Banana nut bread is a moist quick bread, it is one of my all-time favorite breads to eat. This bread is moist and tender and comes together quickly.
I grew up eating this banana nut bread. This is the recipe that my mom used to make banana bread when I was growing up. It is probably one of the most basic banana nut recipes that you will come across. But it truly is my favorite banana nut bread. It is the only banana nut bread recipe that I have ever baked.
This banana bread is one of those recipes that you probably have all the ingredients right now in your kitchen. You will love the aroma as it bakes in the kitchen.
Helpful Tips
- Make sure to grease and flour your bread pan, so that the loaf comes out easily.
- Use a toothpick to test for doneness. Insert the pick in the center of the bread and if a few moist crumbs come out with the pick you know the bread is done.
- Don’t worry if the bread has a crack on top, that will not affect the taste of the bread
- Let the bread cool in the pan for a few minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan for the bread to come out easily. Set on a cooling rack and continue to cool completely.
- This bread freezes well.
Ingredients
- Sugar – Granulated sugar
- Butter – Room temperature
- Eggs – Room temperature
- Flour – All-purpose flour will work
- Salt
- Banana – The bananas should be ripe, the riper the better.
- Nuts – Pecans or walnut work great for this recipe. If you don’t like nuts they can be omitted, I have made this bread many times without the nuts and it is still delicious.
Steps for making banana bread
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour the loaf pan.
Step one and two
In a medium bowl cream together the sugar and butter with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and mix them in.
Step three and four
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix in.
Step five and six
Add the mashed bananas and mix until blended. Fold in the nuts
Step seven and eight
Pour the batter in the prepared bread pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes.
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Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed
- 1/2 to 1 cup of chopped nuts walnuts or pecans work best
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a bread pan.
- In a medium bowl cream together the sugar and butter with an electric mixer.
- Add and mix the eggs into the batter.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix in.
- Add the mashed bananas and mix until well blended.
- Fold in the chopped nuts
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake 55 to 60 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on cooling rack.
- Remove from pan.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Grease and flour a bread pan for easy removal
- Use bananas that are ripe.
- Use a knife to run around the edge of the pan before removing the bread, this will help remove the bread easily.
- This bread freezes well.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on November 4, 2016. It has been updated with new content and pictures on July 16, 2026.
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I love banana bread and always look for different recipes to try. This one has such a smooth and moist texture. Awesome!
One can never have to much banana bread and this looks like a good one!
This reminds me of my Mom’s banana bread…it’s a simple recipe, but woah is it good! And I agree with you about the butter. Melted butter on top of toasted banana bread is a thing of beauty! 🙂
Mom’s recipes are the best! I love how few ingredients this has and the beautiful texture of it. I am definitely a butter on banana bread girl – cream cheese is good too. 🙂
YUM! I can smell it baking from all the way over here!
How much nuts do you add? I didn’t see nuts in the recipe. Think a half cup chopped? Thank you.
I used 1/2 cup of walnuts, but you can use up to 1 cup. It depends on how many you like.
I love quick breads! Particularly ones that have banana or nuts in them. And breads that have both? Bliss! This looks great — thanks.
I grew up eating banana bread all the time, too, Dawn! Like when we ran out of one loaf, my Mom baked more (or pulled a loaf from the freezer). I haven’t had banana bread in a few months now come to think of it…that means it’s time to bake a loaf. This version sounds quite similar to the one my Mom always made! 🙂