Easy Delicious Banana Bread Starts With A Box Of Cake Mix

Having overripe bananas on your counter means it's time to make banana bread. There are a number of ways you can go about making this dessert, whether it's swapping out white sugar for brown or adding orange juice to elevate the fruity flavor. Banana bread calls for a handful of ingredients, including flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and baking soda, which you may not always have on hand. If you're looking for a way to make this treat in a pinch, try using a box of cake mix. Besides the cake mix, all you need are eggs and overripe bananas for an ultra-moist, delicious, and low-effort banana bread.

Using cake mix for banana bread may sound wrong, but it actually contains most of the ingredients you need for your recipe. Cake mix already has flour, sugar, and baking soda (plus added flavorings in some cases), so it saves you a little time and money in the long run. Cake mix may make the bread a tad sweeter, but overall doesn't affect the flavor if you use yellow cake mix.

While the easy way to make this banana bread involves just three ingredients, you can get creative with it. Yellow cake mix is recommended to not affect the taste, but you can use any kind for extra flavor. Try using chocolate cake mix for a chocolate banana bread, or spice cake mix for an added warm touch. You can also add in ingredients such as vanilla extract and butter (or vegetable oil) for more moisture, or try adding mix-ins for your banana bread, such as coconut flakes or chocolate chips, for added texture. The options are endless.

Something to keep in mind when making banana bread is not to overmix the batter since it results in a tougher loaf. Cake mix is actually an advantage in this case because the ingredients are already incorporated, so it's harder to overmix it. The cooking time is the same as a typical banana bread, around 45 minutes in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven. When it's ready, you're left with a perfectly moist and delicious banana bread that couldn't have been easier.