ingredients
- Bananas – you can mash your super ripe bananas using a fork, potato masher or even in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. This recipe uses approximately 6 full bananas.
- Butter – use melted butter. Salt or unsalted work great.
- Sugar – this recipe uses regular granulated white sugar. You can try substituting brown sugar if you want a slightly different taste and texture.
- Vanilla Extract – you want to use pure vanilla extract if possible. You can substitute imitation vanilla if necessary.
- Greek Yogurt – any brand will work, as long as it is unsweetened plain or vanilla.
- All-Purpose Flour – you can use either bleached or unbleached.
- Baking Soda – this is what helps give your banana bread some lift.
How to Make Banana Bread With Yogurt
- Mix the batter. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, and vanilla and mix well before stirring in the Greek Yogurt and eggs. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined, then fold gently the dry ingredients into the banana mixture. Do not overmix.
- Transfer to loaf pans. Spray (2) 9″ x 5″ baking pans with nonstick cooking spray, then pour the batter evenly between them so that they are filled about 3/4 full.
- Bake. Bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the banana bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool. Remove the pans from the oven and let the bread sit for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the baking pans and cooling on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Recipe Variations
- You can substitute regular yogurt for Greek yogurt in this recipe. It will just lighten up the texture just a little. Or, substitute sour cream which will make the banana bread a little denser.
- Mini chocolate chips are a favorite to add to banana bread. Fold in 1 1/2 cups of mini chocolate chips into the batter before you pour it into the bread loaf pans.
- Shredded, unpeeled, and drained zucchini.
- Chopped walnuts, pecans, or even peanuts.
- Fresh blueberries or raspberries.
Frequently Asked Questions
The best pans to use for banana bread are light, non-stick loaf pans. But, if you only have glass pans or dark-colored pans, those will work, too.
No matter what, you’ll want to be sure and spray your pans with cooking spray since banana bread has a tendency to stick.
1. You can speed up the process ASAP by tossing the bananas, peel and all, onto a baking sheet and baking in a 300 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven once they start to look brown and shiny, and let them cool completely before mashing and using in this recipe.
2. If you aren’t planning on making this recipe for a few days, you can toss unripe bananas into a paper bag for 1-3 days to accelerate the process.
Banana bread freezes really well. Just be sure the banana bread is cooled completely. Wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap. Be sure to make it as airtight as possible. Finish by wrapping with foil.
Bananas should have a few dark spots on them.
Storing Instructions
- Freezing– Banana bread freezes really well. Just be sure the banana bread is cooled completely. Wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap. Be sure to make it as airtight as possible. Finish by wrapping with foil. You can store banana bread in the freezer for 1-2 months before thawing.
- Refrigerator– Banana bread will last longer in the fridge than on the counter. It will last for about a week in the fridge. Just place the banana bread in a sealed container or bag. As long as the banana bread doesn’t smell or have mold spots, it’s still good.
- On the Counter– Banana bread can be stored in a cool, dry place for 3-4 days. Since banana bread, by nature, is a moist quick bread, it has a tendency to mold quickly. Slow the process by adding a paper towel to the bag when storing the banana bread.
Homemade Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 6 ripe bananas)
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray (2) 9" x 5" baking pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar and vanilla and mix well using a spatula or wooden spoon. Next, add the Greek Yogurt and eggs and stir just enough to combine completely.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt until well combined, then fold gently into the banana mixture. Do not overmix.
- Divide your batter evenly between the two greased loaf pans. They should be filled about 3/4 full.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the banana bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the pans from the oven and let the bread sit for at least 10 minutes before turning them on their side and gently teasing the loaves out (you may need to use a knife). Let cool on a wire rack until ready to eat. Enjoy!
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This homemade banana bread is made with a ton of ripe bananas, a little butter, and Greek Yogurt. It’s packed with flavor and so moist – the perfect way to use up those ripe bananas!
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Have you made this using mini loaf pans? If so, what would the timing be for them? Thanks!
It would depend on the mini loaf pans, what size they are etc. Banana muffins are cooked for about 20-22 minutes so I’d try for 30 minutes or so. If the top of the loaf looks done, use the toothpick method and stick a toothpick into the loaf and pull out. If there is batter on the toothpick, it’s not done, If it comes out with a few crumbs, its ready to go. Also another indication the bread is done is if you lightly press the top of the loaf with your finger and if it bounces back, it’s done. Hope that helps.
How would you modify this banana bread recipe to accommodate einkorn flour? It looks delicious! Thanks!