This 3 ingredient banana bread is perfect when you want banana bread, but are short on time or ingredients, or both. It’s also a great way to use up those over-ripe bananas.

Three ingredients is all you need to whip up this delicious sweet treat. Enjoy it warm straight out of the oven, or add it to school lunches as a lunch box treat.

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Ingredients and substitutions

You might be wondering how banana bread can possibly be made with only 3 ingredients. To bake this recipe you will need:

• Vanilla cake mix – The vanilla cake mix can be substituted with butter cake mix.
• Ripe bananas – The riper the bananas, the more better and more intense the banana flavour will be.
• Eggs – Large sized eggs were used in this recipe.

Step by step instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160c. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.

Step 2

Combine the mashed banana and eggs. Add the cake mix to the banana and eggs and mix until well combined.

Step 3

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin. Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through. Allow to cool in tin.

Storage

Store this banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

This banana bread is suitable for freezing. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before enjoying.