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Banana nut bread
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Banana Nut Bread

Easy, super moist and the best ever banana nut bread with walnuts. This banana nut bread recipe is homemade, simple and healthy!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Baking Recipes
Cuisine: Desserts
Keyword: banana nut bread
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 298kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

  • 1.5 sticks unsalted butter stick plus 5 tablespoons
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 extra-large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or plain yogurt
  • 2 overripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour or cake flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 /2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup walnut halves chopped
  • 1/4 walnut halves for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan with butter. Set aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until creamy and well combined.
  • Add in the heavy whipping cream, mashed bananas, stir to mix well.
  • Fold in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and chopped walnuts. Stir to combine well.
    Banana nut bread batter.
  • Transfer the batter into the greased loaf pan and top with the walnut halves.
    Banana nut bread batter in a loaf pan.
  • Bake for 50 to 60 mins or until a cake tester inserted into the banana nut bread comes out clean. Remove the loaf pan from the oven, let cool for 10 minutes. Loosen it out from the loaf pan, slice into 10 pieces and serve warm.
    A loaf of banana nut bread

Notes

  1. Other than heavy whipping cream, you can use full milk or evaporated milk.
  2. You may bake the banana nut bread in a round or rectangle cake pan.
  3. This recipe is adapted from Blessed Homemaker.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 330mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g