Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread is soft and moist made with ripe bananas, sour cream, walnuts, and butter, and incredibly EASY to make!

We always have at least one sweet bread on the counter, and so far the most popular ones on the site are Easy Banana Bread (No Mixer!) and Pumpkin Chocolate Bread.

BANANA NUT BREAD

Banana Nut Bread is a moist and fluffy quick bread that only takes 60 minutes to bake and almost no time to mix together. The sour cream helps keep the loaf soft, while the walnuts add a welcomed crunchy texture that compliments the sweetness of the mashed bananas.

This is seriously the BEST banana bread I have ever made.

Plus, this recipe is really versatile. You can add other nuts like pecans, chocolate chips, or even spices like nutmeg and allspice. I almost always make an extra loaf and freeze it for quick grab-and-go breakfasts all week long!

WHY DID MY BANANA NUT BREAD DROP AFTER BAKING?

• Make sure you’re measuring your ingredients exactly, especially the all purpose flour. If you’re using a measuring scoop, try using a butter knife to level the all purpose flour before mixing it in.
• Be careful not to over-mix the dough, stop when it just comes together and there’s barely no flour left. If you have a small flour pocket here and there, that’s ok.
• Make sure your baking soda is fresh and not expired.
• Use an oven-safe thermometer to make sure your oven is baking true to temperature.

HOW TO STORE BANANA NUT BREAD

Banana bread can be stored on the kitchen counter, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap to keep it from going stale. Avoid putting the loaf in the refrigerator because it will make the bread go stale faster. It will keep for 3-4 days.

CAN YOU FREEZE BANANA NUT BREAD

Banana bread is great for making ahead and freezing for mornings when you need a quick breakfast. Cut your loaf into slices, then wrap each slice individually in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 3-4 months.

You can take the bread out to defrost in the morning and enjoy it later that day. Or, you can microwave it for about a minute for warm banana bread. Warm banana bread goes perfectly with a really big cup of coffee, in my opinion.

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HOW TO MAKE BANANAS RIPEN QUICKLY

Place the bananas on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for about 20 minutes, or until they’re almost completely brown. Allow them to cool before using in the banana bread.

HOW TO KEEP BANANA BREAD MOIST

• Sour cream helps keep the loaf moist and tender, along with the bananas.
• Replace the sugar with brown sugar. Brown sugar naturally contains more moisture and will add more moisture to the bread as well. It will also add a more molasses type flavor.
• Warm the bread slices in the toaster oven or microwave to soften it before eating.

TIPS FOR MAKING BANANA NUT BREAD

• This banana nut bread recipe calls for walnuts, but you can also throw in other things like chocolate chips or pecans.
• Add a teaspoon of cinnamon, or drizzle the loaf with honey once it cools for extra flavor.
• Add additional walnuts to the top of this banana bread recipe for a decorative finish. Watch closely, if they start to burn you can tent the bread with tinfoil to prevent it.
• Use a potato masher or the food processor to quickly mash your bananas.
• Make this recipe in a muffin tin for banana muffins!
• Make this gluten free by using gluten free all purpose cup for cup flour, increasing the baking soda to 1 1/2 teaspoons, and the vanilla extract to 1 tablespoon. The mashed bananas should keep the loaf moist so you shouldn’t have to worry about crumbling.
• This banana bread recipe is known as a “quick bread”, which basically means it doesn’t contain yeast, so it’s quicker than other yeast-filled recipes.
• Invest in a good quality loaf pan. The even distribution of heat from quality metal will keep your loaf cooking consistently and help it not to burn.

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Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread is soft and moist made with ripe bananas, sour cream, walnuts, and butter, and incredibly EASY to make!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword banana nut bread

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 301 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 medium ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts chopped once*

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar before adding in the eggs, then the vanilla, then the sour cream and finally the bananas.
3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt and walnuts, whisking it until just combined into the butter mixture until smooth.

4. Add the mixture to the loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.

* Chopped once because I like leaving the walnuts in large pieces but not as big as walnut halves.

Nutrition Facts

Banana Nut Bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 301 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 52mg17%

Sodium 274mg12%

Potassium 153mg4%

Carbohydrates 34g11%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 19g21%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 350IU7%

Vitamin C 1.9mg2%

Calcium 30mg3%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.