Pistachio Cherry Banana Bread
Sour cream makes this banana bread really moist, and adding pistachios plus dried cherries puts it over the top!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 over ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/2 cup dried cherries (chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Grease and flour a glass or metal loaf pan.
- 3
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until well blended.
- 4
Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
- 5
Mash bananas, then slowly add to mixer.
- 6
Add sour cream and mix until just incorporated.
- 7
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients together.
- 8
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture on slow speed.
- 9
Try not to over mix.
- 10
Stir in pistachios and dried cherries.
- 11
Pour into 9 X 5 greased loaf pan.
- 12
Bake at 350 degrees for at least 1 hour. In my oven, it takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- 13
Test by inserting a toothpick in middle. Continue baking if it doesn't come out clean.
- 14
Let banana bread cool for at least 1 hour before cutting.