Best Banana Nut Bread Recipe

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5 from 13 votes

Best Banana Nut Bread Recipe

This easy banana nut bread is moist, topped with caramelized nuts, and loaded with walnuts. A family-favorite recipe for breakfast or a snack

Prep Time15

Cook Time55

Total Time1 10

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Julia Foerster

Equipment

1 Loaf Pan 9x5-inches

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
¾ cup brown sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup plain yogurt
3 medium bananas mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup coarsely chopped walnut

For the Caramelized Nut Topping:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
½ cup walnuts chopped

Cups - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Line the pan with a strip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang to easily lift out the bread.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together for about 4 minutes until light and fluffy.
½ cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup brown sugar
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing 20 seconds after each addition. Then add vanilla extract, yogurt, and mashed bananas. Mix until incorporated.
2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup plain yogurt, 3 medium bananas
Transfer the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and combine until just incorporated and no flour pockets remain. Fold in the nuts and transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
1 cup coarsely chopped walnut
To make the topping, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup and whisk to combine. Add chopped walnuts and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Distribute the topping evenly on top of the batter.
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, ½ cup walnuts chopped
Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cover the pan with aluminum foil after 30 minutes.
Let the bread cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes. Then lift the bread out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack.

Notes

Banana chocolate chip bread:

To make a chocolate chip banana nut bread, reduce the nuts in the batter to 1/2 cup and add 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips to the batter

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