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

For breakfast, Surf Lanai is famous for its Pink Palace Pancakes, while the Royal Hawaiian Bakery turns out coffee, pastries, and beloved banana bread. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026

The ultra-thick slice of banana bread with creamy-tangy passionfruit butter is a must. —Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026

There’s a new way to banana bread. —Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026

Quickbreads are breads that are leavened with baking powder or baking soda, as opposed to yeast, including banana bread, zucchini bread, gingerbread, pumpkin bread, orange cranberry bread, cornbread, Irish soda bread and even muffins, drop biscuits and scones. —Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for banana bread

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