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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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I can honestly say with no hesitation that this is my FAVORITE sweet bread recipe!! It is so moist and make the perfect banana base for a number of variations! My favorite thing to do is to add some chocolate chips!! I've also added blueberries before =) thank you so much for sharing this great recipe. All of my family and friends thank you and beg me to make it hahah
Im super glad that i made this because it tastes wonderful! I've made so many different banana breads and this one is definitely at the top 3 😀 Of course i couldnt wait to try it before it cooled, but they always taste better warm anyway hahaa
Thank you Emily Anna! I agree - breads always taste better when warm. 🙂 Great way to use over ripe bananas!
I made this (I was nervous because I suck at baking) and it turned out AMAZING!
Sam - so glad you liked the banana bread! It's a simple, straightforward recipe - I am glad you found it easy to make. 🙂
Looks really good. Can't wait to try it. If made into muffins, does the cooking time and temp change?
Julia, I am an old hand at making banana bread, been doing it for 42 years. This is the most delicious recipe I have ever used. Thanks so much for sharing, my family is enjoying some right now!! Happy Holidays.
Donnamarie, wow, that's quite a compliment! 🙂 THANK YOU. Happy Holidays! 🙂
Absolutley delish and sooo easy!!!
I'm going to try this right now. It looks delish, thanks for sharing!
sounds and looks heavenly Julia! and with 3 bananas one get a lot of fruit and fibers with this loaf. thumb up!
And now I know what I'll be doing tonight. This looks just perfect. Thank you so much for sharing. Delicious, as always...and inspiring! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Everything about this banana bread is delicious! My husband would love it since it has all of his fav ingredients, namely banana and walnuts 🙂
What a beautiful banana bread. It looks perfect!