5 from 24 votes
Banana Nut Bread
Banana Nut Bread made with mashed ripe bananas, sugar, butter, eggs, flour, buttermilk, pecans, and vanilla produces a moist quick bread. Baking at a moderate temperature for about an hour creates a tender crumb studded with crunchy nuts and enhanced by the rich vanilla and buttermilk tang.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
24
servings
Calories:
194 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Snacks, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 egg
- 3 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- 3 banana well mashed, ripe
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour two standard 9x5 loaf pans and set them aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, add the sugar and butter. Beat until well creamed. Add the eggs and beat until fluffy. Gradually add the flour beating on slow speed until well mixed. Note: the batter will be thick at this point.
- In a small bowl, add the baking soda to the buttermilk and stir together well. With the mixer at low speed, slowly add the buttermilk to the sugar, flour, and egg mixture.
- In a small bowl, mash the bananas thoroughly. I use a fork to do this, but you can use a potato masher if you'd like.
- Add the mashed bananas to the batter. Mix at low speed until well incorporated. Stir in nuts, salt, and vanilla.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake at 300 for approximately 1 hour or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove loaves from the oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Turn the loaves out on the rack and let them cook completely.
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Notes
- Make a buttermilk substitute by mixing 1/4 cup milk with 3/4 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar; let sit 5 minutes before using.
- Store banana nut bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- You can freeze the entire loaf or slice it before freezing individual pieces for convenience.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
115mg
(5%)
Potassium
95mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
160IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 115mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 160IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.