banana bread

noun

plural banana breads

: a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas mixed into the batter

Banana bread is the unsung hero of cutting back on kitchen waste. What other decadent treat could you make that uses up all your nearly-expired breakfast fruit?

—Kaitlyn McInnis

A lot of us are moving from one "comfort food" meal to the next (think of all the lasagnas and banana breads on Instagram).

—Michael J. Breus

Examples of banana bread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be the first to rate & review! Tender and moist brownies with all the goodness of banana bread. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 May 2025

How to Make Betty's Banana Bread This banana bread recipe proves simple is best. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025

The breakfast menu includes banana bread, carrot cake, powerballs with coffee, natural infusions and smoothies. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025

Be sure to avoid adding nuts, as these are common ingredients in many traditional banana bread and muffin recipes. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for banana bread

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