Sour Cream Banana Bread Recipe

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Add a little texture and tang to your breakfast with this Sour Cream Banana Bread. The addition of sour cream in this recipe is pure genius for the most delicious, moist slice of banana bread!

Love banana recipes? Readers are obsessed with this Banana Pudding recipe! With good reason. You may also like our Banana Cake recipe, topped with cream cheese frosting!

Banana bread sliced thick on a wooden cutting board.

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1 Why this Recipe Works

2 Ingredient Notes

3 How to make Banana Bread

4 Recipe FAQs

5 Storage

6 More Bread Recipes

7 Sour Cream Banana Bread Recipe

Why this Recipe Works

If you’re looking for a moist slice of banana bread, look no further.

This easy recipe uses ripe bananas and the addition of sour cream to add tang and moisture to a flavorful, bakery style bread.

I love that this recipe makes TWO loaves of bread. Perfect to store an extra loaf in the freezer for later, or share it immediately with family and friends.

I prefer my banana bread on DAY two. Do your own taste test and let me know what you think. The rich flavor is enhanced on day two, in my opinion!

MORE Breakfast Favorites: Waffles | Cinnamon Rolls

Slices of banana bread on a wooden cutting board.

Ingredient Notes

Bananas- choose over ripe bananas that have heavyily speckled or black skins. I’ve tested this with frozen bananas that are thawed, and it does NOT turn out well. Save your frozen bananas for smoothies instead.

Butter- Use unsalted butter that has been softened to room temperature. If using salted butter, omit the extra salt in the recipe.

Sugar- this sweet bread has no shortage of granulated sugar. For a tasty twist, substitute half of the granulated sugar for my homemade vanilla sugar. YUM.

Eggs- 4 large eggs add a soft texture to this banana bread recipe.

Sour Cream- Full fat is best. If you need to, use a plain Greek yogurt instead.

Want a Banana Nut Bread? Fold in about 1 cup of chopped walnuts to the batter.

For a tasty twist, make my Snickerdoodle Banana Bread by lining the pan with cinnamon sugar and topping the bread with more cinnamon sugar. So tasty, it reminds me of our Amish Bread recipe!

How to make Banana Bread

Mash Bananas- Get those bananas ready for bread. Use an electric mixer or a fork to bread down bananas. I love using my meat chopper to smash them up!

Make the Batter- Beat butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla extract, and bananas. Add in dry ingredients, then finally fold in the sour cream.

PRO TIP: Add in chocolate chips like I did for this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread recipe!

Bake- Pour into prepared loaf pans evenly. Bake for one hour, remove and cool in pans ten minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. You can then wrap in foil, or ziploc…or freeze for later!

Two thick slices of banana bread on a wooden cutting board.

Recipe FAQs

What can you substitute sour cream for in banana bread?

Sour cream can be substituted with full fat yogurt in banana bread. Avoid choosing a flavored or sweetened yogurt as it will affect the texture and taste of your bread.

What size pans should I use for banana bread?

For our recipe, we use 9×5-inch loaf pans. If using a different size pan, adjust the bake time accordingly.

Can you freeze banana bread?

Yes! Wrap cooled banana bread in plastic wrap or foil, then slide into a ziploc freezer bag. Store for up to three months. Thaw on counter (in bag) overnight.

Storage

This Sour Cream Banana Bread recipe makes two loaves, which is great for my family. If two loaves of bread is too much to enjoy within a few days, freeze it!

How to freeze banana bread.

Wrap the bread in foil or plastic wrap and slide into a ziploc freezer bag. You can store for several months.

Thaw overnight and enjoy.

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Yield: 20 slices