3-Ingredient Banana Bread
Dump banana, cake mix, and egg into a bowl, mix, bake. A TikTok-famous 15-minute hack that delivers actual banana bread texture—no weird aftertaste, no hidden ingredients.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 1 large, very ripe banana
- 1 box (15.25 oz) cake mix
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it generously.
- 2
Mash the banana in a bowl until mostly smooth—a few lumps are fine.
- 3
Add the cake mix and egg to the banana and stir until just combined and no dry streaks remain.
- 4
Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top lightly.
- 5
Bake for 25–28 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6
Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack—serve warm or at room temperature.
Tools you’ll need
- loaf pan (9x5 inches)
- mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- oven
- toothpick
- wire cooling rack
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