Cake Mix Banana Bread is an easy shortcut banana bread made with ripe bananas, yellow cake mix, eggs, and oil. Add chocolate chips for a sweet, moist loaf that takes just minutes to mix together before baking.
This is a great recipe when I have ripe bananas sitting on the counter but don’t feel like making banana bread completely from scratch. Using a box of cake mix keeps the ingredient list short while still giving you a soft, moist loaf.
Why I Love Cake Mix Banana Bread
About the Ingredients ⭐
- Ripe Bananas: Use very ripe bananas with plenty of brown spots for the best sweetness and banana flavor.
- Vegetable Oil: Keeps the banana bread soft and moist.
- Eggs: Room-temperature eggs mix more easily into the batter.
- Yellow Cake Mix: The shortcut that makes this banana bread so easy without measuring flour, sugar, or leavening.
- Chocolate Chips: Optional, but they add little pockets of chocolate throughout the bread. Semi-sweet works especially well with the sweet bananas.
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below
How to Make Cake Mix Banana Bread
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Add the vegetable oil and eggs to the mashed bananas. Mix until well combined.
- Gradually add the yellow cake mix to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter. Gently fold in the semisweet chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top starts to brown too quickly, you can cover it loosely with aluminum foil.
- Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve. Enjoy!
Tips I Found Helpful 💙
- Use very ripe bananas. The browner the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your bread will be.
- Don’t overmix the batter. Stir just until everything is combined to keep the banana bread soft and tender.
- Check it with a toothpick. Insert one into the center of the loaf; it should come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs.
- Let it cool before slicing. The bread sets as it cools, making it much easier to cut into clean slices.
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Yield: 1 loaf
Cake Mix Banana Bread
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Easy Cake Mix Banana Bread made with ripe bananas and just a few simple ingredients.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas, about 3 bananas
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 (15.25 Ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Add the vegetable oil and eggs to the mashed bananas. Mix until well combined.
- Gradually add the yellow cake mix to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter. Gently fold in the semisweet chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the top starts to brown too quickly, you can cover it loosely with aluminum foil.
- Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for the best sweetness and flavor. Mix the batter just until combined and avoid overmixing. Let the bread cool before slicing so it has time to set.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 353Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 342mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 31gProtein: 4g
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