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The fresh scent of banana bread wafting through the air is a lovely aroma, reminding some of us of warm summer days spent waiting for a loaf to come out of the oven. The smell was an experience all to itself, but then getting to cut that bread open and slather some soft butter on it was something else.

If this is the kind of culinary experience you may think is only possible with an oven, you might be surprised. You can make the banana bread microwave version and come out with something that’s every bit as tasty and comforting as the oven-baked version. Fully baked great-tasting banana bread is possible just by using your microwave.

That’s hard to believe, right? Once you try out one of the microwave banana bread recipes for yourself, you may change your mind. The soft, gooey texture of sweet banana bread, cooked all the way through by using a microwave, sounds like magic, but it’s the real deal. You can get tasty bread everyone will want to try and not have the big mess and extra work that’s involved in baking the bread in the oven. It’s so simple to make this recipe in the microwave, and we’ll show you how. It’s perfect for a snack between meals or as a quick and easy dessert.

Microwave Banana Bread Recipe

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Microwave Banana Bread Recipe

Keyword: banana bread, microwave recipe

Ingredients

4 ¼ tbsp white sugar
6 tbsp flour
⅛ baking powder
3 tbsp milk
½ mashed banana
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp hazelnut spread

Instructions

Start by mixing the flour, baking powder, and sugar together in a bowl. Then, in another bowl you can mix the banana, oil, milk, and vanilla extract. Make sure the second bowl is microwave safe. From there, you can pour the flour mixture into the batter and mix those together until they come out smooth.
Cook your mixture for two minutes and check to see that it is thoroughly cooked. Because there are no eggs in this recipe, it cooks easily and safely. Let the cake cool for a few minutes and then apply the hazelnut spread on it.

Can This Be Made in the Oven?

If you wanted to make this banana bread in the microwave recipe and make it in the oven, you could, but you would need to extend the cooking time. The benefit of using the microwave is that it is very fast and easy. Adapting this recipe to the oven is simple enough, but you may want to add an egg as well and perhaps double the recipe so that it can fill a baking pan. Other than that, the formula is essentially the same.

The egg will help hold the cake together and give it more of a classic cake texture, but it isn’t necessary. Of course, if you are using egg in this recipe, you will want to ensure it is thoroughly cooked, poking the cake with a fork when done. If the fork comes out clean, the cake has finished cooking. Ensuring that egg is thoroughly cooked will help to protect you from salmonella.

Mug Banana Bread in Microwave

You can go even smaller than a bowl in the microwave for making this cake. It’s possible to make the entire cake inside of a coffee mug, but of course you will have to modify the recipe slightly to fit such a small container.

Cut down your flour to just three tablespoons and your sugar to a tablespoon and this will give you the right measurements for mug-sized banana cake.

If you like your cake moist, adding in 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda and an egg can help. Cook for about three minutes to ensure the egg is cooked thoroughly.

This makes a single serving cake, so don’t feel obligated to share. It’s quick and easy and a good way to make up some tasty breakfast without using a lot of large dishes.

Microwave Banana Bread Pudding

Did you know you can also bake a pudding in the microwave? We have an easy way to make microwave banana bread pudding without all the hassle that comes from baking.

Quick & Easy Microwave Banana Bread Recipe

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Microwave Banana Bread Pudding

Keyword: banana bread pudding, pudding recipe

Ingredients

1 banana
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 bun sliced into cubes
75 grams yogurt
1 cup milk
1 dash cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla
1 egg

Instructions

Take your bread cubes and place them into a bowl that can be used in the microwave. Then, sprinkle cinnamon and sugar into your bread and mix them together. Cut the banana into slices and combine in the bowl.
Warm the milk for a minute and add to your mixture. Then, mix in egg, vanilla, and yogurt. Combine everything thoroughly and press the mixture down so that the bread moistens.
Microwave the contents of the bowl for 3-4 minutes. You can check halfway through to see if the pudding is done.
This gives you an incredibly delicious banana bread microwave pudding that is so easy to make.

These are some microwave banana bread recipes- easy to make in your microwave and oh so tasty. The next time you have a craving for banana bread but don’t want to use the oven, remember that it is easy to make them in the microwave. You’ll save yourself a lot of cook time, but it’s also easier to make in the microwave.

Who says homemade bread has to be cooked in an oven? This is just one of the many foods typically made in the oven that can be prepared in the microwave as well so long as you have the right recipe. We hope this recipe is an inspiration to you to start to see your microwave in a new light and to use it to make dishes that you might otherwise feel intimidated by.

If you have never made bread before, it can definitely feel intimidating. That’s something reserved for experienced cooks, right? But it doesn’t have to be, and this simple microwave banana bread recipe is proof of that. Anyone can make it and everyone will enjoy it.