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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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This recipe was super easy and by far the best. I added just a smidget of milk just for a little extra moisture and it was perfect. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. My family loved it and I will definitely be making this a lot!!
You're very welcome! So glad you liked this banana bread! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your comment! 🙂
Seriously is the best banana bread! My husband and I enjoyed it so much that I'm making another one today. This is right after we finished the first one:) Thank You!
You're very welcome! I am glad you liked it! 🙂
Hi Julia, This is in regards to the question about using matcha powder. Matcha powder is Japanese green tea in a powder form that has the consistency of cocoa powder. I don’t know how it would affect the recipe but thought this information might help you answer it.Going to try your recipe tonight!
I substituted Splenda for sugar. My husband could not tell the difference!! Delicious
Hi Julia. Your recipe was great and my mom really loved it. But I also want to try adding matcha powder since i love matcha so much. What do u advise if I do so? Should I follow all the same ingredients and measurements then add about 1-2 tbsp sweetened matcha powder? Hope to hear from you and continue sharing awesome recipes. Thanks 🙂
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe. I've never used matcha powder and don't even know what it is, so unfortunately I can't help you with your questions. 🙁
Matcha powder is Japanese green tea. It’s a very fine powder the consistency of cocoa powder.
Im excited to try it tomorrow!! Thanks for sharing!
Enjoy! 🙂
Dear Julia,
Thank you for the wonderful recipe..it's simply amazing. So easy to bake and so moist and yummy. Everyone love it.
Thank you for such a sweet comment! 🙂 I am so glad you liked this banana bread.
Hi urgent. If m making sugar Free version of banana bread can i skip the sugar absokutely as the bananas are too sweet and m using choc chips instead to sweeten it. Will it turn out fine
Oh so good and moist. Thanks
Thank you! 🙂
I made this last night. It came out wonderfully! I did add more walnuts and since my bananas weren't ripe enough I cooked them down in a small sauce pan. They caramelized a bit and tasted so good once cooled and added to the mix. Thanks for this recipe Julia!
You're very welcome! I am so glad you liked this banana bread!
This has been my go to banana bread recipe.. perfection ever time! Thank you
Thank you, Lisa! So glad to hear that!
Can I use vanilla or clear vanilla extract instead of Vanilla extract?
Can I use self rising flour instead?
Never tried it with self-rising flour.
Hi Julia,
I loved that the banana bread was not too sweet.
My bread looked lumpy and not very pretty.
What can I do next time to make it like your pic?
Thank you
I am glad you liked it! To make sure the bread is not lumpy next time, do this:
1) use very ripe bananas, mash them really well, so that there are no lumps
2) I know my recipe says not to overmix when adding the flour, but next time do mix the batter a little bit more to make sure all flour is incorporated into liquid ingredients.
I hope this helps.
I thought recipe was good, however, i feel it should have risen more. What about some baking powder?