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The perfect Banana Nut Bread. This recipe is moist throughout and bakes perfectly. It’s great for breakfast or brunch! It is sweetened with bananas and the pecans give it an awesome nutty flavor. This will become a favorite in your household.
Banana nut bread has always been a favorite of mine. Plus I always seem to have tons of overly ripe bananas sitting around the house just calling out to me, bake us into a bread! So I obliged 😉
How to Make Banana Nut Bread:
Banana Nut bread is a classic, and I’ve been making it for years. My kids love bananas, and we always have tons in our house, but some days they don’t eat them.
Which is totally fine with me! once they start getting brown on them, I set them aside and make bread.
I love Banana But bread. It’s moist, soft and so tasty. Eating it warm with butter spread across is the best breakfast!
Ingredient Notes:
- Bananas
- Butter (melted)
- Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Pecans (crushed)
Directions:
Step One: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 4×8 loaf pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
Step Two: Peel and mash bananas then add to a stand mixer (or a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer). Add in butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix together.
Step Three: In a separate bowl non-stick together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this to wet ingredients and whisk together until well combined but do not over mix.
Step Four: Fold in crushed pecans.
Step Five: Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until cooked through. Allow cooling slightly before removing from pan and serving.
How long should I leave the bread in the pan after baking?
To make sure your bread comes out in one peace you want to start with a light non-stick cooking spray before adding the batter.
Then after it’s baked leaving it in the pan will help keep it together. I leave mine about 10 minutes before removing it.
How can I tell when my banana bread is done?
Start checking your bread at the 50-minute mark or even 5 minutes before. Insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean you know it is done.
Can you use another type of nut?
I used pecans for this recipe but you could substitute them for walnuts.
How ripe should my bananas be for banana bread?
So how many of you buy bananas and they, unfortunately, do not get eaten fast enough and start turning brown? Well, this recipe is perfect for that circumstance!
You do not want to use super ripe or fresh bananas. You want the bananas to have turned a little brown before using them.
They are best when they have turned as they add more moisture to the bread and are stronger in flavor.
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Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 3 ripe Bananas
- 1/3 cup Butter, (melted)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Pecans, (crushed)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 4×8 loaf pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray and set aside
- Peel and mash bananas then add to a stand mixer (or a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer). Add in butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix together.
- In a separate bowl non-stick together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this to wet ingredients and whisk together until well combined but do not over mix.
- Fold in crushed pecans. Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until cooked through. Allow cooling slightly before removing from pan and serving.
