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Banana Nut Bread
This moist banana nut bread recipe is truly the best ever!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 251 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Pinch of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups mashed banana (about 3 large or 4 medium very ripe bananas)
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring just until combined. Fold in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Do not overbake.
- Remove from the oven, unmold from the pan, and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
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Notes
- How to Ripen Bananas in the Oven: Want to make this bread right away, but your bananas aren’t ripe yet? You can ripen the bananas in the oven! To do so, preheat the oven to 300°F. Place bananas (in their peels) on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until mushy and sweet. The banana peels will turn a black, shiny color (and look really weird!), but don’t worry — the insides will be perfect. In fact, they’re so soft, that you probably won’t even need to mash them with a fork. Allow the bananas to cool completely before using in the recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
251kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
192mg
(8%)
Potassium
169mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
217IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 251
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 251kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 192mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 169mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 217IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.