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Bananas Foster Banana Bread
Bananas Foster Banana Bread features mashed bananas folded into a sweet batter enriched with vanilla and buttermilk, topped with a crunchy walnut streusel and finished with a buttery rum glaze. The moist bread offers soft crumb with warm spices and a nutty topping. The rum glaze adds a subtle boozy sweetness, enhancing the overall flavor complexity. This loaf is a rich take on classic banana bread suitable for breakfast or dessert.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12
servings (1 loaf)
Calories:
481 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg
- 3 banana mashed, medium
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
For the Streusel Topping:
- 1½ cups walnuts chopped
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons butter
For the Rum Glaze:
- ¼ cup butter (4 tablespoons )
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup rum
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- 2. Combine ingredients for streusel topping in a medium bowl and combine with fingers to create a crumbly topping with the butter evenly distributed. Set aside.
- 3. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl to combine. Set aside.
- 4. On medium speed, beat the sugar and vegetable oil to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each until combined. Add the mashed bananas and vanilla extract; beat to combine. Alternatively add the flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat just until the flour is incorporated and finish mixing with a spatula.
- 5. Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter. Bake until a thin knife inserted in the center comes out almost clean, about 60 minutes.
- 6. To make the rum glaze, combine the butter, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum. Set aside and cover to keep warm.
- 7. Cool the cake on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Then, using a skewer poke holes all over the top of the loaf. Spoon about ¼ cup of the rum glaze all over the loaf. Let the cake sit for about 5 minutes and then spoon the remaining glaze over it, a little at a time, until it is all absorbed into the bread.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
481kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
174mg
(7%)
Potassium
240mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
300IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
2.7mg
(3%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings (1 loaf)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 481
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 481kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 174mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 240mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 300IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2.7mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.