18 Banana Baking Recipes

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Bananas are one of the most versatile ingredients for baking — naturally sweet, full of moisture, and perfect for everything from bread to cookies to cakes.

Whether you have ripe bananas to use up or you simply love banana desserts, these 18 banana baking recipes are delicious, easy, and full of warm homemade flavor.

1. Banana Bread

Moist, sweet, and comforting — the traditional banana bread that everyone loves.

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas

  • 2 cups flour

  • ½ cup butter

  • 2 eggs

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • Pinch of salt

  • Vanilla

Instructions

  1. Mash bananas and mix with wet ingredients.

  2. Add dry ingredients.

  3. Pour into loaf pan.

  4. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 55–60 minutes.

2. Banana Muffins

Soft, fluffy muffins perfect for breakfast or snacks.

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas

  • 1 ½ cups flour

  • ½ cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • ⅓ cup oil

  • 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients.

  2. Fill muffin cups.

  3. Bake at 375°F for 18–20 minutes.

3. Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

Banana bread with pockets of melted chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas

  • ½ cup chocolate chips

  • Standard banana bread batter

Instructions

  1. Mix banana bread batter.

  2. Fold in chocolate chips.

  3. Bake 55–60 minutes at 350°F.

4. Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Soft banana cake topped with silky frosting.

Ingredients

  • Flour, sugar, eggs

  • 3 bananas

  • Butter

  • Cream cheese frosting

Instructions

  1. Mix cake batter.

  2. Bake in a sheet pan 30–35 minutes.

  3. Frost when cooled.

5. Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Healthy, chewy cookies made with ripe bananas and oats.

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas

  • 1 ½ cups oats

  • Chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

  1. Mash bananas and mix with oats.

  2. Drop onto a sheet.

  3. Bake 12 minutes at 350°F.

6. Banana Cinnamon Rolls

Fluffy rolls using banana purée in the dough.

Ingredients

  • Banana purée

  • Flour

  • Yeast

  • Cinnamon-sugar filling

Instructions

  1. Make dough with banana and yeast.

  2. Roll, fill, slice.

  3. Rise and bake 25 minutes at 350°F.

7. Banana Brownies

Fudgy chocolate brownies topped or mixed with bananas.

Ingredients

  • Brownie mix (or homemade)

  • 2 ripe bananas

Instructions

  1. Swirl banana puree into brownie batter.

  2. Bake as directed.

8. Banana Bread Muffins

Banana bread baked in muffin form for quick single-servings.

Ingredients

  • Banana bread batter

Instructions

  1. Divide batter into muffin cups.

  2. Bake 18–20 minutes at 350°F.

9. Banana Scones

Tender scones with banana sweetness.

Ingredients

  • Flour

  • Butter

  • 1 banana

  • Cream

  • Baking powder

Instructions

  1. Cut butter into flour.

  2. Add mashed banana + cream.

  3. Shape and bake 15–18 minutes.

10. Banana Pudding Cookies

Soft cookies flavored with banana and vanilla pudding mix.

Ingredients

  • Banana pudding mix

  • 1 banana

  • Butter

  • Flour

  • Eggs

Instructions

  1. Mix dough.

  2. Bake 9–11 minutes at 350°F.

11. Banana Crumb Cake

Moist banana cake topped with cinnamon crumb streusel.

Ingredients

  • Bananas

  • Flour, sugar, butter

  • Cinnamon crumb topping

Instructions

  1. Make cake batter.

  2. Add crumb topping.

  3. Bake 35–40 minutes at 350°F.

12. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Deliciously sweet muffins loaded with chocolate chips.

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas

  • Chocolate chips

  • Muffin batter

Instructions

  1. Fold chocolate chips into batter.

  2. Bake 18–20 minutes.

13. Banana Bars

Soft banana snack bars topped with frosting.

Ingredients

  • Bananas

  • Flour

  • Eggs

  • Butter

  • Cream cheese frosting

Instructions

  1. Spread batter into a baking pan.

  2. Bake 20–25 minutes.

  3. Frost after cooling.

14. Banana Walnut Bread

Classic banana bread with crunchy walnuts.

Ingredients

  • Basic banana bread batter

  • ½ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Fold nuts into batter.

  2. Bake 55–60 minutes.

15. Banana Blondies

Rich, gooey blondie bars infused with banana flavor.

Ingredients

  • Butter

  • Brown sugar

  • Eggs

  • Flour

  • 1–2 bananas

Instructions

  1. Mix blondie batter.

  2. Add bananas.

  3. Bake 25 minutes.

16. Banana Coffee Cake

Banana base topped with cinnamon crumb layers.

Ingredients

  • Bananas

  • Flour

  • Cinnamon crumb topping

Instructions

  1. Spread batter in a pan.

  2. Add crumb topping.

  3. Bake 35–40 minutes.

17. Banana Nut Muffins

Warm banana muffins with crunchy chopped nuts.

Ingredients

  • Banana muffin batter

  • Pecans or walnuts

Instructions

  1. Fold nuts into batter.

  2. Bake 18–22 minutes.

18. Banana Chocolate Marble Bread

Banana bread swirled with rich chocolate batter.

Ingredients

  • Banana bread batter

  • Cocoa powder

  • Chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

  1. Split batter in two; add cocoa to one half.

  2. Swirl in pan.

  3. Bake 55 minutes at 350°F.

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