Name: M & M Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 stick salted butter softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar packed (light or brown is fine); 4 med-large ripe bananas mashed; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1 cup mini M&M’s

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This easy banana bread recipe is perfect for any occasion and looks so fun with colorful M & M’s on top. Perfect for gifting to family, friends and neighbors!

If you love banana bread recipes like we do, be sure to try my Double Chocolate Chip Banana Bread too!

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

The whole family is going to love this easy banana bread recipe. It’s colorful, sweet and so easy to whip up when you’ve got some bananas ready for banana bread.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Sweet And Colorful. This banana bread is sweet, colorful and easy to make!
Great For Gifting. It makes the perfect neighbor gifts for family and friends.
Perfect For Any Occasion. It’s also great for any occasion!

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What You’ll Need

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make homemade banana bread at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full details and instructions.

Salted Butter Softened– For my baking and cooking recipes, I generally use salted butter, but unsalted is fine too.
Granulated Sugar– This fine sugar adds to the sweetness of the bread.
Brown Sugar Packed, light or brown is fine- You’ll have the option of light or dark brown sugar when shopping for brown sugar. Either works for the recipe, but I use light.
Ripe Bananas Mashed– When your bananas are black spotted, they are perfect for using for banana bread.
Large Eggs– I use large eggs for all of my cooking and baking for consistency.
Pure Vanilla Extract– For best tasting results use pure vanilla.
All-Purpose Flour– All-purpose flour is the main dry ingredient for the banana bread.
Baking Soda– The baking soda helps the banana bread rise.
Kosher Salt- Kosher salt is a course salt. I prefer using it for all of my cooking and baking.
Chocolate Chips– Chocolate chips are added to the banana bread batter.
Mini M & M’s– Find the mini M&M’s in the baking section of the grocery store or the candy isle.

How To Make Easy Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch bread pan lightly with cooking spray.

Cream Butter and Sugars. Cream butter and sugars until well combined.

Add Wet Ingredients. Stir in bananas, eggs and vanilla mixing to combine.

Stir In Dry Ingredients. Add in flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips and M & M’s. Stir until combined and transfer to bread pan. Sprinkle additional M&M’s on top of banana bread batter.

Bake for 55-60 minutes or until baked through. Let cool completely then cut into slices.

Cool and Slice. Let cool completely before cutting into slices.

Recipe Tips For Success

Ripe Bananas. Make sure your bananas and black spotted, nice and ripe before making banana bread.
Don’t Over Mix. Be gentle while mixing your banana bread batter. Mix just until ingredients are combined.
Cool Before Slicing. For best results, make sure bread is completely cooled before cutting into slices.

How To Serve

Serve banana bread room temperature for just about any occasion you’d like. I love making banana bread for brunch, weekends and Holidays.

How To Store Leftovers

Store any leftover banana bread slices in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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