Matcha Banana Bread
This matcha banana bread is just as easy as your typical banana bread recipe but with the added green tea flavor of matcha!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all purpose flour (250g)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2-3 tbsp matcha (12-18g)
- 2 eggs
- 4 very ripe bananas, mashed (400g)
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar (142g)
- 1/2 cup melted butter (113g)
- 1/3 cup sour cream (80g)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x4" loaf pan. Line with parchment paper if you want to remove bread completely from the pan after baking.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, and 2-3 tbsp of very strong matcha. Use 2 tbsp for a mild flavor and 3 tbsp for a more prominent matcha flavor.
- 3
In a separate bowl, mix your wet ingredients: mashed bananas, eggs, brown sugar, butter, sour cream, and vanilla bean paste.
- 4
Mix wet and dry ingredients together until you have a batter with no dry lumps remaining.
- 5
Transfer batter to your greased and lined baking tin and bake for one hour. Check for doneness by sticking a wooden skewer down the center of your bread. If the skewer comes out with wet batter, continue baking until the skewer comes out clean, up to 10-15 minutes more.
- 6
Allow banana bread to cool to room temperature, then slice and serve.