Three ingredient banana bread with cake mix is the easiest banana bread recipe you can imagine. With virtually no prep and a lovely cake like texture and sweet banana flavor, you’ll love this treat!

Banana bread is a real favorite in this house.

And while classic versions are easy enough to make, I am all about shortcutting my baking when I can.

Say hello to three ingredient banana bread with cake mix.

Fewer ingredients means no measuring and fewer dishes.

And fewer minutes spent prepping the bread.

But it doesn’t mean less taste.

This bread has a delicate cake like crumb and delicious banana flavor you will love.

Ingredients

To make this you need:

Bananas– Overly ripe bananas
Cake mix– A standard sized box of yellow cake mix
Eggs

That’s it!

How to Make

To make this easy banana bread, start by mashing the peeled bananas in a medium sized mixing bowl with a fork.
Add the remaining two ingredients, and stir together until completely incorporated.

If you are using a mixing, fold them in now.

Scrape the batter out of the mixing bowl and into a 9×5″ metal loaf pan sprayed liberally with non stick cooking spray.

Lift the pan 1-2 inches off the counter, and drop it three times to remove any trapped air bubbles.

Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Once a toothpick comes out clean, remove the banana bread from the oven.

Let it cool for 5-10 minutes in the loaf pan.

Then, run a butterknife around the edges to release the bread from the pan.

Let it continue cooling.

Slice and serve the banana bread.

It can be served warm or completely cooled.

What else can I add to banana bread?

We like adding different mix-ins to the batter.

Some of our favorites options include:

chocolate chips
blueberries
peanut butter chips
chopped nuts
cinnamon
vanilla extract
dried cranberries

Storing Banana Bread

Store the banana bread on the counter for up to 4 days.

To store it, put a paper towel in the bottom of an air tight container to absorb the extra moisture from the bread.

Sit the loaf on top and seal.

Do I need condensed milk for 3 ingredient banana bread?

Some versions of it do indeed call for condensed milk, but this one does not!

All you need are the ingredients mentioned above, and any mix ins you want.

Tips and Tricks

Like nuts in your banana bread? You can add some nuts to the batter or just sprinkle some on top of the batter before baking.
For a chocolate version, swap chocolate cake mix out for the yellow.
You could also use a spice cake mix- that’s what we do at holidays and it’s ALWAYS a hit!

Other Easy Banana Bread Inspired Recipes

Three ingredient banana bread is a homemade quickbread we love.

Make it and enjoy!

Looking for other easy banana bread inspired recipes?

Try these:

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