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Banana bread with walnuts - perfect breakfast and dessert recipe!
This is simply the best recipe I've found so far for the most moist, perfectly sweetened, and easy banana bread. I added walnuts to this recipe, but they are totally optional, even though I love my banana bread with walnuts. This recipe is so easy, you don't even need a mixer - just mix everything with a big wooden spoon!
I've been eating this walnut banana bread for both breakfast and dessert for the past week and just love it!
Try this delicious banana bread with walnuts and you'll love it as much as I do!
Banana Bread with Walnuts
Ingredients
- 3 bananas , ripe, smashed
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a large bowl, mix butter into the mashed bananas, using wooden spoon. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix just enough to blend the ingredients; do not over0mix, the lumps will work themselves out.
- Add chopped walnuts to the batter and mix them in to distribute evenly through the batter.
- Butter a 4×8 inch loaf pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, butter the parchment paper too. Pour the batter in the pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
- Note: lining the bottom of the pan with parchment paper ensures that the bottom of the bread will not get stuck.
Notes
Nutrition
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The middle was extremely mushy I even cooked it 10 extra minutes.
The middle was extremely mushy. Tasted good tho.
Julia, I have been making your recipe since my Granddaughter was less than a year old. She's now turning 8 years old. I'm leaving tomorrow for Christmas and all my 4 Granddaughters insist I show up with this bread. (Maybe I didn't need to buy presents). They don't get the walnuts, but when I make it for myself, there are tons in it. Best recipe ever! Merry Christmas.
Made this recipe 2x using GF Red Mill Flour.
The first time I made as directed and it took about 1:40 min to bake at 350°.
Second time I added some Ceylon cinnamon, substituted 1/2C Coconut sugar instead of regular sugar and baked it at 400°. Instead of 350°.
It baked more efficiently in an hour with a nice brown top.
The knife never came out cleanly no matter what, but it was completely done and delicious!
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips and results on baking this banana bread with GF Red Mill Flour! I really appreciate it, and I know other readers will too!
I'm gonna try this recipe as well. Thank you.
You'll love this one!
Hi Julia,
I'm so happy that I came across your blog! I have recently moved to Estes Park , Co and am trying to figure out how to bake in this altitude. I'd like to try this recipe, but wondered if I should make any adjustments to your recipe for an altitude of about 8500 feet.
Thanks!
Kathy
Hi Kathy! This recipe should work as is without any changes at 8500 feet. You might have to bake it a bit longer, but the recipe should work just fine.
I always use this recipe when making banana bread!!! It always works and is delicious!! Thank you for posting this recipe!!
Thank you, Reva, I am glad this recipe is a favorite! 🙂
This is a fabulous and easy recipe. I also add in some chopped crystalized ginger as we are ginger lovers - it goes really well!
Wow, I love the idea of adding crystalized ginger - what a great combo!
Simply the best banana nut bread I have ever made! Didn't change a thing! This will be my go to banana bread going forward! Th
ank you!!
first time i have ever made good bannana bread thank to thos recipe
So glad this recipe was a success!
I am so flattered, Margaret! 🙂
This recipe was simple to make but the results were fantastic. I doubled the recipe for two loaves and added 3/4c of plain greek yogurt that added much desired moisture to the finished product (I added 5-7 minutes to the baking time). I also added a teaspoon of nutmeg and 2tsp each of cinnamon and apple pie spice. Best banana bread I have had since my childhood.
Thank you, Tim, for your thoughtful feedback and for sharing your delicious changes. 🙂
Not sure what I have done wrong but my banana bread did not rise as I excepted.
Oh no! Try using baking powder instead of baking soda next time!
I love this recipe. I’ve used it several several times and haven’t tasted one any better thank you. Actually I don’t look for any new ones because this is the best.
Thank you, Lynda, for such a positive review! I am glad this recipe is a favorite! 🙂
Love this recipe! I have made it once a week for a month to eat at home, and to give away to friends!! It is so easy that even a non baker like me has success. Thanks so much.
Lily, I am so happy to hear that! ❤️ Glad this recipe became a favorite!
Tried this out and it was so effortless to make and turned out amazingly scrumptious!
Thanks for this recipe for its going to be a go to recipe for me!
Eapen, thank you for your rave review - I so appreciate it! ❤️❤️
Carol Johnston
I go to this scrumptious easy banana walnut bread recipe every time!
Honestly!
Carol, that makes me so happy! 🙂 🙂
Hi
I have used this fabulous recipe many times, Ty.
My question is...I just realised I have ran out of butter what cañ I use as substitute? Oil? How much?
Thankyou
Hi Melissa! As little butter as this recipe uses (1/3 cup) you can just substitute 1:1 with vegetable, canola, or very light olive oil.