Once you try this easy Cake Mix Banana Bread it's sure to become a family favorite in your recipe rotation!
With the challenge this week to “not spend” or spend as little as you can, I went digging around in my pantry to see what I could whip up to share with y'all! I typically keep all these ingredients on hand so this didn't cost me anything this week. Whoop!
This is my go to banana bread recipe and I'm betting you have most everything in your pantry to give it a try! 🙂
Cake Mix Banana Bread
This is one of those recipes that when you taste it you just can't believe how stinkin' easy it is!
With just 6 ingredients (5 if you don't use the nuts), this one is a no brainer. 🙂
Cake Mix Banana Bread
Equipment
- Loaf pan, muffin pan or bundt pan
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 pkg yellow cake mix
- 2 Tbsps ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl, combine bananas and oil; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine cake mix and cinnamon together. Add banana mixture and stir.
- Add egg and egg white; mix thoroughly. Fold in chopped pecans or walnuts.
- Pour into a greased and floured loaf or bundt pan.
- Bake 55 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan 10 minutes and then invert onto a cooling rack.
- Let cool and slice to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Wondering if you can use frozen bananas in this recipe??
Yep, sure can! The more ripe the better for this one. 🙂
Gluten free?? We found this Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe over at Gimme Delicious that has amazing reviews!
Breakfast breads are great because you can make them ahead and store in the freezer for later. Just wrap in aluminum foil and put in a large zip-top bag, pop it in the freezer for up to 3 months and you're good to go!
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We’ve made banana bread with cake mix for years. We use butter pecan cake mix, two whole eggs and no cinnamon. Everything else is the same. We use the marked down bananas at our local store as they are riper and make the bread more flavorful.
Love that Lanette – sounds so good!