Banana Nut Bread
Moist Banana Nut Bread loaded with banana flavor and crunchy walnuts, mixed in just one bowl. Ready in under 75 minutes — perfect snack or dessert.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ⅔ Cup Butter (Softened and at Room Temperature)
- ¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar (Packed)
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg (Freshly Grated)
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ Cups Mashed Over-Ripe Bananas (About 4 Large Bananas)
- 2 Large Eggs
- ¼ Cup Orange Blossom Honey
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- ¾ Cup Chopped Walnuts (Divided)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare. Preheat the oven to 325°F/163°C. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan and set aside for later.
- 2
Beat. In a large bowl beat together the butter, dark brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and vanilla.
- 3
Add. Add the mashed ripe bananas, eggs, and orange blossom honey and beat well.
- 4
Fold. Fold in the flour and one-half of the nuts only until the batter is just mixed.
- 5
Spread. Immediately spread the batter in the prepared pan, level the top, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of nuts. Let the batter rest in the pan for 10 minutes before baking.
- 6
Bake. Place the loaf pan on a baking sheet and bake the bread in the oven for 50 to 65 minutes or until a long cake tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. A well made and fully baked bread will have risen higher in the center and have a cracked top.
- 7
Cool and Enjoy. Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack. When cooled, remove the bread from the pan. Slice and Enjoy!