Don’t you just love an easy banana nut bread recipe?
I’ve never been great at making bread.
Probably because waiting for dough to rise takes a lot of patience.
…and nobody has time to wait for dough to rise. Haha
That’s why I love banana nut bread! It’s so easy to make and always comes out tasting so good.
What bananas are the best to use for banana nut bread?
When making banana nut bread you want to use ripe bananas. The riper the better!
Ripe bananas have the best banana flavor for your banana nut bread.
Place your bananas in a brown paper bag to help them ripen more quickly.
Whenever we get bananas that are getting really soft and gross for the kids to eat I will make some homemade banana nut bread. That way it doesn’t go to waste and we have a yummy treat for breakfast.
What are some tips for making banana nut bread?
Banana nut bread can be made year-round but I love making it during holidays because it is super easy to make for a gift.
Make your banana nut bread in mini-loaf pans to make gift-giving easy.
The recipe below can make 3 mini loafs. Perfect for 3 gifts.
Give loafs of banana bread as a gift for Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or in a care package.
You could make it during the spring for a breakfast side or for Easter or Mother’s Day brunch.
How can I make the best homemade banana nut bread?
Making a loaf of the best homemade banana nut bread is not hard. You just need some soft bananas and some good walnuts or pecans for the best results.
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Ingredients:
1/2 Cup or one stick butter
1 cup sugar
Two eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Three ripe bananas mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions:
Grease a loaf pan or three mini loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 350°
With a mixer combine butter sugar and eggs
Add in vanilla extract
In a separate bowl whisk together flour baking soda and salt
Mix Flour mixture in with the better mixture Until combined
Mix and chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Bake at 3:50° for 50-60 minutes
Banana bread is Amazing Served with butter or Apple Butter.
Easy Banana Nut Bread Recipe
This banana bread recipe is so easy! Make one loaf for the family or mini loaves to give as gifts!
1/2 Cup or one stick butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
Grease a loaf pan or three mini loaf pans.
Preheat the oven to 350°With a mixer combine butter sugar and eggs
Add in vanilla extract
In a separate bowl whisk together flour baking soda and salt
Mix Flour mixture in with the better mixture Until combined
Mix and chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Bake at 3:50° for 50-60 minutes
How can I make my banana nut bread healthy?
Use substitutes to make this banana nut bread recipe more healthy.
You can substitute flour for whole wheat flour, sugar for honey or syrup, and coconut oil instead of butter.
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Yield: 12
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour20 minutes
The easiest banana bread recipe for perfect loaves of banana nut bread. Give for gifts during the holidays, bake for brunch or Mother's Day, serve warm with butter! Tastes amazing for breakfast or for a treat.
Ingredients
1/2 Cup or one stick butter
1 cup sugar
Two eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Three ripe bananas mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
Grease a loaf pan or three mini loaf pans.
Preheat the oven to 350°With a mixer combine butter sugar and eggs
Add in vanilla extract
In a separate bowl whisk together flour baking soda and salt
Mix Flour mixture in with the better mixture Until combined
Mix and chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Bake at 3:50° for 50-60 minutes
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