1 box Betty Crocker® cake mix (choose cake mix flavor from recipe variations below)
⅓ cup oil
3 eggs
4 mashed bananas
Additional ingredients as required for variations below
Heat oven to 350°F.
Generously spray 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; lightly flour pans.
Select your favorite banana bread recipe variation from those below.
In large bowl, beat all ingredients above plus ingredients from selected variation below until well mixed.
Divide batter evenly between pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaves comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes in pans on cooling racks.
Remove from pans to cooling racks.
Cool completely, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Banana Bread:Chocolate cake mix
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Chip-Banana Bread:Yellow cake mix
1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
Banana Split Bread:Cherry chip cake mix
1 jar (6 oz) maraschino cherries, each cut in half
½ cup chopped almonds
Serve slices of bread with a drizzle of hot fudge sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
Banana-Butterscotch Bread:Butter pecan cake mix
1 bag (12 oz) butterscotch chips (2 cups)
Cinnamon-Sugar Banana Bread:White cake mix
2 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar
Before baking, sprinkle cinnamon-sugar over batter in each pan.
Strawberry-Banana Bread:Strawberry cake mix
1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed, drained and chopped
Spiced Banana-Cream Cheese Swirl Bread:Spice cake mix
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese mixed with 1 egg and ½ cup sugar
Spread one quarter of batter in each loaf pan. On top of batter in each pan, spread half of cream cheese mixture. Swirl remaining batter over cream cheese layer in each pan.
Hawaiian Banana Bread:White cake mix
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
1 cup shredded coconut