Cake Mix Banana Bread is so simple to make with pantry ingredients. This easy banana bread recipe is always a family favorite!
The Easiest Banana Bread
This cake mix banana bread is incredibly moist, fluffy, and delicious. It always disappears fast in my house!
If you have a box of cake mix in your pantry and some ripe bananas calling your name, this is the perfect recipe for you.
I am no stranger to cake mix recipes, I love them for a shortcut to delicious baked goods! This banana bread is simple, only a few ingredients, and guaranteed to be a family favorite.
“I’ve tried a lot of Banana bread recipes but this is the easiest and most enjoyable one yet, thanks for the recipe. I’m going in the kitchen right now and make another one.” -Reader review
You can find the full recipe and instructions at the bottom of this post, but here are the ingredients that you will need to make it.
Ingredients needed
Cake mix: I used yellow cake mix, but you can use any flavor you want.
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Bananas: the riper the better! Brown spotted bananas are best for baking banana bread.
Oil: olive oil, vegetable oil, or melted butter.
How to make cake mix banana bread
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Step 1: Mash the bananas well until no chunks remain. Add your yellow cake mix, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, mashed overripe bananas, and oil to a large bowl. Mix well to combine.
Step 2: Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and pour the banana bread batter in, smoothing out the top.
Step 3: Bake the banana bread at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Be sure to allow loaf to cool completely before cutting it. This might be the hardest part, because the scent of fresh baked banana bread is irresistible!
Can I use other flavors of cake mix?
Yes you can! Try changing up this recipe up by using chocolate cake mix, butter pecan cake mix, white cake mix, or spice cake mix.
You may want to adjust the spices if you change the cake mix flavor.
Mix-in ideas
Chocolate chips: Craving chocolate chip banana bread? Add in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter before baking.
Peanut butter chips
Butterscotch chips
Walnuts or pecans: to make this a banana nut bread.
Do I have to add vanilla and cinnamon?
No you do not, I just love adding that classic cinnamon hint for my banana bread, but it would be delicious without it too!
Can I make these into muffins?
Yes, just divide the batter equally into greased muffin tins instead. Bake the banana muffins at 350 for 18-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
This recipe creates super fluffy, sweet, perfect banana bread. Adding bananas to cake mix can be a great way to use up ingredients you already have on hand and make a delicious treat!
Mash those overripe bananas up, add in your cake mix, eggs, oil, and spices and you are ready to go. Simple, foolproof, and a family favorite. Honestly, this couldn’t be any easier!
One reader said this and I have to agree! “This truly was the best banana bread I’ve EVER had. It didn’t make it to the cooling rack before my kids ate the whole loaf. It’s on repeat. 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
How to Store
In the refrigerator: You can store leftover cake mix banana bread in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
Freezing banana bread for later: To freeze this loaf for later, allow it to cool completely, then place in an airtight freezer bag. You can also freeze individual slices wrapped each in cling wrap, then store in an airtight container in the freezer for around a month.
“This was the best banana bread I’ve ever tasted! It had the best flavor, and texture of any banana bread I’ve ever eaten. Everyone in my house loved it. One loaf doesn’t last but a day, maybe two in our house.”
Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix until combined.
Grease a loaf pan and pour the batter in, smoothing out the top.
Bake the cake mix banana bread at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Allow the banana bread to cool completely before cutting.
Notes
You can substitute the olive oil for melted butter or vegetable oil.Make it your own! Mix in whatever you like from chopped nuts to chocolate chips, or use chocolate cake mix to make chocolate banana bread.
I’ve tried a lot of Banana bread recipes but this is the easiest and most enjoyable one yet, thanks for the recipe. I’m going in the kitchen right now and make another one.
This is a delicious, easy & quick recipe to make. Our family loved it. It will be one I will rely on in
the future.
So glad you enjoyed it Kathy!
try this was quick and simple and delicious I added pecans and chocolate chips came out a winner at my house and my brother in laws I made 4 loaves…
So glad you enjoyed it Shelley!
Great recipe! Thank you so much! it’s in the oven!!
So glad you enjoyed it Yolanda!
I’ve tried a lot of Banana bread recipes but this is the easiest and most enjoyable one yet, thanks for the recipe. I’m going in the kitchen right now and make another one.
So glad you enjoyed it Linda!
I only have 1 banana, is there something else I can use if one banana is not enough?
Pumpkin puree or applesauce would work similarly.
Always receive compliments for this banana bread. Easy, quick to prepare, smells great, very moist, disappears quickly. Thank you for a great recipe.
So glad you enjoyed it Diane!
easy to prepare, I have it in the oven right now thanks
delicious, easy recipe. I’ve had to make over 40 loaves so far. Thank you for sharing
That’s amazing! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Suzy!
Best banana bread I’ve ever had! I used a golden butter cake mix, and butter as my oil. Absolutely delicious!
Delicious! Has anyone tried it using a devil’s food cake mix?….. I have a box I need to use up but am unsure.