10 Fun Banana Bread Recipes

Do you like your banana bread…nutty? Meet this ultra Classic Banana Nut Bread! This one is just like Grandma’s: moist and cinnamon-scented, with bursts of crunchy walnuts throughout. To take it over the top, toast the nuts in a skillet to bring out their nutty undertones before gently folding them into the batter. 

Got ripe bananas ripening on the counter? Here’s a decadent way to use them: this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread! This recipe takes the standard up a notch by using browned butter, infusing a rich, nutty flavor into the entire loaf. It’s perfectly moist, studded with semi-sweet bits of chocolate and scented with just the right hint of cinnamon.

If there are two fruits that go hand in hand, it’s tart blueberries and fruity sweet banana. They meet in perfect harmony in this Blueberry Banana Bread recipe! Any kind of banana bread always hits the spot, but this one is a favorite around here. It’s moist, sweet, and punctuated by bursts of tangy purple berries. 

Here's one of our favorite ways to make banana bread...chocolate banana bread! It's sweet, moist, dark chocolate-y bread that should definitely be consumed as a dessert. If you’re looking for decadence, fold in 1 cup of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.

Here’s a healthy banana bread recipe, made with no refined flour and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. And it actually tastes great! This riff on our Healthy Banana Muffins is lightly sweet and fluffy, made with oats and bananas in a blender.

There are so many ways to make a good banana bread, but this one has stolen our hearts. Try this Sour Cream Banana Bread recipe! Adding a bit of this rich, creamy dairy product makes a lusciously moist, tender texture to this popular sweet bread. It’s great for using up the bottom of a sour cream container, or adding a lift to the loaf you’ve got planned for those bananas browning on your counter.

If you’re trying to eat more plant-based foods, here’s good news: banana bread is easily made vegan! Yes, this vegan banana bread tastes just as good as a standard loaf (or better?). Just like our vegan cornbread and vegan apple muffins, people will say, “I’d never think this was vegan!” Because baking without eggs and butter is just as delicious.

Who needs all-purpose flour, really? This one’s our favorite banana bread recipe…and there’s no flour to speak of. Just good old fashioned oats, bananas and a bit of magic. Try this golden brown Gluten Free Banana Bread recipe! It’s got just the right moist texture, nuanced sweetness, and pure banana flavor. Whip it all up in a blender and wait while comfy, cozy aroma winds it’s way from the oven.

What’s better than pumpkin bread? Pumpkin banana bread. The ripe banana makes this fall bread incredibly moist, with a nuance in sweetness that makes it impossible not to take another bite. It’s got just the right amount of cozy pumpkin spices, and a light crunchy turbinado sugar topping. 

What’s better: banana bread or zucchini bread? Now you don’t have to choose! Make this banana zucchini bread, the perfect mashup of everyone’s favorite loaves. It’s ultra moist and fluffy, with just the right fruity banana-meets-cinnamon flavor. Use up those past-ripe bananas on your counter right along with that seasonal green veggie.