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Air Fryer Banana Bread is moist, soft, and packed with sweet banana flavor, featuring a lightly golden crust that tastes just like it came straight from the oven. Plus, you’ll still get that warm, comforting aroma of fresh banana bread filling your kitchen while it bakes.
I don’t know about you, but it feels like half my bananas go brown before I can blink. So when I spotted a few getting those telltale freckles on the counter, I knew exactly what to do. So I turned them into this delicious air fryer banana bread.
The first time I tried it, I wasn’t sure how much the batter would rise in the air fryer, so I underfilled the pans a bit. Lesson learned, it rises beautifully, just like in the oven! And the crust? Perfectly golden and slightly crisp on top.
If you love bananas, you have to try these air fryer banana chips or these yummy air fryer banana Nutella hand pies.
Quick Look At This Recipe
- ✨ Flavor: Sweet, buttery, and rich with warm banana flavor and a lightly crisp, golden crust.
- ⏱️ Prep time: 10 minutes
- 🔥 Cook time: 20 minutes
- ⏲️ Total time: 30 minutes
- 👥 Servings: Makes 3-4 mini loaves, about 6 servings
- 🥄 Tools: Air fryer (basket or oven-style), mini loaf pans, mixing bowls, and a spatula.
- ❄️ Freezer-friendly: Yes! Wrap cooled slices or loaves tightly and freeze for up to 3 months.
- 👩🏻🍳 Tip: Don’t overfill your pans. Banana bread rises beautifully in the air fryer just like in the oven, so leave about ½ inch at the top for that perfect domed top.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy: This air fryer banana bread recipe is so easy to make and requires no heating up the house with the oven.
- Great for Gift Giving: The mini loaves are great for quick slices or wrapping and giving as gifts.
- Make it Your Own: Stick with the classic or choose your favorite mix-ins such as nuts, chocolate chips, berries, or dried fruit.
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Ingredients
- Bananas: You’re going to need about 3 large bananas to make 1 1/4 cups of mashed banana. Make sure to use very ripe bananas, which means plenty of dark spots, for maximum sweetness.
- Sugar: To make homemade banana bread in the air fryer, we use a combination of white and brown sugar.
- Dry Ingredients: All-purpose flour and baking soda combine to give your banana bread a light and tender texture.
Variations
There are a few different ways you can make this yummy banana bread in the air fryer. Add up to a 1/2 cup of your favorite mix-in to change up your bread.
- Banana Nut Bread: Chop up your favorite nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, or even try pistachios!
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread: Add in semi-sweet chocolate or white chocolate chips for a chocolatey flavor. You can also combine that with chopped nuts, too!
- Dried Fruit: Add in a 1/2 cup of raisins, craisins, or other chopped dried fruit.
- Berry Banana Bread: Add a heaping cup of blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries to the batter right at the end. For larger berries, you may need to chop them up into smaller pieces.
How to Make Banana Bread in the Air Fryer
- Use your hands, a potato masher, or a fork to mash up the bananas into small pieces. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing to combine all of the ingredients
- Cream the softened butter and the sugar until the mixture looks like wet sand. Add the banana mixture and mix on low speed or with a fork or whisk until the ingredients are combined. Next, gradually stir in the flour, salt, and baking soda until a smooth and creamy batter forms. Add in any mix-ins now if you’re using them.
- Preheat the air fryer to 330°F for 3-5 minutes. Transfer the batter to small baking pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. You will most likely need to cook in batches.
- Place the pans in the center of the air fryer basket. Air fry at 330° F for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean. Let the banana bread loaves cool and then remove from the pans.
Recipe Tips
- Use overripe bananas: The spottier and softer, the better! They add natural sweetness and moisture to the bread.
- Mash thoroughly: Make sure the bananas are fully mashed before mixing, as any large chunks can make the center cook unevenly.
- Watch for browning: If the top starts to brown too quickly while the center is still wet, loosely cover the loaf with foil, reduce the temperature by 10-15°, and continue air frying for another 5–10 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
- Adjusting cooking time: Air fryer models and pan types can vary, so use the listed times as a guide. This recipe was tested in both a 5.8-quart basket air fryer, but your results may differ slightly. Metal pans tend to cook faster and brown more deeply, while silicone pans may need 2–3 extra minutes. Always check for doneness around the minimum time, and adjust by ±2 minutes as needed.
Air Fryer Banana Nut Bread Recipe FAQs
Yes! If you put too much banana in your bread, it can make it heavy and damp in the center. I used three medium bananas, so if you have larger bananas, only use one or one and a half bananas, and be sure to measure them after mashing to make sure you only add 1 1/2 cups of mashed bananas.
