A moist Banana Bread Recipe with Sour Cream loaf with nuts, freshly sliced on a wooden board

Easy Banana Bread with Sour Cream

The best ever Old Fashioned Banana Bread with Sour Cream — incredibly moist, rich, and easy to make with simple ingredients. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert!

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana bread with sour cream recipe, Best banana bread recipe with sour cream, Moist banana bread with sour cream

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Resting Time: 10

Total Time: 1 25

Servings: servings

Calories: 270kcal

Cost: $6

Equipment

1 Loaf pan 9x5 inch, light-colored for even baking
2–3 Mixing bowls Separate bowls for wet and dry ingredients
1 Potato masher For quickly mashing bananas
1 Silicone spatula Ideal for folding and scraping batter
1 Cooling rack Prevents soggy bottom, allows air circulation

Ingredients

3 Ripe bananas Mashed
½ cup Unsalted butter Softened
1 cup Granulated sugar
2 Large eggs Room temperature
½ cup Sour cream Room temperature
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Cinnamon Optional
½ cup Chopped walnuts/pecans Optional

Instructions

Preheat oven and grease pan
Mash bananas in large bowl
Add butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla
Whisk dry ingredients separately
Fold dry into wet gently
Pour into loaf pan
Bake 55–65 mins at 350°F
Cool 10 mins in pan, then on rack
Slice and enjoy

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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