Sweet Potato Banana Bread
Sweet Potato Banana Bread is a moist, naturally sweet quick bread made with mashed bananas and sweet potatoes—perfect for breakfast or a wholesome snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes about 1 medium potato, cooked & mashed
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas about 2–3 bananas
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg optional
- ½ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan.
- Peel, cube, and boil until tender (10–12 min). Drain, mash, and let cool.
- Mash bananas in a bowl, then mix in cooled sweet potato.
- Whisk in sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Fold dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
- Stir in nuts or chocolate chips if desired. (Optional)
- Pour into loaf pan. Bake 50–60 minutes, checking with a toothpick at 50.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then on a rack. Slice when fully cooled.