Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best banana nut bread
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 slices (1 Loaf)
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Malinda Linnebur
This is a simple and delicious Banana Nut Bread recipe that everyone will love. The bread is moist, buttery, and bursting with banana flavor.
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- 2 cups (205g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (165g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 large very ripe bananas, mashed well
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup (60ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup (110g) chopped nuts of choice
Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan; set aside.
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Add the mashed bananas, eggs, butter, and buttermilk. Stir just until almost combined. Stir in nuts just until combined.
Pour into prepared pan and smooth into an even layer. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing.
- NUTRITION: Nutrition is calculated without nuts.
- STORAGE: Store completely cooled bread wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- FREEZER-FRIENDLY: Wrap completely cooled bread in plastic wrap then in heavy-duty foil. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 319IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg