Single Serve Banana Bread (1 Banana)

This Single Serve Banana Bread recipe is a super small batch banana bread recipe that uses only 1 ripe banana and serves just 1-2 people! It's perfect when you have a craving for banana bread but don't want an entire loaf or you only have one ripe banana lying around. It's all mixed up in one bowl without using a mixer!

For other single serve recipes, try this Single Serve Sugar Cookie, this Instagram Viral Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie, or Single Serve Brownie.

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• ⭐Why I Love It:
• 🥘Ingredients
• 🔪Single Serve Banana Bread - Step by Step
• 💭Recipe Tips
• 👩‍🍳Recipe FAQs
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⭐Why I Love It:

• Super Small Batch Banana Bread Recipe - I love that this single serve banana bread recipe makes just enough for 1-2 servings so I can satisfy my banana bread craving without having to make an entire loaf or two. When I am wanting a full batch of banana bread, I love this recipe for Moist Banana Bread Made with Oil.
• Only 1 Banana Bread Recipe - This is the best recipe for that last, lonely ripe banana!
• No Mixer Needed - Because it's such a small amount of batter, you can easily mix it all up by hand instead of needing to use an electric or stand mixer.
• Tender and Moist - The texture is super moist thanks to the ratio of banana and melted butter to dry ingredients.

🥘Ingredients

• One Ripe Banana - Make sure your banana is extra ripe and soft as this helps sweeten the bread and gives a moister texture. In addition to banana bread, I also love using ripe bananas to make Banana Bread Baked Oats or Pumpkin Banana Muffins!
• Melted Butter - I used unsalted, but if you use salted butter, just omit the amount of salt by half. When measuring the butter, I prefer to cut from the middle of the stick since the tablespoon markers at the ends of the stick can be off. For a small recipe, it's extra important to be accurate with measurements.
• White Granulated Sugar
• Egg Yolk - Using only the egg yolk helps keep the recipe super small and it also gives the cookies their chewy/fudgy/almost gooey center.
• Vanilla Extract - For flavor!
• All-Purpose Flour - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.
• Baking Soda - This is the leavener for the bread to help it rise.
• Kosher Salt - I like the Diamond Kosher Salt. A small amount of salt is so important to balance the sweetness in cookies. If you use table salt, then I would cut the amount by half.
• Ground Cinnamon - I love adding a little it of warm spice to my banana bread.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

🔪Single Serve Banana Bread - Step by Step

This recipe for Single Serve Banana Bread is easy to mix up in one bowl and with no mixer! Then just pour in a large ramekin and bake!

💭Recipe Tips

• Well Grease the Ramekin - In order to remove the banana bread from the ramekin after baking, make sure to grease it very well. It's also easiest to remove when the bread is still warm.
• Extra Ripe Banana - The riper the banana, the sweeter it is and the moister your banana bread will be!
• Use 'Spoon and Level' Method When Measuring Flour - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.

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