Moist Banana Bread
The best banana bread recipe should be moist.
Today, I am going to share a moist banana bread recipe with you. This recipe with rum is the holy grail of all banana bread recipes!
It’s healthy, super moist, with the subtle taste of rum in every bite!
Recipe Ingredients
This homemade recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- Overripe bananas
- All-purpose flour
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Brown sugar
- Baking soda and baking powder
- Sour cream or plain yogurt
- Walnuts
How to Make Banana Bread Moist?
There are a few ingredients that you can add to make super and ultimate moist banana bread.
Here are my secrets baking tips:
- Use overripe bananas. Overripe bananas look like rotten bananas because there are black and brown spots on the skin. After you peel the skin, the bananas taste the sweetest with higher moisture content.
- Use sour cream or plain yogurt. These two ingredients make the recipe moist.
- Add rum to the batter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Keep Banana Bread Moist?
You can store the banana bread in a plastic bag and keep in a refrigerator for up to 5 days.
The bread will be moist when you are ready to eat.
Can I Make this Recipe in a Muffin Tin?
Yes, you can.
Just transfer the batter into the cups of a muffin tin. They will become banana bread muffins.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 307 calories per serving.
What to Serve with this Recipe?
Serve this as a breakfast. For a healthy breakfast, I recommend the following recipes.
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Moist Banana Bread (Rum Banana Bread)
The ultimate and super moist banana bread with rum. This moist banana bread recipe is easy, healthy, made with overripe bananas, sour cream and brown sugar!
Ingredients
- 4 (400 g) overripe American bananas, mashed
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt
- 2/3 cups brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 2 1/2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Mash the bananas using the back of the spoon or a masher, until mushy.
- Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium-sized bowl and, using your hands or a wooden spoon, combine well.
- In a large bowl, mix the melted butter, sour cream (or plain yogurt) and sugar by hand, with a wooden spoon. Beat until blended, then add the eggs one at a time. Mix well.
- Stir in the mashed bananas, walnuts, dark rum and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture, a third at a time, stirring well with the wooden spoon after each batch. Transfer the batter into a 9x5-inch loaf tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 60 - 75 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick, fine skewer or a cake tester in the center of the banana bread. It should come out clean. Leave in the tin on a rack to cool, about 30 minutes.
- Slice to ten (10) pieces, serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 307Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 64mgSodium 371mgCarbohydrates 41gFiber 2gSugar 19gProtein 6g
Ginicl
Tq for this recipe :) Please could you share what brand of Rum and where to obtain. I tried all bakeware shops but none available.
Helga Fernandez
I think there is a mistake in the print… point number 5 is showing 60 – 75 hours. it should be corrected to minutes . below is a copy of what is on the website
5. Add the flour mixture, a third at a time, stirring well with the wooden spoon after each batch. Transfer the batter into a 9×5-inch loaf tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 60 – 75 hours.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Helga, thanks for telling me of the typo! Fixed. :)
Courtney
Can you elaborate on the time. How many minutes…thanks
Rasa Malaysia
What time do you need? The baking time is in the recipe card.
Marsha Cox
The bake time says 60-75 HOURS..
It should be minutes;)
Rasa Malaysia
Marsha, where do you see hours??? The recipe clearly shows minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes!!!
Angie Ng
Minep turns out exactly the same as shown in your recipe
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!!!