This recipe for moist banana bread with sour cream almost melts in your mouth. It’s definitely a banana bread that stands out from the crowd!
Does the world need another banana bread recipe? I say, yes. . .when it’s one as delicious as this! If you’re on the quest to find the most moist banana bread recipe, it’s time to call off the search.
Reasons To Make This Banana Bread:
- It’s moist, delicious and packed with great banana flavor.
- If you have ripe bananas sitting on your counter, this is the best way to put them to great use.
- This recipe is flexible, you can add walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips if you like.
- We love how this bread freezes wonderfully, I always freeze a loaf.
- It makes a fantastic grab and go breakfast or snack.
Banana Bread Recipe with Sour Cream
This is by far the moistest, butteriest banana bread recipe I’ve tried. And believe me, I’ve made a LOT of banana bread over the years.
Betty Crocker Banana Bread was one of the first banana breads I baked after getting married and it’s been a staple for years. When I’m craving some chocolate with my banana, I reach for my Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe or these Chocolate Banana Muffins.
I like few things more than discovering a new delicious banana bread recipe! Banana bread is one of those “perfect any time” foods. It never goes out of season and almost no one will turn down a slice.
While I’ve used sour cream in baking plenty of times before, I don’t think I’ve ever tried a banana bread recipe with this much sour cream.
The results were spectacular! This recipe is now on my short list for favorite-ever banana bread recipes, so I knew it was too good to keep all to myself.
Moist Banana Bread Recipe with Sour Cream
Some banana bread recipes have the tendency to dry out a few days after baking. Not so with this recipe!
This banana bread is ultra moist and almost buttery in its texture–and it stayed just as moist even the next day. The Banana Bread recipe with sour cream below makes two perfect loaves of moist banana heaven. Eat one right away then freeze the other for later!
How to Make the Best Banana Bread
Like I mentioned earlier, I’m a little nuts for banana bread. It’s one of my favorite things to bake!
Since I’ve made what feels like thousands of loaves over the years, I’ve discovered a few tips and tricks for making the very best moist banana bread every time:
- Use very ripe bananas. I’m talking over ripe, with lots of brown spots! You just can’t get the same results from yellow bananas. . . and please don’t try mashing green under ripe bananas for this recipe. They’ll be harder to mash and the bread won’t taste as good.
- Speaking of mashing, make sure to mash the bananas in a separate bowl before beginning the recipe. A potato masher or heavy fork both work well.
- Don’t over mix! For soft moist banana bread, mix the dry ingredients gently into the wet just until everything is combined.
Looking for a great banana muffin recipe? Try these Butterscotch Banana Muffins and these Banana Bread Muffins next.
Banana Bread With Sour Cream
Unbelievably moist banana bread with sour cream makes a tempting breakfast, snack or party food.
Make sure to also try my Banana Nut Bread recipe. Enjoy!
Standard size 8.5 x 4.5 inch loaf pans work best for this recipe!
Banana Bread with Sour Cream
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 large very ripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour or white whole wheat
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup walnuts chopped optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and generously grease two loaf pans that are approximately 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches in size.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and mix well. Add sour cream, mashed bananas, vanilla and stir to combine. Add the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Sophia says
This is truly a great recipe! Thank you for sharing, Christi
Look forward to trying your other recipes as well.
Doris Holmes says
my go to amazing
Jennifer says
Delicious! I made my own raspberry filling – fresh raspberries, white sugar, clear cornstarch and a little bit of water. Cooked this on stove top, allowed it to cool then followed your recipe directions. I have an egg allergy so it was awesome to be able to enjoy a cookie without eggs! 😋🩷
Anonymous says
Will the batter be a little bit lumpy?
Mary says
I think it also makes a difference how ripe the bananas are. My skins were BLACK and my bread was very dark as opposed to the golden brown in the picture. The darkness doesn’t bother me at all…it is the moistness I care about and this recipe has it in spade!
vaccinessavelives says
@Joyce Previte: Please make sure you wash the banana before you do this, they may spray tons of pesticides on there as they don’t expect most consumers to eat the peels.
Jean Walker says
Can I use almond flour and Stevie
in this recipe?
Christi Johnstone says
I’ve never tried. If you do let us know how it turns out!
Rhonda Midgette says
Visiting my boyfriend and was challenged to improvise in using what I could find in a bachelor’s kitchenette.
I must say this recipe is extremely flexible !
Here are substitutes I had to make and still came out with a moist, delicious breakfast bread :
Country crock for butter,
nutmeg (left over from winter cocktails) instead of cinnamon,
brown sugar (he uses to make BBQ sauce) instead of white sugar
Nuts-omitted despite him offering to let me try some boiled peanuts instead of walnuts🤦🏾♀️
Oh! And did I mention there was no mixer or measuring tools available so I had to eyeball everything?
Marking this one! Can’t wait to fly home and try it with the recommended ingredients!
Ken says
Just made two more, one for us, one to share. Nothing but complements from friends. Good stuff!
Jennifer says
Holy smokes this is literally THE BEST banana bread I have ever eaten! I accidentally added 1/2 cup of butter because i wasn’t thinking and just dumped the whole stick into the bowl – well it came out amazing! It made two decent sized loaves and they didn’t even make it until lunch time because my family couldn’t get enough.
Christi Johnstone says
I am so glad you enjoyed it!