This copycat Starbucks banana bread is so easy to replicate at home. It goes great with a hot cup of coffee or tea!
Are you a Starbucks banana bread fan? I know I am. I’m a huge banana bread fan in general. I feel like their banana bread is extra special and it always goes so great with their hot coffees. This copycat Starbucks banana bread recipe is really close and super easy to make.
I love making copycat recipes at home. Some of my family’s other favorite copycat recipes are this copycat Bob Evans banana bread, these copycat Subway chocolate chip cookies, and these copycat Starbucks rice crispy treats!
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💚 Why you’ll love this recipe
Save time and money by making one of your Starbucks favorites at home! This copycat Starbucks banana bread is so easy to make and is a great way to use up your ripe bananas.
🍌 Ingredients needed
To make this banana bread you’ll need:
- Bananas: You’ll want to use bananas that are at least a little spotty to turning black. As you can see above, mine were pretty ripe.
- All purpose flour: The base of this banana bread.
- Baking soda and baking powder: To make the banana bread rise.
- Cinnamon and nutmeg: To give the banana bread a little spice.
- Salt: You’ll need just ½ a teaspoon of salt.
- Vanilla extract: Pure vanilla extract is best for baking.
- White sugar and brown sugar: To sweeten the banana bread.
- Vegetable oil: You can also use safflower oil.
- Egg: You’ll need just one large egg.
- Milk: I used regular milk but you can also use almond milk in this recipe.
🌰 Variations
Add in chocolate chips, coconut flakes, walnuts or pecans.
🥣 How to make this recipe (step by step guide)
Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and greasing a loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir well (image 1).
Add in the egg, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, milk, and bananas. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth (image 2).
Pour into the greased loaf pan (image 3). Add in walnut or pecan pieces, if desired.
Bake for 55 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the top.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Use very ripe bananas. The darker your bananas, the sweeter your banana bread will turn out.
- You can add chopped pecans/walnuts on top, if desired.
- Mix well, but do not over mix. If you over mix, your banana bread will become too dense.
❄️ Can I freeze this banana bread?
If you want, you can also freeze this recipe. To freeze just wrap well in a double layer of plastic cling wrap or aluminum foil. You can freeze this banana bread for up to three months.
To defrost, let it sit at room temperature until it thaws.
🥡 How to store leftovers
Store any leftovers at room temperature either wrapped in plastic storage wrap or in an airtight tupperware container.
💬 Recipe FAQ
Yes, it has a little cinnamon for some spice.
Yes, you can put too much banana in banana bread. Putting too many bananas in will cause mushy spots.
Yes, if you over mix banana bread it will turn out very dense.
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Copycat Starbucks Banana Bread
Equipment
- Loaf pan (9 x 5 inch)
Ingredients
- 3 ripe or extra ripe bananas mashed with a fork (about 1 ½ cups of mashed bananas)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ½ cup chopped walnuts and pecans if desired
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees and greasing a loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir well.
- Add in the egg, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, milk, and bananas. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Pour into the greased loaf pan. Add walnuts and pecans, if desired.
- Bake for 55 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the top.
Swathi
Starbucks banana bread looks delicious.
Debra
No need to shlepp to Starbucks anymore!
FOODHEAL
I love bananas and I’d love to try this recipe… Thank you for sharing
Chef Dennis
This Copycat Starbucks Banana Bread is perfect! It looks really scrumptious!
Emily Flint
I love a good copycat recipe and you can never go wrong with delicious banana bread! Next time I have ripe bananas I am making this.
Rosario Arecco
So so good! Better than the original for sure!
Laura
Thanks. This is a great recipe.
Angela
I love Banana Bread! And this one is delightful
Sue
Banana bread is our favorite! Can’t wait to try this Starbucks copycat!
Amanda Marie
None of my local SB seem to have it anymore – thanks for the CC recipe, really hits the spot.
Jessica
This sounds delicious! I am definitely going to have to try this one out.
Kelly
I love making banana bread! This is a recipe I’m going to have to try! Yum! Thank you so much for sharing!
julie
I love banana bread. I do eat a gluten free diet. Do you know if you can exchange gf flour for the regular without any other changes?
Two Pink Peonies
Hi Julie, you can use gluten free flour with xantham gum for this recipe. My mom has celiacs so I have been working on adding some gluten free recipes to the site too!
Kelly
I love making banana bread! This is a recipe I’m going to have to try! Yum!
Monica
Looks delish! I seem to always have bananas that about to turn so I’ll have to try this out.
Jen
I’ll have to share this with my mother in law who makes banana bread all the time. Thanks!