Having too many ripe bananas around our place poses more of an opportunity than a problem. With this easy recipe, you’ll watch those bananas disappear in no time. While most cooks add walnuts, I prefer the more delicate flavor and crunch of almonds.
Banana Nut Bread
Having too many ripe bananas around our place poses more of an opportunity than a problem. With this easy recipe, you’ll watch those bananas disappear in no time. While most cooks add walnuts, I like to mix it up a bit and add either cashews or almonds as well, or all three.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 280kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 tbsp softened butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5 medium bananas)
- 0.5 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2.5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup chopped almonds, walnuts and/or cashews
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan
- Cream the sugar and the butter using a mixer until well blended
- Add the eggs, bananas, vanilla and milk and stir until well blended
- Stir in the baking soda, salt and four and blend well
- Stir in the chopped nuts
- Pour the batter into a loaf pan and bake for about 1 hr 15 mins. or until a knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean
