Buttermilk Pancake Banana Bread

This easy banana bread recipe tastes like a stack of your favorite buttermilk pancakes!  

If you love buttermilk pancakes, you will love this fun twist on banana bread!  This delicious and moist banana bread taste just like a stack of banana pancakes but can be made ahead of time.  You will love the maple syrup flavor!

Earlier this past year, I made this buttermilk pancake quick bread inspired by the bread I spotted at Trader Joe’s.   I decided making buttermilk pancake banana bread would be fun since banana pancakes are some of my favorites!

How does this banana bread taste like a banana pancake?

I added buttermilk and maple syrup to this easy banana bread recipe.  You can also drizzle some additional syrup on top.

Ingredients needed

1½ cups mashed ripe bananas

½ cup melted unsalted butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup maple syrup

¼ cup of buttermilk

Two large eggs

One tablespoon of vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

One teaspoon of baking powder

One teaspoon of baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

Optional Add-Ins– cinnamon, nuts, chocolate chips, blueberries, or any other flavors you like with your banana bread.

Equipment

electric hand mixer

wire rack for cooling

Large Bowl

Whisk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
2. In a medium bowl, mash bananas with a spoon or fork.
3. Mix wet ingredients—softened butter, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, buttermilk,  and eggs. Mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, Stir flour, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix well.

1. Pour the batter into a greased 8X5 loaf pan.
2. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes.  You will know it is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
3. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool completely before removing it from the pan.
4. Slice and serve.

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Buttermilk Pancake Banana Bread

This easy banana bread recipe tastes like a stack of your favorite buttermilk pancakes!  

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

2. In a medium bowl, mash bananas with a spoon or fork.

3. Mix wet ingredients—softened butter, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, buttermilk,  and eggs. Mix well.

4. In a separate bowl, Stir flour, baking soda, and salt.

5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix well.

6. Pour the batter into a greased 8X5 loaf pan.

7. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes.  You will know it is done when a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool completely before removing it from the pan.

9. Slice and serve.

This buttermilk pancake banana bread is excellent for breakfast, brunch, lunch, a snack, or dessert!

Did you make this easy buttermilk pancake banana bread? I would love to hear how it tuned out for you! Please comment below this blog post or tag me on social media and let me know how you liked it! You can find me on Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.