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round banana bread with peanut butter
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Single Serve Banana Bread

Single serve banana bread is a great easy recipe to use if you have just one ripe banana to use up. It's a great breakfast or snack recipe for one person, especially when it's topped with peanut butter.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1 person
Author Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN

Equipment

  • medium mixing bowl
  • fork
  • whisk
  • rubber spatula
  • 5-7 ounce ramekin or 2 smaller ones

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 medium banana very ripe
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar heaping
  • 1 Tablespoon dark or regular brown sugar heaping
  • 1 Tablespoon plain Greek yogurt
  • ⅓ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Add 1 Tablespoon butter to medium mixing bowl. Microwave for about 15-20 seconds, to melt butter.
  • Once melted, add very ripe banana. Mash well with a fork.
  • Add ⅓ cup all purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon plain Greek yogurt, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, and ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt. Whisk together until all incorporated, don't overmix.
  • Spray 5-7 ounce ramekin with cooking spray. Pour batter into ramekin. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cooked all the way through. Center will not be jiggly, and/or toothpick will come out clean.
  • Cool and spread peanut butter over banana bread, if desired. Enjoy.
  • Store in airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days, or for about up to 7, in the fridge. Again, sniff the banana bread and look for mold. If it smells and looks fine it will be safe to eat.

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Notes

  • Use a very ripe medium sized banana in this recipe to get the right sweetness and tender texture in this banana bread. You can bake bananas to get them to soften up. Ripening them in a bag will probably still take a few days+. 
  • Substitute the butter for neutral oil if you don't have any.
  • You can just use granulated or brown sugar in this recipe. Either works.
  • If you like sweet banana bread, double both sugars in this recipe.
  • Substitute ¼-1/2 of the flour with whole wheat, if desired.
  • You can substitute the yogurt for an egg yolk.
  • If desired, add any of the following ingredients to the batter: ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, chopped nuts, chocolate chips.
  • Top with peanut butter, if desired.