Banana Nut Bread
This Banana Nut Bread recipe is easy to make and creates a moist and delicious loaf that's perfect for breakfast or dessert. Baked with walnuts and cinnamon, it's a simple homemade recipe that can double as a snack!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 medium ripe bananas, (mashed)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, (plus more for topping)
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar, (for topping)
- 1/3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- 1
For the banana nut bread
- 2
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one large nonstick loaf pan with cooking spray or grease with butter and set aside. (I used this 9.25 x 5.25 -inch pan from Wilton.)
- 3
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Whisk together until combined.
- 4
In a large mixing bowl, add the mashed bananas, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk together until combined.
- 5
Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture and stir with a mixing spoon until combined. Add the chopped walnuts and fold them into the batter.
- 6
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. For an added crunch, top with more chopped walnuts and turbinado sugar.
- 7
Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- 8
Remove from oven and let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the loaf pan and let cool on a plate or wire rack until completely cooled. Top with sweetened condensed milk glaze if desired.
- 9
For the sweetened condensed milk glaze
- 10
In a small mixing bowl, add confectioners' sugar and sweetened condensed milk. Whisk together until there are no more lumps and it's completely smooth. Pour on banana nut bread and enjoy!