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Simple Banana Nut Bread

Kim
Our family favorite no-fail banana bread recipe using simple ingredients found in your pantry.
4.41 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 206 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 ripe bananas, 2 large or 3 small mashed with fork
  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup butter melted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2-1 cup walnuts chopped, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Mix mashed bananas and melted butter in a bowl. 
  • Combine the flour, baking soda, sugar, egg, vanilla and cinnamon together and pour it into the banana mixture.
  • Fold the ingredients with a spoon until it makes a batter. Do not overmix. 
  • Gently fold in walnuts and sppon into a loaf pan.
  • 8x4 inch loaf pan, bake for 45 to 57 minutes or 9x5 inch loaf pan, bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

Notes

Instead of walnuts, you can add pecans, chocolate chips, or top with sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 116mgSugar: 15gCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
Keyword banana bread, banana cake
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