This cake mix banana bread is soft, moist, and so easy to make with just 5 ingredients. Perfect for using up ripe bananas, it’s a shortcut recipe that tastes homemade!
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Why You’ll Love Banana Bread with Cake Mix
- Cake mix hack: Just like simplifies the process just like it does in my cookies from cake mix and cake mix brownies.
- Quick and easy: If you don’t have time to make homemade banana bread from scratch, this boxed cake mix recipe is made in one bowl with no mixer required.
- Moist and fluffy: The perfect banana bread with a sweet taste and tender crumb and best banana flavor!
Ingredients
- Box cake mix: I used yellow cake mix, but you can use funfetti or any flavor you would like.
- Ripe bananas: Ripe and spotty are best, you will need about 3 bananas.
- Eggs: Two large eggs.
- Melted butter: You can also use vegetable oil or canola oil.
- Vanilla extract: I find this balances the sweet flavors.
How to Make Cake Mix Banana Bread
In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed overripe bananas, eggs, melted butter or vegetable oil. The mix in the cake mix and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Pour into prepared loaf pan coated with nonstick cooking spray or lined with parchment paper and bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool the easy banana bread recipe in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy!
If you love banana bread recipes other family favorites include chocolate chip banana bread, double chocolate banana bread and pumpkin banana bread!
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Cake Mix Banana Bread
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 15 ounce box of yellow cake mix
- 1 ¼ cup ripe bananas , mashed (about 3 large brown bananas)
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup melted butter , or oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chocolate chips , optional
- ½ cup chopped nuts , optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch (or 8×4) loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter or oil. The mix in the cake mix and chocolate chips.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Baking times may vary, so start checking for doneness around 40 minutes and adjust accordingly. If it's browning too fast, place a piece of foil over the top.
- Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the cake mix banana bread has cooled, slice it into 12 servings and enjoy!
Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Add-Ins and Variations
- Fresh or dried fruit: Add in fresh fruit like blueberries or try a cranberry banana bread! Dried fruit like raisins, cranberries or chopped apricots add chewy texture.
- Nutty: For a banana nut bread, add chopped walnuts, cashews, almonds or pecans!
- Chocolate chip: Bananas and chocolate pair perfectly together just like in my banana chocolate chip muffins!
- Muffins: Instead of a banana loaf, try mini banana muffins or banana bread muffins by baking in muffin tins instead!
FAQs
Yes! Instead of yellow cake mix banana bread recipe, try funfetti cake mix, white cake mix or chocolate cake mix!
Wrap it tightly and store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze slices for later.
Jane
Does the vanilla extract go in with the mashed bananas, melted butter or oil, and eggs (your recipe doesn’t say).
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Yes, that is correct.
Rosie
Just made this today. It was so easy and so very good. Thanks for the recipe. 😋
Kristen
I never thought of using cake mix before but it just made the banana bread even better.
I Heart Naptime Community
Such a yummy recipe! Thanks for the comment Kristen :)
Melissa
This banana bread is next level! So much flavor, and my whole family loved it!
I Heart Naptime Community
I’m so glad you and your family loved the recipe Melissa! Thanks for the review :)
Abby
Loved how easy this was to make and that I didn’t have to run to the store for ingredients. Turned out so yummy!
I Heart Naptime Community
I’m so glad you enjoyed the Banana Bread Abby!