Bisquick Banana Bread

Our easy Bisquick banana bread with streusel topping is quick and delicious. Using this baking pancake mix, ripe mashed bananas and cinnamon you can now bake a loaf for breakfast in no time at all.

This is one of our favorite dessert recipes. If you have overripe bananas and you’re like me you hate to waste them. Baking with them makes every sweet bread moist and full of flavor. Give this one a whirl next time you have a few.

The easiest way we’ve made this in the past was to use cake mix. I still swear by our 4 ingredient banana bread to this day, but this is great to add to the list too. Beyond that are the add ins like; crumble topping, adding crushed nuts or mini chocolate chips. Let’s go over the basics first though. 😉

How Long to Bake Bisquick Banana Bread

There is a slight range because ovens to vary a bit but you will want about 50 minutes to get it done perfectly. You do NOT want to over-bake this so it dries out so you want to stay close near the end and remove as soon as the center is baked thru.

How ripe should your bananas be for banana bread?

The whole thing starts with these yellow fruits though. The browner the better, but catch them before they’re completely black. The closer to deep brown they are the sweeter the taste of any baked goods you use them in. Not that you couldn’t use yellow firm ones but you will certainly taste the difference, it will be more bland.

So just mash them up in a bowl and set that aside. You’ll want to cream together the wet ingredients like the butter, oil, sugars etc… In another bowl mix together the dry ingredients. Since the leavening agents are already inside when you stir in Bisquick baking mix there’s less to do than if you were making completely from scratch.

Can you use low fat Bisquick?

Bisquick is the base of your dry ingredients instead of regular flour, there is a gluten free version if you need that and there is a Heart Healthy (low fat) version. You can use any of them but I will say that “regular” will make it more moist because fat=tender.

Can you make this sugar free?

Sugar will sweeten the batter with brown sugar for the topping if you choose to include that. If you want to use a sugar free Splenda type of 1:1 substitute you could and I have heard a lot of success from others that make this swap.

Milk, whole is best to add as much moisture as possible. You could use a dairy free alternative if need be. If so I recommend cashew milk because it is creamier and thicker than others.

Vegetable oil or some sort of fat is necessary. With that said you can substitute this in recipes in general with a few things; applesauce, canned pumpkin, mashed avocado or Greek yogurt. These will make it more dense though, just a note.

You want to add eggs at room temperature ideally and combine with your vanilla and cinnamon to add warm Fall flavors.

Tip for picking the perfect ripe bananas is to wait until they are browned well, not black.

Streusel Topping

The streudel crumb topping for muffins we added this time is optional but I will say that it takes this loaf over the top y’all. It is pressed on to the top, prettier, sweeter and gives it a bit more texture.

Can you add nuts?

Of course the add ins for all bisquick recipes are up to you. Want Bisquick banana nut bread? Go for it with some chopped nuts like walnuts maybe. Want to incorporate some mini semi sweet chocolate chips, you could add 1/2 cup of those too at the end. I like to add all the extras at the end so they don’t break down.

How Long to Bake Bisquick Banana Muffins

Ok so you could bake this faster with a muffin tin too if you wanted instead of a 9×5 loaf pan. Same batter but cuts the time in the oven quite a bit. 18 minutes is regular size while this is how long to bake mini muffins if you want them bite size and “so cute”.

What is the biggest mistake when baking banana bread?

Baking it too long so it isn’t as moist and dries out! The KEY to success is to remove the pan when there are moist crumbs attached to the toothpick inserted into the center and then remove the loaf immediately from the pan to cool on a cooling rack.

Air fryer directions

You could follow our air fryer banana bread recipe for temp and timing too though. This is baked in mini loaf pans which makes them great for gifting during the holidays.

If you have a lot of naners to use up beyond this creation I would highly recommend making our banana bread pudding with your others. To save fruit for next day or so stick in a bowl in the fridge to slow down the ripening process.

How to save leftovers

You want it to stay really moist right? To do this allow it to reach room temperature first. Slice what you want to enjoy and leave the rest of the loaf whole. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil over that. Store on the countertop for 3-4 days, reseal after opening every time.

If you need to freeze what is left, wrap it this same way. Freeze for 3-4 months. Allow it to sit on the counter to thaw out when you’re ready to enjoy it later. Then slice and warm in the microwave for 30 seconds and enjoy.

Other easy recipes made with Bisquick

Allow to cool in pan on cooling wire rack for 10 minutes, then slide out and place on cooling rack to cool completely, then slice. For a savory choice with this same mix try fluffy Bisquick biscuits or our Bisquick cheddar bay biscuits next. Want to try baking something else sweet using this boxed baking mix? Of course you do, next should try our Bisquick blackberry cobbler recipe.

We made Bisquick chocolate chip cookies for dessert and those were so good. When we had overripe bananas at home I thought you should be able to use this once again for a delicious breakfast, it did……and the list goes on and on from there…..