🍌 One-Banana Banana Bread (Small Loaf)

🍌 One-Banana Banana Bread (Small Loaf)

Makes: 1 mini loaf (or 6 muffins)

Ingredients

1 ripe banana, mashed (about ½ cup)

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar (⅓ cup if you want it less sweet)

¼ cup melted butter (or oil)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

Optional:

¼ tsp cinnamon

¼ cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a mini loaf pan (8x4) or line muffin cups.

Mash the banana in a bowl until smooth.

Add melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix until combined—don’t overmix.

In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt (and cinnamon if using).

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet. Stir gently until just combined.

Fold in chocolate chips or nuts if using.

Pour into your mini loaf pan.

Bake for 28–35 minutes (or 18–22 min for muffins)
—until a toothpick comes out clean.