Back to School - BEST Prices Cheat Sheet!
Download your free printable now!
I won’t send you any spam, ever. Promise!
This easy Cake Mix Banana Bread is sure to become a family favorite once you give it a try. It only takes a few ingredients too!
Cake Mix Banana Bread
If you’re challenging yourself to “not spend” or spend as little as you can this month on extra things, here’s a perfect (and delicious!) recipe for you to try (that’s only SIX ingredients – 5 with no nuts!).
This is my go to banana bread recipe and I’m betting you have most everything in your pantry to give it a try….. And when you taste it you just can’t believe how stinkin’ easy it was to make!
With just 6 ingredients (5 if you don’t use the nuts), this one is a no brainer to whip up.
🍴MENU TIP: This banana bread recipe can be found in our 5 ingredient (or less!) menu plan pack!
Ingredients Needed:
- bananas (the riper the better!)
- vegetable oil
- yellow cake mix
- cinnamon
- eggs
- chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Here’s how to make the very BEST Cake Mix Banana Bread:
Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine your bananas and oil and then set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine your cake mix and cinnamon together. Add in the banana mixture and stir well. Next, add in your egg and egg white and mix thoroughly. If you are using nuts, fold in your pecans or walnuts now.
Pour the mixture into a greased and floured loaf or bundt pan and bake for 55 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Let the bread cool for 10 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack. Let it cool and then slice to serve. Enjoy!
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
Can you use frozen bananas in this recipe?
Yep, sure can! The more ripe the better for this one. 🙂
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!
Here’s what Grocery by PPP Members are saying about this recipe:
We have a ton of summer squash from our garden that I am running out of recipe ideas for, so I threw a handful of grated squash into the bowl and didn’t change anything else about the recipe, and I made 24 muffins out of the mix. They were so fluffy and moist and delicious! – Constantina T.
Took a few steps to assemble, and it was worth it! House smelled amazing and the final result was delicious. – Krista D.
Delicious! Followed the recipe and it was perfect. – Kelly M.
Looking for more yummy meals?
This recipe is from our 5 ingredient (or less!) menu plan pack!
When you purchase one of our menu plans, you’ll get access to TONS of delicious recipes plus our exclusive Facebook community, where families encourage, support, and inspire one another to gather around the dinner table each night.
These are the BEST MENU PLANS on the planet. It’s also the only menu plan that ship all the grocery lists, menu plans and recipe cards right out to you.
You don’t have to download anything or hunt down recipes on your phone at dinnertime ever again! Go HERE to learn more about our menu plans – or check out Grocery by PPP for a full service plan. I know you’re going to love these!
Find more family friendly recipes to make today!
On repeat! I use spice cake mix and omit added cinnamon. Sometimes I add dark chocolate chips. I’d love to know the approximate intended amount of mashed bananas since they can vary so much in size.
Thanks so much for the tip! We’ll definitely have to try those out! 🙂
Used 2 extra large bananas rather than 3 and poured batter into bundt pan and baked 45 minutes. Banana ‘cake’ was delicious and will make again. Easy recipe.
So glad to hear! We appreciate your tips, and we’ll have to try that as well! 🙂
I made this yesterday and it turned out delicious! two thumbs up from my hubby. 🙂 I used Pillsbury’s Zero Sugar Yellow Cake mix and it turned out perfectly. My husband, who has a MEGA sweet tooth, commented how this bread was not overly sweet but was just right and delicious. He didn’t know I used the zero sugar cake mix. 😀
P.S. I did have to bake this longer than 55 minutes (closer to 70 minutes), but that may be my oven or maybe even the cake mix. Not sure. I just kept checking. No big deal.
Making this today , as the recipe states. Turned out Delicious! Thank you for sharing, saves time not having to get all the extra ingredients. Great Banana bread.
So glad it was a hit! 🙂
Can I use six bananas?
Hi there Coleen! Bananas do tend to vary a bit by size ~ if they’re smaller bananas it may be just fine to use 6, but if they’re on the larger end, the texture may not be quite the same using that many. Would love to hear how it goes if you decide to try it out with 6! 🙂
I made this today, as I had 4 bananas that were getting pretty spotty, and I had a cake mix. I did use two whole eggs, and 1/2 cup of butter rather than oil. I always make these as a snack cake, rather than a loaf. This is the first time using this recipe. Very, very good!
So glad you enjoyed it Renee! 🙂
I used coconut cake mix. My family loves it. I make it in a Bundt pan.
We used the applesauce instead of oil. Wow what a great cake. We all loved it and going to certainly make this again.
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!