banana bread

noun

plural banana breads
: a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas mixed into the batter
Banana bread is the unsung hero of cutting back on kitchen waste. What other decadent treat could you make that uses up all your nearly-expired breakfast fruit?Kaitlyn McInnis
A lot of us are moving from one "comfort food" meal to the next (think of all the lasagnas and banana breads on Instagram).Michael J. Breus

Examples of banana bread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Get the recipe for Betty White's banana bread What Makes This Banana Bread Special? Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025 Get The Recipe 30 of 30 Banana Bread Cobbler Create this banana bread cobbler with only six ingredients. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025 Big into banana bread or apple cobblers this season? Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 The banana bread and muffins have been made the night before. Ryan Ermey,valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banana bread 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banana bread was in 1930

Dictionary Entries Near banana bread

Cite this Entry

“Banana bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20bread. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!