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Best banana bread recipe with overripe bananas, walnuts and brown sugar. This recipe is so easy and can be made by hands, without a mixer. The banana bread is crazy moist, sweet, loaded with bananas and walnut!
The Best Banana Bread
This is the best banana bread recipe ever! It is super easy to make, extremely moist and full of sweet banana flavors and aromas.
This recipe is perfect to have on hand now that kids are back in school.
I love to slice the banana bread after it has cooled completely and store slices in Ziplock bags for on the go breakfasts or snacks.
Looking for something light and fluffy? Try my Banana Cake recipe and pair it with your morning cup of coffee or tea!
For more bread recipes, check out my brioche recipe.
How To Make The Best Banana Bread
This homemade banana bread is the best because it’s so moist and made with yogurt. I used a honey/vanilla yogurt, but you can have fun experimenting with other flavors.
I combine the bananas and other wet ingredients by hand; you don’t need a mixer for this recipe!
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet and pour into a parchment lined loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
What Kind Of Bananas To Use
You can use bananas found in grocery stores.
Be sure to use overripe bananas for this moist banana bread recipe because they incorporate smoothly into the batter.
Over-ripe bananas are sweeter because more starch has been converted to sugar.
What To Eat With Banana Bread
I love to store my banana bread slices in the refrigerator and eat them chilled. However, you can always heat them up in a toaster or microwave if you like it warm.
Banana bread can be served with hot tea or coffee for a quick breakfast.
Try spreading peanut butter on a slice for a twist on peanut butter sandwich!
Baking Tips
- Use brown sugar for a nice golden brown color and its molasses flavor.
- Toast the walnut in the oven for extra nutty flavors.
- Lining your loaf pan with parchment paper ensures your banana bread will not stick. Cut a length of parchment to fit in the bottom of your pan with extra over hang. Spray the parchment directly with cooking spray.
- This recipe is very flexible. You can add nuts, chocolate chips and even peanut butter chips. Dust any of these mix-ins with flour to suspend them in the batter.
- You can use demerara sugar on top for a sweet crust. Sprinkle on top of batter before baking in the oven.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can freeze whole, peeled bananas. Wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in a Ziplock bag for up to 6 months. Defrost frozen bananas in the fridge overnight before baking.
You can use a masher to mash bananas. If you don’t have a masher, you can use the back of a big spoon to mash bananas.
Yes, wrap tightly in foil and seal in a Ziplock bag for up to 3 months.
This recipe is only 323 calories per serving/per slice.
What To Serve With Banana Bread
Banana bread is great as breakfast or afternoon snack. It goes well with the following recipes.
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Best Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large overripe bananas , mashed
- 1/4 cup plain whole fat yogurt
- 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons rum, optional (Captain Morgan brand)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch (23×12 cm) loaf pan. Add the walnuts to a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven until fragrant, about 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla. If using, add the rum.
- Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula, mixing just until combined. The batter should be thick and chunky. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake the banana bread until the surface is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then, remove it from the loaf pan, slice, and serve warm.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I am going to make this today it look so good I will let you know how it turn out
Hello Bee,
there are many “moist” banana bread recipes in your blog, like this one and the “rum banana bread”, which would u recommend and is your favourite recipe for banana bread?
They are all very good. They are slightly different, too. Many people like this recipe.
Hi hi don’t have a bread tin, can I bake this in muffin cups instead?
Yes, you can!
This is my second time making this recipe and have tweaked it both times to make it unique. Zero walnuts or rum. The yogurt is IP homemade and then I add 1.5 cups of chocolate chips. My family devoured the first loaf so I’m making a second so I can at least sample. Super moist and so delicious! Thank you!
Thanks, sounds yummy!
Can anyone tell me if I can use almonds (that I used a mallet on to make large pieces) instead of walnuts. Normally I would never do this, but since we are in quarantine, I do not want to go out to the market. I was just wondering if they would taste OK in the banana loaf….. Thanks for your help!!! ?
I think it should be fine. :)
240gm all purpose flour is equal to 2 cup is it?
Yes. 2 American measuring cups.
Hi Bee,
Thank you for keep sharing your delicious recipe. I have tried many of them and my family love it. :-) I have 2 question here please advise.
I don’t have Captain Morgan can I replace it with kahlua with the same quantity? Saw your reply yogurt can also be replace by sour cream… with the same amount of quantity too?
Yes!
Hi, if I do not have brown sugar, can I substitute with other sugar ?
Yes you can.
Hi dear
Just wanted to ask when u say 1 cup why is your measurement 2 cups is only 240g. Usually 1 cup is 250g a standard measurement. Just wanted to make sure b4 I bake. Thank u
It’s 240g because I actually weighted myself.
I bake your banana bread and it was a hit when I brought it to my grandsons birthday! Thanks so much for the recipe.
Hi Irene, thanks so much for trying my banana bread recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://www.666630.xyz/recipe-index-gallery/
I tried this without the walnuts (son has nut allergies) and added chocolate chips and baked it in a bunt pan. Came out great
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