You want to choose bananas that are yellow with a few brown spots on the peel. Green bananas will be too firm and not sweet enough, and black bananas may be too sweet and have too much moisture to use for a great outcome.
If you have leftover banana bread, wrap it in plastic wrap or store it in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to five days. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.
Absolutely! Pour the batter into individual silicone muffin liners, filling them about 2/3 of the way full. They will cook more quickly than the loaves, so check them after 12 minutes and then cook as needed just until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
It’s done when the top is golden brown, the edges pull slightly away from the pan, and a toothpick or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean (or with just a few moist crumbs). For the most reliable check, use a thermometer. The internal temperature should read about 200°F (93°C). If the center still looks wet or wobbly, cover the top with foil and cook for another 3–5 minutes, then test again.
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Air Fryer Banana Bread
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Mini Loaf Pans
Ingredients
- 3 bananas, mashed and overripe (about 1 1/4 cups mashed)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter , softened, not melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Optional
- ⅓ cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas. You can use your hands, a potato masher, or a fork to do this. Make sure any large chunks or pieces of the banana are finely mashed. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing to combine all of the ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and the sugars. Combine together until it looks like wet sand.
- Add the banana mixture to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix together on low speed or with a fork or whisk until the ingredients are combined.
- Gradually stir in the dry ingredients of flour, salt, and baking soda, until a smooth and creamy batter forms. Stir in the chopped nuts or raisins if using.
- Transfer the batter to small baking pans that have been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and then set aside while the air fryer is preheating.
- Preheat the air fryer to 330 degrees for 3-5 minutes.
- Once the air fryer is preheated, Place the pans in the center of the air fryer basket. Air fry at 330 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick is inserted and can be removed clean. Let bread cool and then remove from pans.
Notes
- Pan size: This recipe makes 3-4 mini loaves, so you will likely need to cook them in batches.
- Pick ripe bananas: The more brown spots, the better! Overripe bananas add natural sweetness and keep the bread extra soft and moist.
- Mash well: Be sure to mash the bananas until smooth so the batter bakes evenly—any big chunks can leave the center undercooked.
- Prevent over-browning: If the top darkens before the middle is set, loosely cover the loaf with foil, lower the temperature by 10–15°F, and air fry for 5–10 more minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Adjust as needed: Every air fryer and pan bakes a little differently. This recipe was tested in a 5.8-quart basket air fryer, but your timing may vary. Metal pans tend to brown faster, while silicone ones often need a couple of extra minutes. Start checking for doneness at the minimum time and adjust as needed.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can you give a measurement for the banana, such as 1 cup or whatever? Bananas can difffer so much in size, so the amount of mashed can be quite different each time you make it. Thanks!
Very good but would like to use partial oat flour. Will this work?
You can substitute some oat flour. A good rule of thumb would be to lower the all purpose flour by 25% and then replace that with oat flour. Let us know how it works!
Question for the reading challenged . You say to cook at 350 for 15 min is that air fry mode or bake mode? Sorry for the dumb question
Not a dumb question at all! I use the air fry option. Let me know how it turns out!
Patty J. – Sorry, but I couldn’t find such (350 for 15 min) instruction anywhere above.
I don’t mind softer bananas and only make banana bread when they get to the point of almost completely black and turning gooey…so I think maybe the ripeness makes a difference? Any suggestions for adjustments? Half my batter was still uncooked after the 15 mins with preheating, though the top was completely perfect golden brown. And, uh, for the highly cooking-challenged like me, adding to the instructions to test doneness with a toothpick will REALLY help! I didn’t think to do that because the instructions didn’t mention it and I have no natural cooking common sense, so when I turned it upside-down thinking it was done, the uncooked batter started to ooze out. I broke down all the browned edges and on top and thoroughly mixed it back in with the raw batter, made sure the raw batter was evenly spread, and put it in for another 320 degrees for 25 mins and it was better, although a big dense after cooled. I did double-check measurements for everything before putting it in air fryer.
So sorry to hear that you had to cook it longer. I did use smaller loaf pans, which will make the cooking time much less. I don’t know what type of air fryer you have, but if it is a lower wattage than the one I used, that would also make a difference. I’m glad you got the recipe to work, although it didn’t turn out as it should. Thank you for the feedback!
Do you happen to have any low sugar or sugar free recipes, as I am a diabetic?
Hi Patricia,
Thank you for reaching out to us. We do have other recipes on our blog that are low sugar, just not desserts, yet! We are adding new recipes all of the time, are are just discussing Keto and sugar free recipes, so keep an eye out.
Thank you!
Becky and Jen