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Rhubarb Banana Bread Recipe
Celebrate the taste of spring with this delightfully sweet rhubarb banana bread. It's our go-to banana bread recipe dotted with chunks of tart rhubarb and drizzled with a simple vanilla glaze. It will fill your home with the most incredible aromas as it bakes, and it's ready in just over an hour!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 210 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped rhubarb see notes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour + 1 tablespoon for the rhubarb
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup EACH: sour cream, melted butter, and cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Vanilla Glaze
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablesoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9"x5" loaf pan. Put the rhubarb into a bowl and toss it with 1 tablespoon of flour.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk the mashed bananas, eggs, sour cream, melted butter, oil, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until they come together. DO NOT overmix the batter.
- Pour the batter into your loaf pan. If you'd like, you can top the banana bread with a few pieces of diced rhubarb.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the banana bread cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then remove it and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once the banana bread is completely cool, whisk the powdered sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Then, drizzle the glaze over top of the banana bread.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 slice
Calories
210kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
251mg
(10%)
Potassium
142mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
155IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 210
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 210kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 251mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 142mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.