Freshly baked banana bread loaf sliced on a wooden cutting board, with bananas, eggs, and bread slices in the background

Leftover Banana Bread Recipe

Going bananas over leftovers! A humble, heartwarming bake that turns forgotten slices of stale wholemeal bread into something truly special. With ripe bananas, sweet condensed milk, and a hint of vanilla, it’s perfect with a cuppa on a quiet afternoon or warm from the oven with a scoop of ice cream. This recipe is a delicious way to reduce waste and savour the simple joy of homemade baking.

Hovis Tasty Wholemeal Medium Sliced with a subtle shadow under it. The packaging is half transparent and half yellow, decorated with golden wheats.

Made with Hovis® Tasty Wholemeal Medium Sliced

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Serves 8 slices (6-8 people)

Ingredients

8-10 Hovis® Tasty Wholemeal Medium Sliced (roughly torn)
2 Ripe bananas
100g Condensed milk
75g Icing sugar
1tbsp Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
200ml Milk
1 tbsp Baking soda
1 tbsp Baking powder

Tip

For extra flavour and texture, toast the bread for 5 minutes before soaking it. This enhances the wholegrain character of the bread and helps it hold a bit more structure in the loaf.

Method

Preheat your oven to 170°C (fan) / 180°C (conventional. Tear the stale bread into chunks and place in a large bowl. Pour over the milk and leave to soak for 10 to 15 minutes until softened.

Close-up of a plate filled with small toasted bread cubes, with some pieces scattered on the tablecloth nearby

In a separate bowl, mash the bananas, then whisk in the condensed milk, eggs, icing sugar, and vanilla extract. Stir in the baking soda and baking powder until well combined.

Close-up of hands mashing a banana with a fork on a white plate, with half a peeled banana beside the mashed portion.

Pour the banana mixture over the soaked bread and mix everything together thoroughly to form a thick, slightly lumpy batter.

Person whisking banana bread batter in a large white mixing bowl, with the thick mixture dripping from the whisk

Spoon the mixture into your prepared tin, smooth the top, and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until golden and a skewer (or a fork) inserted into the centre comes out clean.