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One-banana Banana Bread

03/15/21 | Breakfast, Desserts, Recipe for Two, Recipes, Small-batch Dessert

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This quick and easy one-banana banana bread recipe can be made with just one banana and a few pantry staples. It bakes up moist and sweet with a decadent cinnamon sugar crust.

Last week, I shared Dominique Ansel’s banana bread (AKA my favorite banana bread recipe in the entire world) with you, and promised in the post that I’d make a mini version for all you small-batch bakers out there.

As promised, here is a cute little mini version of my favorite banana bread.

Small-batch banana bread in a mini loaf pan on a counter.

Small-batch Banana Bread

This mini version bakes in a 5.5 x 3-inch loaf pan (or can be baked as muffins in a muffin tin) and like my small-batch banana muffins, it can be made with just a single brown banana.

The bread is soft, moist, buttery, and just such a treat. And to make things even better, there’s a crinkly cinnamon sugar crust over the top that is just SO good. 

Ingredient Notes

Small banana bread ingredients on a counter.

  • One brown banana: You need just one brown banana for this recipe. If you have a banana, but it’s not quite brown enough for baking, check out my post on how to quickly ripen bananas.
  • Butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter here, just make sure to read the recipe notes and add more or less salt depending on which you’re using.
  • Cinnamon sugar: The cinnamon sugar crust, is optional (but highly recommended). If you’re not a huge fan of cinnamon or don’t want the extra sweetness, you can skip it.

How To Make One-banana Banana Bread

Collage photo of one banana banana bread batter being made.

1. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.

2. Combine most of the wet ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, mash the banana and whisk in the egg until well-combined. Pour banana mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just-combined.

3. Add butter: Add melted butter, and mix until butter is incorporated into the batter. Don’t over mix, but there should not be melted butter remaining around the edges of the batter (note the way the batter looks in the last photo above).

Collage of small-batch banana bread batter before and after baking.

4. Bake: Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan, leaving ¾-inch of space from the top of the pan (discard extra batter if there is too much). Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over the top of the batter, and bake until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

5. Enjoy: Allow to cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes before removing and slicing.

Hand picking up a small slice of banana bread.

FAQ

I love this recipe, can I make a full-size version?

Absolutely! If you want to make a full-size loaf of this banana bread, go check out my post My Favorite Banana Bread.

How do I store this banana bread?

Store the bread tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days.

I don’t have a 5.5 x 3-inch loaf pan. What can I use instead?

Any mini loaf pan around that size will work, so if you have something that’s similar in size but not exact, feel free to use it. Just be sure to leave about ¾ of an inch of space from the top of the pan when you add your batter so it doesn’t overflow in your oven.

If you don’t own a mini loaf pan at all, these are the ones I own, or you can bake the batter in a muffin tin. It will make 5 to 6 banana muffins. Bake at 350°F for 17 to 22 minutes.

One banana banana bread slices on a white plate.

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One banana banana bread slices on a white plate.

One-banana Banana Bread

This quick and easy one-banana banana bread recipe can be made with just one banana and a few pantry staples. It bakes up moist and sweet with a decadent cinnamon sugar crust.
4.95 from 34 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 32 minutes
Cooling Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 57 minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 6 slices
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (60g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt *
  • 1 medium overripe banana
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons (42g) salted butter melted*

Cinnamon Sugar Crust

  • 1 teaspoon (4g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Directions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a mini loaf pan, line with parchment paper sling (optional), and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a separate medium bowl, mash the banana and whisk in the egg until well-combined. Pour banana mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just-combined.
  • Add melted butter, and mix until butter is incorporated into the batter. Don’t over mix, but there should not be pools of butter remaining around the edges of the batter.
  • Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan, leaving ¾ inch of space from the top of the pan (discard extra batter if there is too much).

Optional Cinnamon Sugar Crust

  • In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.

Bake

  • Bake for 30 to 38 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes before removing and slicing.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Notes

*If using unsalted butter, use 1/4 teaspoon salt.
For muffins, bake at the same temperature for 17 to 22 minutes. This recipe will make 5 to 6 regular-size muffins. 
Store bread tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days. 
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