Easy Banana Nut Bread (Walnut Banana Bread)

5 from 25 votes

Easy Banana Nut Bread (Walnut Banana Bread)

This easy banana nut bread recipe is nutty & delicious! Walnut banana bread is a classic treat and great for breakfast or a snack. This recipe is easy to make and only uses a few simple ingredients. Of course, the key ingredients are RIPE bananas and chopped walnuts. Visit BreadDad.com for more easy banana bread recipes.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr 10 mins

Total Time1 hr 20 mins

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana nut bread, banana nut bread recipe, banana walnut bread, banana walnut bread recipe, easy banana nut bread, walnut banana bread

Servings: Slices

Calories: 374kcal

Author: Bread Dad

Ingredients

3 Bananas (RIPE & large sized) - 345 grams - This should equal 1 1/2 cups of mashed ripe bananas
8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (softened) - 115 grams
2 Eggs (large)
2 Cups Flour (all purpose flour) - 240 grams
1 Cup White Granulated Sugar - 200 grams
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract - 5 milliliters
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda - 5 grams
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder (aluminum free) - 4 grams
1/2 Teaspoon Salt - 3 grams
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts - 115 grams - 3/4 cup for inside the batter and 1/4 cup sprinkled on top of the batter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mash bananas with a fork.
Soften the butter in a microwave. FYI - I like to soften my butter until it is mostly melted. This seems to help the butter's "mixability".
Stir eggs, bananas and butter together.
Mix in remaining ingredients (except the chopped walnuts). Stir until the batter is fully mixed.
Add 3/4 cup of chopped walnuts to the batter (and save the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts for later). Make sure the chopped walnuts are evenly spread throughout the batter.
Pour finished batter into a nonstick bread pan. Smooth out the top of the batter within the bread pan.
Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts on top of the batter before placing into the oven.
Bake in the oven for 65-70 minutes.
Take out of oven and let the banana bread cool down in the bread pan for 10 minutes. Do not remove the banana bread from the bread pan during this 10 minute cool down period. Use oven mitts as the bread pan will be very hot coming out of the oven.
After 10 minutes, remove the banana bread from the bread pan. Place the banana bread on a cooling rack in order to completely cool. This cool down may take 1-2 hours. Gently slide a silicon spatula between the banana bread and the bread pan walls if the banana bread is stuck in the pan.
Please read Bread Dad's tips section for extra information on how to make this recipe successfully & to avoid common banana bread problems.

Notes

This recipe contains nuts. Do not serve to anyone with potential nut allergies. Nuts can be a potential choking hazard. Do not serve food with nuts to young children.

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