Banana Nut Bread

by Sabrina Snyder

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12 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Banana Nut Bread is so soft and moist but the best part is that it is incredibly easy to make and only takes 60 minutes to bake! Try it now!

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Sabrina’s Banana Nut Bread Recipe

This is seriously the BEST banana bread I have ever made. This recipe is really versatile. You can add other nuts like pecans, chocolate chips, or even spices like nutmeg and allspice to customize it to your liking. I almost always make an extra loaf and freeze it for quick grab-and-go breakfasts all week long!

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Dinner, then Dessert

Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Banana Nut Bread is so soft and moist but the best part is that it is incredibly easy to make and only takes 60 minutes to bake! Try it now!
Yield 12 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
stacked slices of bread on a wooden board with a banana on the side
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Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 bananas , medium ripe
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup walnuts , chopped once*

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar before adding in the eggs, then the vanilla, then the sour cream, and finally the bananas.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and walnuts, whisking until just combined into the butter mixture until smooth.
  • Add the mixture to the loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Notes

Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
* Chopped once because I like leaving the walnuts in large pieces but not as big as walnut halves.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

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About this Recipe

Banana Nut Bread is a moist and fluffy quick bread that only takes 60 minutes to bake and almost no time to mix together. The sour cream helps keep the loaf soft, while the walnuts add a welcomed crunchy texture that compliments the sweetness of the mashed bananas.

Can this be made ahead of time?

Banana bread is great for making ahead and freezing for busy mornings. You can take the bread out to defrost in the morning and enjoy it later that day. You can also microwave it for about a minute for warm banana bread.

Baking Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Make sure you’re measuring your ingredients exactly, especially the all purpose flour. If you’re using a measuring scoop, try using a butter knife to level the all-purpose flour before mixing it in.
  • Be careful not to over-mix the dough. Stop when it just comes together and there’s barely no flour left. If you have a small flour pocket here and there, that’s okay.
  • Make sure your baking soda is fresh and not expired.
  • Use an oven-safe thermometer to make sure your oven is baking true to temperature.
  • Use a potato masher or the food processor to quickly mash your bananas.
  • Invest in a good quality loaf pan. The even distribution of heat from quality metal will keep your loaf cooking consistently and help it not to burn.

How to Store

  • Store: Banana bread can be stored on the kitchen counter, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap to keep it from going stale. Avoid putting the loaf in the refrigerator because it will make the bread go stale faster. It will keep for 3-4 days.
  • Reheat: Microwave for about one minute for warm banana bread.
  • Freeze: Cut your loaf into slices, then wrap each slice individually in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 3-4 months.

Frequent Questions

How can I make Bananas ripen quickly?

Place the bananas (peel on) on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for about 20 minutes, or until they’re almost completely brown. Allow them to cool before using in the banana bread.

What does “quick bread” recipe mean?

This banana bread recipe is known as a “quick bread”, which basically means it doesn’t contain yeast, so it’s quicker than other yeast-filled recipes.

Variations

  • Sugar: Replace the sugar with brown sugar to make the bread more moist. Brown sugar naturally contains more moisture. It will also add a more molasses-type flavor.
  • Mix-in: You can also throw in other things like chocolate chips or pecans. Add additional walnuts to the top of this banana bread recipe for a decorative finish. Watch closely, if they start to burn you can tent the bread with tinfoil to prevent it.
  • Flavors: Add a teaspoon of cinnamon, or drizzle the loaf with honey once it cools for extra flavor.
  • Muffins: Make this recipe in a muffin tin for banana muffins!
  • Gluten-Free: Make this gluten free by using gluten free all purpose cup-for-cup flour, increasing the baking soda to 1 ½ teaspoons, and the vanilla extract to 1 tablespoon. The mashed bananas should keep the loaf moist so you shouldn’t have to worry about crumbling.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. This is the very best banana nut bread and I am a snobby eater. It has to worth the calories LOL. The dense consistency is rich and not pasty. Easy to make and a crowd pleaser!

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    1. Totally agree with you Kim regarding “worth the calories”!! Thanks for the kind words and five star review.

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  2. Super easy. I sprinkled white sugar on top, 10 minutes before it was done. Crispy top was a +12 stoner treat. ?

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  3. I LOVE this recipe and have made it several times! I am a diabetic and I use granulated Stevia instead of sugar. This recipe still is light and fluffy and doesn’t raise my blood sugar letting me enjoy favorite banana bread without the quilt!!!!

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    1. I like using metal pans as they are an efficient heat conductor. Glass retains heat longer so it might take longer to bake.

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  5. Hi Sabrina, I’m Sylvia from Houston, Tx. And I made this banana nut bread couple of days ago, it was a hit with my family! I doubled the recipe to make two loaves it was really easy & delicious. Thank you so much for sharing! Will definitely do again!

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    1. Thanks for coming back to let me know how much you enjoy it, Sylvia. I appreciate the 5 stars.

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  6. I tasted this the day I made it and thought; Um I’m not sure about the taste. But I thought I’d give the flavours time to develop and by the next day it was delicious!
    I toasted it lightly then spread it with butter and, for the second piece ( couldn’t stop at one), sprinkled it with cinnamon which was even yummier.

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    1. Glad that you gave it a second try and found that you liked it! Cinnamon and butter are perfect for Banana Nut Bread! Yum!

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  7. Great recipe. I used half brown and half white sugar. All 3 loaves are spoken for. Yum.
    I love the tips and history you give on your food.

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  8. I just made this recipe without nuts and an extra banana. It was so moist and the perfect consistency! My little girls said it was the best they have ever tasted and are in the kitchen now sneaking more of it! They literally can’t get enough. BEST BANANA BREAD EVER! Thanks for this wonderful recipe!!

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  10. We’re baking it in the oven right now!!
    I hope it comes out very good yum but the batter was yummy I’m so excited.

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  12. I made this banana nut bread with 1/2 cup of brown rice syrup in place of the 1 cup of sugar (I don’t eat sugar) and using 1/2 and 1/2 white and wholemeal flour. I also omitted the vanilla, by mistake, but it really didn’t need it. The result was delicious – definitely the best banana nut bread I have ever tasted. I have now popped some into the freezer to find out if it will be as good when defrosted. Thank you.

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  13. I will forever and ever love Banana Nut Bread and yours looks so yummy!! I love the picture of the stacked banana bread. Looks so inviting Sabrina!

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  15. I made this banana bread a couple of days ago and ITS STILL SO MOIST AND PERFECT and I’m getting compliments left and right! Thank you!!

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  16. Thanks for explaining that the sour cream helps keep the loaf soft. I was wondering what it was for since I have never heard of sour cream in banana bread. We love making banana bread and the softer the better!

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