Easy Crock Pot Banana Bread Recipe With Step By Step Instructions

Grab those ripe bananas off the counter and whip up this Crock Pot Banana Bread without having to heat up the kitchen using your oven. This banana bread recipe is a great way to use up bananas and have a delicious treat to enjoy with your cup of coffee.

It’s the age old question… what do you do with those leftover, ripe bananas.  Banana bread is the logical and easy answer.  In our case, we put our Crock Pot to use for the ultimate banana bread.  Using the slow cooker frees up space in the oven for making lunch.  Many recipes include baking the bread in a loaf pan inside the Crock Pot insert. We love this tasty recipe because the bread is cooked directly in the Crock Pot.

Crock Pot Banana Bread

There are several points to note about making tasty banana bread in the slow cooker.

1. During cooking, steam forms under the lid.  To prevent the steam from falling back onto the bread, layer a kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels over the insert and under the lid.

2. You need to use an oval crock pot, not a casserole crock pot. If you try to use the casserole crock pot, the batter rises up and will touch the towel.  For this recipe, I used an 8 qt. crock pot.  You can use a smaller crock pot; just be sure to adjust the cooking times.

3. A slow cooker liner is essential to getting the bread out of the crock pot insert without breaking the bread.  Spray the liner generously with nonstick cooking spray.

4. The edges of the bread will cook faster than the center.  To ensure more even cooking, spread the batter higher around the edges with a more shallow well in the center (similar to the technique sometimes used when cooking hamburgers).

5.  The size of this “loaf” is equivalent to 2 loaves in the oven.

After cooling, we like to cut the tasty crock pot banana bread loaf into half.  Wrap one in plastic wrap and foil to freeze for later, and put the other one in the fridge to slowly graze on the entire week. Cut into thin slices like a normal loaf of quick bread. Or this would be just as tasty eaten at room temperature in cake-like square pieces.

Want a traditional Banana Bread recipe? Try our Classic Banana Bread or 4-Ingredient Banana Bread. Have leftover banana bread? Turn it into Banana Bread Biscotti.

Ingredient List

• Margarine Stick
• Granulated Sugar
• Large Eggs
• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Mashed Bananas
• Yellow Cake Mix
• Vegetable Oil

How to Make Banana Bread in the crockpot

Step by Step Instructions

1. Line the crockpot insert with a liner; spray generously with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar with a hand mixer or electric mixer; add eggs and blend until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and baking powder). Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture.
4. Stir in the dry cake mix and the vegetable oil until smooth.
5. Pour into the prepared crock pot.
6. Line with a dish towel or paper towels. Cover with the lid.
7. Cook on low heat for 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until no longer wet to touch.
8. Let cool for 30 minutes on the cooling rack before removing from the insert.

Recipe Variations

• Add ground cinnamon or nutmeg for a spice cake.
• Stir in raisins, chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts or chocolate chips, if desire.
• Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or almond extract.

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