Best Banana Bread
Best banana bread recipe with overripe bananas, walnuts and brown sugar. This recipe is so easy and can be made by hands, without a mixer.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/4 cups walnuts (coarsely chopped)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large overripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/4 cup plain whole fat yogurt
- 2 large eggs (beaten lightly)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted, plus more for greasing)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons rum (optional (Captain Morgan brand))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch (23x12 cm) loaf pan. Add the walnuts to a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven until fragrant, about 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla. If using, add the rum.
- 3
Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula, mixing just until combined. The batter should be thick and chunky. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- 4
Bake the banana bread until the surface is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then, remove it from the loaf pan, slice, and serve warm.