Instant Pot Banana Bread Recipe

It is true….you can make moist and delicious Banana Bread in the Instant Pot!

I use my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo at least 5 times per week. Whether it be to make something as simple as hard boiled eggs or to prepare a Pot Roast and Vegetables meal for the entire family.

And I absolutely love, love, love to use it in the summer. It is so nice knowing that I don’t have to boil anything on the stove or turn my oven on.

And that is when I decided that I needed to give Instant Pot Banana Bread a try.

Over the past several weeks it has been over 90 degrees outside. And we had bananas that became over ripe before we could eat them.

I thought about using them for a Strawberry Banana Smoothie. But I didn’t have any strawberries on hand.

And because I didn’t have all the ingredients to make Banana Pudding Poke Cake, I decided the next best thing would be to make Banana Bread.

But there was absolutely no way that I even considered baking the bread in the oven on a hot summer day.

That is when I happened to walk past my Instant Pot and knew that it was the answer!

What You Need To Make Instant Pot Banana Bread

Banana bread can not be made directly in the liner of the Instant Pot. Attempting to do so will cause the bottom of the bread to burn.

Therefore, in order for the bread to cook properly, you must use what the call the pot in pot method.

This simply means that the bread needs to be placed in a pan and placed on a trivet inside of the pressure cooker.

What Type of Pan Do You Need

There are a couple of options on what type of pan to use.

The first, and most popular choice, is to use a bundt pan. The circular shape, with the opening in the middle, allows the bread to cook evenly without worry of the center not getting done.

However, you could also use a thin, round cake pan or even a mini-loaf pan.

Although I prefer to use my mini-loaf pan for Instant Pot Meat Loaf, I prefer to use my bundt pan for banana bread.

What Size Pan For Instant Pot Banana Bread

Most Instant Pot Banana Bread Recipes that you find requires a 6 cup pan.

So when I finally opened the Food Network box that held my bundt pan I was shocked to see how small it was.

After measuring the capacity at a full 2.5 cups, I was unsure that I was even going to keep it. It seemed like it would only make enough banana bread for 2 people.

Thankfully, I decided to give it a try. I had bananas that were going to go bad and I didn’t want them to go to waste.

So I adapted my original banana bread recipe to make about 2 cups of batter. I didn’t fill the pan all the way to the top as I knew that the bread would rise during the cooking process.

Cover During Cooking

Next I had to cover the top of the bundt pan. I didn’t want the extra moisture that builds up in the Instant Pot lid to drip into the batter.

But don’t worry, there is no need to purchase a special lid. Simply tear off a piece of aluminum foil and place it loosely on top.

You don’t want the foil to be tight across the top of the pan. It needs to be slightly tented so the bread has room expand upwards.

Instant Pot Banana Bread Serving Size

Once the banana bread came out of the pan, I was happy with the size.

It was perfect for our family! Just enough for 6-8 servings.

Now there was no worry of storing the bread for days, hoping someone would eat it before it went bad (or me eating too many pieces).

In addition, cooking it in the bundt pan made it look so pretty as compared to baking it in a loaf pan.

Now I am convinced that I will make banana bread in the Instant Pot all year long! And of course, I am thinking of adapting my Zucchini Bread recipe as well!

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