Easy moist banana bread with mayonnaise recipe is here! You just need overripe bananas and 6 other ingredients to make this breakfast in a loaf pan, mayo banana bread bundt cake or into muffins for dessert.
If you’ve never made banana bread with mayonnaise it’s quite easy. Don’t make a face, nobody will ever know it’s there. Just makes moist banana muffins with only a few ingredients. One of the best muffin recipes using brown bananas. 😉 (affiliate links present)
Mayo Banana Bread Recipe
I’m one of those people that just can’t throw away overripe bananas! Maybe my mama taught me the whole “no food goes to waste” thing early, but really they’re golden. These mayonnaise banana bread isn’t quite as easy as our 4 ingredient banana bread, but almost.
When my ‘naners are getting pretty brown I stick them in the fridge to slow down the process. If I’m ready to bake I just go for it and smash them in a bowl. Make regular size muffins, bread, or mini banana muffins. Depends on the day.
What Does Mayonnaise do to Banana Bread?
It makes your baked goods super moist!! You can use this instead of oil really in any dessert you may be making, but this one is one of the best. You won’t taste it, nobody will know the difference but they WILL ask for why it is so tender and delicious (you can share our secret).
Ingredients
- Very ripe bananas that are quite brown, not black
- Mayonnaise, do not use Miracle Whip, use “regular” Best Foods type. No light stuff either, come on now friends…..
- All purpose flour for the base dry ingredients
- Egg at room temperature
- Sugar for sweetness
- Vanilla is a nice touch
- Baking Soda for leavening
- Pinch of salt will make it sweeter
Equipment Needed
You will need 2 bowls and a spoon to mix each one together and then combine. A loaf pan should be sprayed with non stick spray or lined with parchment paper. Or you could use a muffin tin or mini loaf pans depending on the size you want.
Variations
You can add 1/2 cup of crushed nuts and/or mini chocolate chips into the batter for flavor and texture. Another fun option is to make our banana cranberry bread with dried fruits in there.
Tips
- Wait until they are almost black in color.
- Leave a bit of chunk in your mashed bananas. It lends more flavor to your banana bread recipe to have bigger chunks here and there.
- Make sure to preheat oven to 350 degrees before adding your pan.
- DO NOT overbake your creation! Take them out when toothpick inserted into the center comes out MOSTLY clean.
- If it is totally dry you’ve baked it too long.
- It should have some crumbs or a tiny bit of wetness to it.
- Remove pan, put on cooling rack.
- Do not remove loaf until it has cooled, it needs to solidify in the pan for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
How long do banana bread muffins take to bake?
I will say I make muffins 10x over loaves any day of the week. 20 or so minutes versus a bit over an hour is why. AND it is cleaner when you have kids because they can just grab and eat, no messy cutting involved. Let’s talk about ripe bananas and tips on making super banana bread muffins shall we, ideally you should:
How can you bake banana bread without an oven?
If you’re making air fryer banana bread you’ll need a 7″ bundt pan. It will make two of those. A fun way to do it if you don’t want to heat up your oven during the summertime.
Best Foods is better than Miracle Whip in this case as the latter has a vinegar taste to it that will make it odd. If you have never added mayo into your batter this is a game changer.
Adding mayonnaise or sour cream into your batter is one!! May sound odd but it will make your quick bread moist and tender. NOT overbaking it is another trick, and using super browned bananas is the third rule.
We make banana muffins more often than bread. They bake faster and there is no slicing required. Great grab and go breakfast. You could use a small bundt pan to make it too.
If you have leftovers I would just wrap it properly in plastic wrap, and then inside a freezer bag. Leave it on the counter for up to 3 days and enjoy 1 slice at a time. Don’t cut it until you’re ready to eat it. Refrigerating sweet breads dry them out.
How to Make Banana Bread with Mayo
- Mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in one bowl. Mash bananas in another and then add mayo., egg, and vanilla. Mix those well in another bowl. Then combine the two.
- It will be a bit lumpy and that is okay, I don’t like mashing my bananas until they are completely smooth, I’d rather have some chunks.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. If using a 9×5 loaf pan, lay a piece of parchment paper down so it drapes over the sides. For muffin, use liners in each hole.
- OR make muffin tops that take less time to bake.
- Pour in batter and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes for a loaf or 23 minutes for muffins. Check by inserting a toothpick at 60 minutes to see if it comes out Mostly clean (some crumbs, a tiny bit wet).
- Tops should spring back when gently touched in the center.
You don’t want to over-bake it so once it is at this point, remove, put pan on cooling rack and wait a good 45 minutes until cooled to lift out paper with loaf on it and slice.
Banana Bread with Mayonnaise
Equipment
- 1 9×5 loaf pan
- 2 bowls
Ingredients
- 4 bananas, very ripe, smashed with a fork
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c mayonnaise, don't use Miracle Whip
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1.5 c all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 c chocolate chips or nuts, crushed nuts, both are optional
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients in one bowl. Mash bananas in another and then add mayo., egg, vanilla and sugar. Mix those well in another bowl. Then combine the two.
- It will be a bit lumpy and that is okay, I don't like mashing my bananas until they are completely smooth, I'd rather have some chunks.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- If using a 9×5 loaf pan, lay a piece of parchment paper down so it drapes over the sides. Pour in batter and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Check by inserting a toothpick at 60 minutes to see if it comes out Mostly clean (some crumbs, a tiny bit wet).
- You don't want to overbake it so once it is at this point, remove, put pan on cooling rack and wait until cooled to lift out paper with loaf on it and slice. Keeping inside the pan will allow it to continue baking and solidifying the center more. This keeps it moist.
- If making muffins, fill muffin liners 3/4 of the way full and bake for 23 minutes until center springs back when gently touched.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Omg it doesn’t get any easier than this recipe! Super easy to make and it tastes amazing!🤩 thanks for sharing this with us! I will never make this any other way again.
Yummy and easy to make! I made 24 small bite size muffins. Since I’m diabetic I used Splenda and added pecans. Great!
Awesome
Instead of banana will it work with zucchini and pineapple?
This is such a quick and easy recipe and tastes better than the overly complicated banana muffin recipes I’ve made in the past! They’re not too sweet and very fluffy and moist! Thanks for sharing this recipe, it’ll be my go to!!!
Yay