Sharing our favorite simple banana bread recipe today! My S’mores Banana Bread could not be more delicious and so simple to prepare.
Simple Banana Bread Recipe
This banana bread is dangerous I have to warn you. It’s got marshmallow bits throughout the batter with chocolate and graham cracker stuffed right in the middle. It’s sweet and irresistible. It’s whipped up in one bowl too, so you won’t be making a mess of the whole kitchen. Woohoo! Enjoy friends!
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How To Make Best Ever Banana Bread
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9x3x5 inch loaf pan generously with non stick cooking spray.
- Place butter into a large mixing bowl and stir in sugar until well combined. Add egg, bananas and sour cream mixing until well combined. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and marshmallow bits until combined. Pour half of the batter into prepared loaf pan. Layer with graham crackers then Hershey Bars. Top with remaining banana bread batter spreading evenly then bake for 50-55 minutes or until baked through. Let cool for 30 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely. Cut into slices and serve! Garnish top of bread with additional marshmallow bits if desired.
Stir until creamy, a good 60 seconds with the spoon.
Add your egg then give a good stir.
Add those mashed bananas.
Tips For The Best Banana Bread
- Bananas that you use for your banana bread should be overly ripe, lots of black on peel.
- To store ripe bananas: freeze with or without the peel. Return to room temperature before baking.
- Use oil over butter. Oil emulsifies and coats the flour, preventing it from absorbing too much water which results in dry banana bread.
- Carefully fold dry and wet ingredients together for a tender crumb.
Add your dry ingredients.
Add some Marshmallow Bits.
You should actually add your sour cream after the bananas, but I remembered it at the end, lol! It all still bakes fine 🙂
Pour half of the batter into a greased loaf pan.
Break out a couple sheets of grahams.
Layer them flat like so.
Perhaps my favorite part of the recipe 🙂
Yes!!
Layer the chocolate over the graham.
Like so 🙂
Pour the remaining batter over top and you are ready to bake!
Mmmm! Enjoy.
S’mores Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted softened butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all purpose Gold Medal Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup Kraft Marshmallow Bits
- 2 full sheets graham cracker
- 2 full Hershey Bars
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9x3x5 inch loaf pan generously with non stick cooking spray.
- Place butter into a large mixing bowl and stir in sugar until well combined. Add egg, bananas and sour cream mixing until well combined. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and marshmallow bits until combined. Pour half of the batter into prepared loaf pan. Layer with graham crackers then Hershey Bars. Top with remaining banana bread batter spreading evenly then bake for 50-55 minutes or until baked through. Let cool for 30 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely. Cut into slices and serve! Garnish top of bread with additional marshmallow bits if desired.
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I am absolutely pinning this one, Jenny. Can’t wait to try it out!
Keep writing…
m it looks yummy thankx
Hello Dearie, I hope ur feeling great and the babie is doing great also ur boys and hubby. What color is your Kitchenaid mixer i just love it. I also love the blog.too Do u know what ur having a boy or a girl ? Take care of your self. Are u having ur baby at Hoag or Mission Viejo our kids were born at Hoag when it was cool to have a baby there thats where any one who was some one had the baby. Funny how times have changed now there is Mission and Saddleback too AT any rate i hope u have an easy time of it memories now that i live in Henderson Nevada the place to have a baby is St Rose Hospital for those in the know.I used to live in Newport/Huntington Beach all my life miss it probley going to come to the OC soon again if you know the color of the Kitchenaid u see if dont get out much haha Love and Blessings Cheyenne
I’m only used to the regular banana bread and it’s my favorite! This recipe makes a twist with graham crackers and Hershey bars! A must try for me! Congratulations!
How do you come up with these things?! Amazing!
I am soooo into this!! Yum!
Fun flavors for a banana bread! I have to try some of those cute mini-marshmallows! Happy you enjoyed your special shower surprise!
Love this bread! Glad you had fun at your shower:) Wish I could have served you a piece of cake:) Congrats girl! So happy for you!
Love your blog! Love the idea of a virtual baby shower! I follow many of the other blogs as well. Congratulations!
Mallow bits??? How did I not know these existed!!! This looks amazing and happy shower to you!
Looks freaking awesome! My favourite part is definitely the chocolate bar. 😉
WOW! This is a genius idea! I never thought to add something to the center of quick bread…the wheels are turning…
I am a s’mores freak too! LOl! I’ve made s’mores bread before and used crushed graham crackers for some of the flour and used chocolate chips in place of the chocolate bar. But I never thought to bake the chocolate bar or graham crackers in there whole.
I love this…this is why you are a baking genius!! S’mores and banana bread? I’m in love with both and combining them…oh man!! Congrats again on baby #3!! I can’t wait to see pictures!!
My kids would love this!!!
OK, I’ll have to stop reading your blog – your recipes are KILLING my waistline, LOL. This one is totally going on my must-try list though. Fabulous idea!
Oh my goodness, this is amazing! It makes me want to try a layer of Reese’s Cups or Cookies and Cream or Oreos or…!!! 🙂 Happy virtual baby shower!
A layer of graham crackers and Hershey bars right through the middle? Genius! I’m impressed; pregnancy suits you! I was barely inspired to take a shower most days. 😉 Congratulations and best wishes to you; so so exciting.
Congratulations on the baby shower and this bread looks phenomenal! What a great twist to celebrate the end of summer with s’mores!
This recipe looks so fun and yummy. Congrats on baby! So excited for you!!
This looks just perfect for using up all those S’mores supplies
some of us have left after having such a dry and hot summer. We
haven’t been able to have any campfires at all! Thanks, Jenny.
oh my gosh that seriously looks amazing! i love the layer of chocolate! yum!
love this Jenny! Miss you
Jenny this looks delicious! I bet it’s an awesome bite to bite into that graham cracker (and chocolate!) in the middle of a slice of this bread. Mmm, great thinking!
And we hope you’re enjoying your special day! 🙂 I heart you!
in the words of my kids favorite program, ‘yo gabba gabba’ – yummy, yummy in my tummy! lol! this looks too good…
So excited to be able to celebrate YOU today! <3
Glad you were surprised!! And this bread looks ridiculous.
Banana bread will never be the same. This looks fantabulous!
Well, this is just about the most ridiculous banana bread ever!! Love those mini marshmallows!
This is genius! I love this idea! P.s. congrats on baby boy #3! Loving all the recipes our wonderful community shared for your virtual baby shower!
What a great idea Jenny! And Happy Baby Shower! You’re so lucky to be blessed with so many talented treats friends!
This banana bread looks incredible!!!!! And how wonderful is this baby shower?
What the what! I’m sort of glad you have an obsession with s’mores recipes!! This is insane!
I already loved banana bread but this is kind of genius.
Gorgeous and delicious!
Happy virtual shower!
Oh my gosh girl! These photos have my jaw dropping!! How fabulous does that banana bread look?! It looks so perfectly moist and delicious! Can’t wait to see you soon girl. Miss you!! xoxox