Banana Nut Bread

The best way to use ripe bananas! Classic Banana Nut Bread is moist, delicious and full of chopped nuts.

Love banana bread? Try PB&J Banana Bread and Cream Cheese Banana Bread!

Banana nut bread is probably the thing I make most often. It seems like we constantly buy too many bananas and banana bread is the easiest way to use them up. If you were to look in my freezer right now, I guarantee there’s at least one loaf of banana bread.

This recipe makes the most delicious, moist banana bread! Plus it has nuts throughout and nuts on top which add the best crunch.

Ingredients

• Ripe bananas – you want to use very ripe bananas, they should have brown spots on the peel
• Granulated white sugar
• Unsalted butter
• Eggs
• Plain yogurt – you can use buttermilk instead
• Vanilla extract
• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Nuts – you can use walnuts, pecans or any other nut you like

Instructions

• Prepare. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper or spray with baking spray.
• Mash bananas. Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl until smooth. Few chunks here and there is fine.
• Combine wet ingredients. Add sugar, butter, eggs one at a time and using a handheld mixer whisk on low until combined. Beat in yogurt and vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Combine everything. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. Mix on low until everything combines.
• Add nuts. Fold in walnuts.
• Trasnfer to pan. Transfer to prepared pan. Top with more nuts as desired. Make a small cut lengthwise about ½ inch deep in the center of the bread.
• Bake. Bake for 50-55 minutes until the toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few breadcrumbs.
• Cool. Cool in pan for about 10 minutes and then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

How Long Is It Good For?

Banana bread is good for up to 5 days at room temperature. Make sure to store it in an airtight container.

Can You Freeze It?

You can freeze banana bread for up to 3 months. I recommend wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap and then placing it in a freezer ziploc bag.

Let it defrost at room temperature for several hours before serving.

Variations

• Substitute half of the nuts for chocolate chips
• Make muffins instead by using a muffin tin and baking for 20 – 22 minutes

More Quick Bread Recipes

• Meyer Lemon Zucchini Bread
• Glazed Lemon Bread
• Blueberry-Orange Bread
• Lemon Raspberry Zucchini Bread

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