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Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Moist, tender banana bread packed with warm spices and crunchy walnuts—perfect for breakfast, snack time, or dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 257
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups mashed banana about 3 large or 4 medium very ripe bananas
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter melted and slightly cooled
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Equipment

  • 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan
  • Mixing bowls (1 medium, 1 large)
  • Whisk
  • Spatula or wooden spoon
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Wire cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Grease an 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
  6. Stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
  7. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
  8. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  9. Bake for 50–60 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Remove from the oven and carefully unmold from the pan.
  11. Let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.